Mixing Guitars: 7 Simple Tricks You MUST Try | musicianonamission.com - Mix School #13

These 7 mix tricks only take seconds to implement - yet they are powerful enough to FORCE you to mix guitars like a pro...

Guitars play a vital role in rock music.

Yet I struggled for YEARS to get a guitar tone I was happy with.

I focused my energy on the recording phase, and did my best to get the right tone at the source.

But when it came to mixing guitars, I ALWAYS second guessed myself.

Whether I was mixing acoustic guitars, mixing electric guitars... it didn't matter. I was never happy.

You see, I was making a vital mistake - that pretty much everyone makes when they start out.

I was using the solo button.

Be aware... that button can destroy your mixes.

As soon as I started mixing the guitars in the context of the mix, everything fell into place.

That's just one tip that could save you years of frustration.

In this video, I share 6 more.

[wraithfinder_]

I'm pretty new to mixing and tbh i've searched the entire internet and your videos have helped me the most!!

[matthewleger]

This channel has quickly become my favorite on youtube. Thank y'all so much for everything. Really cool song, btw.

[nathan.rodrigues]

This video is excellent. There is a lot of stuff that I didn't know and I can't wait to implement your tips in my mixes. Thanks, Rob. I'm looking forward to receiving more of your content.

[carlbrennan]

I really like the way you explain things in your tutorials, very easy to understand what you're trying to explain. Good Job mate!

[kingcondornev]

Really appreciate how you recap the lessons at the end of each video. Great teaching technique!

[newstuff]

Following your advice, I have just finished mixing the bass in a track, without soloing it. It sounds so much more present now.

[danielfknb]

you and Warren Huart from Produce Like a Pro are the best! thanks for all the tutorials

[jeffrey.a.hanson]

Great video. I’ve really learned the art of giving space to the mix. Let the song build.

One trick I use is to have a ‘color track’ or two. Sublimes ‘Badfish’ has one panned left for fills and transitions. It’s the track that keeps the song moving and interesting without interfering.

[pco]

Very concise and thorough amount of useful info. Thanks!

[mattmullender]

Exactly the type of rules of thumb and rough best practices I was looking for...most of this I've even tried at one point, but the confirmation of a pro definitely helps solidify the concepts. thanks man!

[MicahBuzanMUSIC]

Can you do a vid on if you are ONLY recording electric guitars? The issue of guitars competing with vocals is a non-issue in an instrumental track. How would you go about recording multiple clean toned guitars for a really vast sound?

[onevoiceinc]

This just opened a door for me. Thank you for sharing!

[BAwesomeDesign]

Nice vid. The best aggressive guitar mixes I've ever done have come when I've set the initial levels for the loudest parts of my mix using pink noise--that way the guitars don't poke out and rip my head off after limiting... and they still sound full. (All else being equal of course--you need a good initial recording, of course).

[ryansullivan]

Excellent Tip. Really amazing what EQ alone can do. Cheers Rob!

[magisterwarjomaa]

Splendid advice! The issues mentioned in the video only seem to get worse the more distortion a guitar part has. In styles like heavy rock and metal (and for some reason especially when amp sims are used) cutting the high end becomes quite crucial. If you don't, most listeners will find the guitars sounding "too digital" (apparently that's a bad thing) or otherwise irritating, apart from the other masking problems. But pay heed lest you reduce the aggression/wossname too much. So EQ in context :)

I'd like to offer a tip not mentioned in the video: when a guitar part does feature at least moderate distortion/overdrive, almost always make a steep narrow cut at around 3 kHz, as a rule of thumb. Most guitars have an annoying quality at or very near that specific point, which seems to cause rapid ear fatigue in the listener. To contradict the "mix in context" rule, this corrective EQ adjustment should probably be made in solo and on the individual guitar track - at least if different guitars have been used in recording.

[LucasMichalski]

I've only came across your channel only recently but must say it's one of the best on YouTube regarsing mixing and audio processing. Seriously, I watch tones of different videos but my top 3 favorites are your channel, Joe Gilder Home Recording corner and Sean Devine. I honestly love your videos, very informative, easy and pleasurable to watch and proffesional at the same time. One quick request. Can you please make a video about using limiters during mixing? I know many people are usibg limiters on ad libs, snares, guitar solos and drum busses. I have good results with limiters on those sources but I don't really understand the usage of limiters during mixing on separate tracks and always experiment without any knowlesge. Would like to learn a lot more about limiters. Thanks a lot. Lucas

[philcodeca]

Don’t ever use solo. * uses solo constantly * 🤣 love these vids dude, helped me so much!

[TheComposer]

man i learn so mutch with ur video even i have 10 years of experience good job

[marcelbr]

Thanks for the fast attack tip! I was having trouble with spikes from my tele, that fixed it!

[AudioReplica]

everything comes down to the arrangement. I feel the video is more dedicated to deal with music where you don't have the power (the artist doesn't allow you) of changing the arrangement a little bit. 👍🏾