3 Things I Learned from Graham Cochrane

Graham's advice that has stuck to me forever: Track like it won't be mixed. Mix like it won't be mastered.

Graham was the pioneer posting videos on YTube about studio recordings for free! Because of this guy many others started doing the same thing. He deserves our support and respect for everything he did and still doing! I hope he's doing well.

Mixing in mono is one of my favorite mix tricks. However, I thank Graham specially for making me believe I could do good-sounding music from home and with my current equipment.

“Get it right at the source” I learned that from Graham and from you Joe.

1. mix in mono - i don't, but i remember to check in mono, to make sure it makes sense. 2. get it right at the source. if the source is crap, no amount of mixing or processing will fix it. 3. at barely audible volumes, you should at least hear the drums and vocals - and i will add at least a minimum sense of the harmony and energy, maybe some main supporting lines. 4. hi-pass the hi-hats, it would have never occurred to me - i mean they're hi freq information, right, what's to high-pass? wrong. there's still a lot of rumble that you're not even aware of, that cleans up your drums instantly. 5. a confidence that you can do it with a minimum setup. on the other hand, that my might be a trap, depending on what you deem to be a minimum setup. there are some minimum setups that just don't cut it, and it's not necessarily about the cost, just the quality, and if you're unaware, you'll have years of breaching principle no. 2 - a bad source to begin with. now, for fairness, some stuff i didn't agree on at all: 1. cut a bad frequency on one guitar, and boost it on its counterpart, in a left-right guitar setup, to get width. you get the width, but it's very unbalanced, and you end up boosting exactly the freqs that you want to cut, on one of the guitars. 2. minimize the impact of the verse, to cheat the listener into thinking the chorus is bigger. if that's the receipt, killing half your song, to just falsely create the impression of greatness in the other half, you might as well not bother recording the verse, just get to the chorus. i know it's a trendy concept, but i find it's disrespectful to the listener and to the music. your song, ideally, is not just a chorus. if it is, only record the chorus, mix it well, and get it over with. and if that's what you need to make the chorus pop, then you're doing it wrong. not to mention, with the amount of compression people use these days, you may kill your whole song before the chorus, and it still won't pop, anyway. i hear it every day. but graham was definitely my main source for mixing knowledge early on. and i really appreciate it.

GREAT! I am a fan of you Joe since a long time (because of Studio One and also with yours album songs! "Better this way", "indiana"...), ans I suscribeto Recording Revolution too! Both are very helpfull for musicians and homestudio lovers!👍🏻🙏🏻 thanks for all tutorials and songs!🙏🏻 jean-marc (France)

Great tips; thanks for sharing! I've learned a lot from Graham too; I really appreciate that guy 🙂

Absolutely love Graham. He truly gave me the confidence to start recording again and understanding fundamentals! Thanks Joe and Graham!!

I miss the ole dueling mixes days. Learned a lot from you guys

I have missed something. When I first started, some four years ago, I watched Graham and joined RR. I got discouraged and quit it all for about a year, but recently returned. You are a new face. I have to find out what happened, but I have to say I've watched just two of your videos now and am WOWED by your expertise and your presentation style. I've got a little research to do!

You and Graham helped start my carrier. I remember back when you still wore glasses! so many great tutorials I have bought over the years that I would watch over and over just to remind me of the mindset to use. now I do this full time! you guys are the best

You both are awesome to this whole new world of recording in home studio ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thanks for picking up this great channel!

My journey to recording my own songs actually started with Joe and Graham and was really successful, thanks to both of them. I binge watched their videos, learned a lot but more so by joining their courses. That resumed to my 2 EPs and some published singles. I’m really glad, Joe took over ❤

I had no clue where to start and thank God I found Recording Revolution. I started my home studio following every piece of advice Graham gave. If he suggested the Focusrite Scarlett Solo - that's what I got! Etc. Thank you Graham for all your advice and guidance and inspiration! And thank you Joe for taking over and running with it!

Firstly, the inverse square law, why you shouldn't stand so close to the mic. Secondly, don't worry about what you do or do not have, get to work. Skills are more important than gear or tech. The quickest way to attain those skills is to work and you can always gain and incorporate better gear and tech later. That's what I learned from Graham.

I I hope you make more money you deserve it Grahams a lucky guy to have you take over I wish you all the best

Really some great points here. I particularly like the point about doing collabs. ❤

Great points Joe. as ever. y' Fighter you....

Graham showed me that it sounds far more personable to call people "Friend". I don't know if he says it IRL but it definitely works well on youtube 🙂 Also, I learnt a lot of tips from him about how to mix a song in his mixing series. Enjoying these videos too, thanks Joe!