Low End Tips From "The Tchad"

Recording, Mixing and Producing
#1

This is a very short video, but it says a lot in very little time.

For example, check out the cool bass arrangement trick he inadvertently mentions in passing from about 1 min on - never thought of that one before, but I must try it!

His “go to” treatment of kick & bass and their roles in the frequency spectrum is the opposite of my first instinct, but anyone familiar with his work with The Black Keys & Arctic Monkeys (& in possession of a subwoofer) will instantly recognize how he makes that sound work to great effect… & then there’s the whole reverb on bass thing too!.. really cool stuff…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcMqi23McBM

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#2

Yes, that’s a good one!

He’s interesting, it’s more like a stream-of-consciousness fly-on-the-wall type commentary, rather than the usual tutorial formality.

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#3

Yeah, I kinda liked his mumbling style of presentation. I wish MWTM had a monthly membership, rather than having to shell out for a whole year - I’d love to see the whole video.

#4

There were a couple really good tips in that video. Thanks for sharing that!!

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#5

@ColdRoomStudio wooh… that’s a cool trick that note-removal… love that use of silence to enhance the sounds. Thanks for posting this!

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#6

Hmm, it reminds me a quote saying: “music is silence between notes” :blush:
So that it’s more musical if there is more silence??

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#7

I’ve found that silence can be a wonderful tool… for me, it seems like light and shade… it gives that contrast… by allowing space/less sound in a mix, you enable a greater positioning for the actual sounds. Love this stuff!

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#8

Less is almost always more in my experience. Unless you’re Yngwie Malmsteeen. Then more is more.

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#9

Yep, that’s been one of my biggest learning curves… edit chop and then edit some more… o and then start editing again and again hehe. :persevere:

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#10

I think that creating contrasts is what we like as listeners or what make music “interesting” (meaning: it keeps your interest) :confused: