4 Magic Frequencies for Mixing Snares

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Find out the 4 magic frequencies that always work when you're mixing snare drums.
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@twilightbiscuit 6 ай бұрын

the raw recordings already sound so good, man.. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@tomasniemisto4858 Жыл бұрын

Just remember folks that if you're using something else then the old Waves SSL-channel plugin, the frequencies are different. This plugin shows frequencies inaccurately. 2.5kHz is actually 3.2kHz, 900Hz is actually 730Hz, 200Hz is actually 170Hz. I like to use the old SSL Channel from time to time exactly because it shows frequencies inaccurately. Makes me use just my ears. Just a heads up!

@tomasniemisto4858 Жыл бұрын

@@gonpachio On Fabfilter Pro-Q 3 with a 6db/oct high shelf I get a very close match to the SSL plugin's 8kHz with a 6dB boost when the frequency value is set to 3.4kHz. But if you want the same sound, you'll have to use a LPF with it because the SSL plugin cramps the top end. Btw, I think my time with Waves has come to an end following their recent announcement. So no more occational usage for the SSL Channel or anything else they make.

@joshuasplural Жыл бұрын

@@tomasniemisto4858 What did they announce?

@viethungphando6108 Жыл бұрын

couldnt have said better! its important to use your ears and these frequencies should only be seen as area somewhere around that! understanding the assignment and use your ears is the best way

@Eurodrummer666 Жыл бұрын

What is Waves SSL´s 8000 hz? Is it higher or lower?

@tomasniemisto4858 Жыл бұрын

@@Eurodrummer666 You'll find the answer to your question above. Someone else already asked about it. The question seems to be deleted, but my answer is still there.

@gulagwarlord Жыл бұрын

600-900 is a where the sound of the wood lives.... I do a lot of drum sound design for edm and that's a good place to focus if you want to make the drum sound more "live" or acoustic. It can sound honky right there too so you have to be careful.

@keithdoute7810 2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated. I graduated in engineering music producer graduate and I find your information greatly appreciated

@matressi6843 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! also TOM IS BACK IN BLINK 182

@spider7venstring Жыл бұрын

Okay, this legit made my day. Probably, nostalgia overload. 😂

@MixReady Жыл бұрын

😄 it had to be said!!

@iRodAux Жыл бұрын

Lol

@p0llenp0ny Жыл бұрын

Blink 182 sucks.

@therichardnogginproject9012 Жыл бұрын

Who's back with who? 🤣

@khayacele144 9 ай бұрын

Your magic frequencies video have changed everything the ssl was so intimidating, thank you so much....please do some videos on hi hats on the ssl

@justinreynolds3935 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like exact drum part from drum center of Portsmouth's intro. Lol. Like exactly. Also thanks for the tip. My snare always lacks body and depth. Always seems to be the weakest of the kit when tracking. Latley been adding a sample to beef it up. Band works great. I know some folks hate samples but they sound pro and are kind of a must these days in my opinion. Thanks for the tips.

@JimSandy Жыл бұрын

Get the drummer to use a decent snare drum. As a drummer it breaks my heart to see sound engineers completely change the character of the snare sound to suit what they think is the "right" sound. The right sound is how the drummer tuned their snare. At the same time though, the drummer should have a fresh head on and should have bothered to tune the head (drum really) well before starting recording.

@borisvillar Жыл бұрын

I’m glad I stumbled across your channel you definitely provide a unique and simplified workflow thank you 🙏

@BrettZieglermusic Жыл бұрын

Dude that snare sound is night and day!!! Going to apply this to some tracks today had a couple grooves that I can hear need exactly this 👍🏼 very concise and to the point too man.. thank you for this great content!

@henry4506 9 ай бұрын

Thank you man for all the advices through all your videos! You are give this community so much bro!!

@mayerofPBDB Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing all this incredibly impactful knowledge. You are my mixing mentor!

@joemarta8221 Жыл бұрын

Great great content. And of course the snare itself is very well tracked, and the drummer is playing very well. Can't fix that in post!

@johndaniels5407 Жыл бұрын

An awesome video....great work! Thank you for sharing your mixCheatSheet. God bless you.

@bryanunderwood Жыл бұрын

This magic frequency series is great! I hope to see one on toms. The bass video definitely leveled up my mix.

@williamoliveira1409 14 күн бұрын

Great work.. Thank you for sharing such great material for free!

@francpavez7396 Жыл бұрын

I recently came across your videos and they have helped me a lot, I am just starting out in this business, thank you very much, greetings from Chile 😃🤘

@RemmyMusic1 Жыл бұрын

I love these kinds of tutorials because I feel like so many producers come to this video for mixing snares for hip hop and here’s a video for mixing country and rock snares. Totally different and these mixing tricks are null for it

@nikolatomic5287 Жыл бұрын

cheat sheet is what i was looking for the ages. simple explanation what to do. thanks a lot.

