Audio How To: get professional sounding mix

this is a video showing you how to get a better sounding recording of your mixing.
using free software that you can download (link below) you can use the free plug-ins that come with it so tweak your audio.
audacity is so easy to use and you can also play around with it to do your own tweaks.

here is the link to the video showing you how to download it:
the bit you want is at 10:13 in the video.

here is the link to download audacity:

thank you for watching.

nice one!!!

[escandals]

10 years on and this video is still incredible! I keep coming back everytime i make a mix ! great stuff

[MarkPMus]

The issue I have with this method is that you lost the dynamic shift where the mix got louder in the middle, and you lost those lovely spikes, which are actually drum beats - the essence of vinyl is that it preserves the transients at drum hits. Hard limiting just flattens it all out. Often when people say, I prefer vinyl, or, I don't like CD/downloads, they really mean, I don't like hard limiting. Try this instead. Record at a lowest level, as you said. Do, Select All/ Effects/Normalise/OK. This will lift the volume of everything to a point where the loudest peaks touch 0dB. You'll still have preserved dynamic shifts, and also those all important drum and bass transients that hard limiting flattens. It makes for a much livelier mix.

[patrykb]

Man its 2019 and I still come to this video every time I record to follow this method best video on youtube!

[AKAxanman]

2023 and I still come back to this video every 3 months. Been that way since 2012!

[michaelstine]

You just saved my life man, and my inspiration. You taught me in 4 minuted what nobody here irl has been able to teach me in 3 YEARS. Thank you so much for this amazing information bro! I hope that you get this comment, and I'll be sure to post my mix up, i hope you can give me just a bit of professional feedback sometime. You're the best man, and who knows, you may have just saved everything for me and even be the reason i make it big someday soon! Much appreciated bro

[shadaux]

I use this tutorial over & over. I'll go months w/o mixing & then all the sudden get froggy & want to throw something down. I've usually forgotten how to use this software by then & just come & watch this vid again for a quick refresher. Cheers again, very helpful stuff!

[ssrgamer]

Thanks man! Finally found a video where someone actually helped improve my audio quality :)

[nidisha]

This is by far one of the best tutorials I've seen.... great job

[slaterbreaker]

"you dont need any of that shit"

hahahaha funny. nice sofa son!

[dephcn]

I come back to this video after every mix I record. I have been doing this for years. Thank you for uploading this.

[InsaneToons]

Very helpful, and great tip about the -0.1 db max. This solved any pops etc. Thanks!

[BroadwayAddiction]

This was EXTREMELY helpful!!! I always use WavePad Sound Editor but it's just not doing it for me....it doesn't have as many effects, as many options, or just as many anything as Audacity. I've heard so much about Audacity, I've heard wonderful things about it and I finally got it. I haven't used it yet (no privacy to sing covers) but I subscribed to your channel, when I use it, I will definitely upload a cover song to prove that it works!!! I believe it does, because I've heard amazing songs done through Audacity. I actually never knew that mp3 decreases sound quality either, so that was very VERY helpful! Thank you so SO much!

[hueholla]

I was spending too much time trying to figure out how to do this on my phone. This was a big help. Thanks!

[Griiffin]

Thanks As a music producer I need this to take me to the next level

[GeneRuyle]

What a gift! A clear, concise, introduction into making one's own tracks and sound files. Thank you for getting me off to a start. I'll be coming back often, I'm sure.

[MultiAndycool]

Learnt plenty today. Good place to visit before bed time in Sri Lanka.

[AdamTurkNumberOne]

Remember those 'back in the day, ' thanks for your video, and it's true about the equipment, lots of people spend thousands & don't know how to use it, or get the best sound! Hope more videos! Thanks for your video!

[ayuu.]

Here I am watching this 10yrs later in 2020

[jquandt]

Man... James quit YouTube right when it took off. Where is he now? Thanks for the tips bro.

[andybrown]

great video clear and to the point far better than some of these americans who spend 5 minutes showing you how to plug in a cable thanks from gordon in scotland