How To Mix Rock Guitars (and get them WIDE!) - Into The Lair #86

Learn how to mix your electric guitars to get them sounding big and wide in the 86th Into The Lair from Pensado's Place!

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[LFOVCF]

That tip about "Keep the mud in the middle" is also great for synth bass. I just tried it and it sounds great! It gives a good basic depth, yet gave a small hint of the higher frequencies to a wider pan.

[PetersPianoShoppe]

Let's keep the mud in the middle, hyuhhyuhyuhuuhuhuhuhh!!!  +1

[ierapetra]

Dave, you know why I love you? You're just a regular everyday normal guy. As the song says. Plain, simple and you're another hand that feeds my brain. Thank you for that, wish I had your address to send you home-made booze. Your knowledge and the spirit of sharing precious advice is just unbelievable. Just to let you know, you're the most likable guy in the mixing society. All the best man, happy new year. You're music to my tinnitus ears.

[artysanmobile]

As a guitar-playing engineer and music producer I have to say Dave has a great understanding of the guitarist's sonic role in rock and pop music. Guitars can easily fill a whole lot of space in a mix, so understanding tone and effects so well can save a bunch of grief finding the best palette for them. Bravo, Dave. Great tutorial!

[lorelore]

Man, that trick to put the mud in mono and the rest to the sides it's brilliant!

[legendzfall]

I like how he says "we wanna kiss it" ....and he totally jams the signal with so many effects it's not even recognizable. I'd love to see what he does when he wants to really affect the sound : D

[JohnJonesRocketCity]

That was a nice trick with the Brainworx plugin. Ive always felt like there was too much low end (mud) around the stereo edges when you push it wide. Nice trick.

[cdnjmusic]

dude just found the right plugins and gave the knowledge to the world, real HERO <3

[obiwanjacobi]

I am a guitarist and only an amateur mixer - but it is my personal preference to produce as honestly as possible. I want to be able to reproduce the sound that is on the record(ing) on a live stage as well. That means that if you screw up my original sound with all the plugins, I have no idea how to reproduce it. I'd rather do a retake with slightly different setting on my gear - that way I have the preset stored for live performance.

[somor]

And voila!! It sounds like a synth... : )

[bbuteo]

when comes to record great stereo guitars, i really believe that the best technique is record two different but similar guitar takes and  put each one on separate channels (left and right), very old technique but probably the best one, the guitar gets so  big, it can be tricky if it is a complex guitar but the payoff is huge, i do it most of the time, anyways tx so much for sharing your great knowledge with us im a big fan by the way

[TheFRiNgEguitars]

There is nothing like double tracking, but a very good tutorial... "Let's keep the mud in the middle" !!

[DavidLaChanceJr]

Someone else said it and it’s still true. Trash 2 is the most underrated plugin in the plugin folder. The best guitar distortion pedal sim on the market

[snapascrew]

is it just me or does it start to sound really phasey when you introduced that izotope plugin and even more with the doubler and widener?

[tferraro]

I think you just said the magic words.... "keep the mud in the middle" and I can visualize where that opens up the stereo image to breathe...

[jackcurtisdaniels]

He said 5K but if you take a look at the dip on the plug he is actually pulling out around 500 hz. Dave is an amazing engineer and keep watching his videos and you will continue to learn. He doesn't always say what he actually means :) I think it's just a test to see if you where using your ears and not just listening to him talk haha

[pianomanplanet]

great idea with spreading out the high frequencies and not the lower "mud, " gonna try that

[ISREHL]

"..a meal, we're not adding a ton of jalapeños, we're just putting a little spice on it ..."

LOL engineers are the best at describing concepts. Love it!!

[musicstudios]

What you said about not needing too many jalapenos, but just a little bit of spice, I got that on a deeper level, lol. I'm from the South too.

[spectralsymphony]

The issue can be that many people listen to music on smartphones and as the speaker is mono, or very close together on the phone, you may get an undesireable phasing effect when using certain doublers, or when shifting two mono guitar samples on left and right ear by a tiny amount.