@pedalboy7 Жыл бұрын

This videos are wonderful (as is the cheat sheet) - thank you & keep up the great work!

@PaulMiddleton70 Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice, there are so many who regurgitate information from other mixers and its like whisper down the alley lol. While this may not be perfectly applicable in all situations, it is most helpful in each mix journey. Keep up the good vids and good vibes.

@isatariq7533 Жыл бұрын

This video is very helpful, thank you. I'll go try it out now!

@Fire-Toolz Жыл бұрын

yay! this is all exactly what i do too with the exception of the 600-900 cut. i haven't messed much with that range on snares in the past. i am going to keep that in mind going forward! i do feel like some character i liked in that snare has been deadened in a way i don't love, but i suppose is makes more room for vocals and guitars and stuff without getting rid of the punch-in-the-gut quality

@OldeBelle Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Snare EQ tips !!!

@vl292 11 ай бұрын

This is helpful video at least for someone like me who's not a drummer. Helps to narrow it down and gives a solid starting point. Keep em coming!

@JIDEHHIGHELEMENTS 2 ай бұрын

thank you , very clear advises , subscribed today , i jump on the comp EP to ear your sight on this

@music-collective Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely great mixing snare tutorial. 👏

@CHUCHOMERCHAN Жыл бұрын

love your tutorials ....thank yuososo much from colombia

@twitcheyspleen Жыл бұрын

I like your teaching style... thank you for this content!

@davidobrien4436 Жыл бұрын

Amazing info, and thanks for the cheat sheet! Also that splashy hi hat snare roll groove is impressively hard to play. Props to whoever played on that track

@morganfarlie Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was very helpful and I'll be using this advice in my next remastering session :D

@JamieDrumz Жыл бұрын

Superb video, thanks!

@phanerothy6692 Жыл бұрын

Great! Exactly hat I was searching for - thanks for the insight! 👌

@Tomilee__ Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Jordan !

@arthur.monticelli Жыл бұрын

Reinventing the wheel: that's something I've been guilty of when it comes about mixing... Thank you so much for your content, as always, top notch!

@Beethovan Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Excellent video.

@RyeFieldStudios Жыл бұрын

Definitely gonna try this dude! Thanks 🤘🍻

@alexandermayer5005 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing these videos!!

@jacobsimensen9306 Жыл бұрын

Straight to the point. Great video! :)

@ThinqK 6 ай бұрын

actually worked, thanks.

@douggroulx1525 9 ай бұрын

Out of the hundreds of videos and endless advice I must say your magic frequencies for mixing series it actually works every time. All of your contact is priceless and very educational,and I can’t thank you enough. Off topic are you from Canada?

@RamonPalonski Жыл бұрын

Notice how the frequency potis are more or less set somewhere around 12o'clock. This explains why the SSL channel is the go to plugin for mixing drums for many of us.

@billyhughes9776 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff Jordan -- thanks!

@OmegaStationMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful video

@JohnBrewsterMusic Ай бұрын

thank you so much!

@Musicspeaks1993 24 күн бұрын

Thanks a ton !!!❤

@studioup57 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tips ,thanks.

@starmadnes1401 Жыл бұрын

Nice and very good one , video, tutorial. . . Thumbs Up Jordan 👍💪✌

@fredofrito 11 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@Eurodrummer666 Жыл бұрын

Very valuable piece of knowledge! It worked like a charm for my band´s mix (i´m the drummer and the "mixing engineer"). I also noticed that reducing some low end and boosting just above it helps when a snare has been tuned way too low (I used wrong tuning before the session and didn´t want to sample replace). Hope my experience helps someone out there.

@Platens Жыл бұрын

Very useful. thank you very much. You've solved my problem 🙂

@thomasenchispas1759 6 ай бұрын

Amazing, thank you man

@petermachhakchhuak5378 Жыл бұрын

helpful info…thanks!!!

@TheJimbo3d Жыл бұрын

damnd man ... just tried and it works straight away . great tip , thnx

@DanYannay 5 ай бұрын

great vid bro thanks!

@jondurbeckjohannessen2994 Жыл бұрын

Killer content bro!

@BobSchoepenjr Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@heathsledger Жыл бұрын

this is free gold thanks man

@fabiocorja-crew8872 4 ай бұрын

thxx bro very nice

@soundweird Жыл бұрын

wow love this dude

@pavelfajtfree Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@BatManWayneCorp 6 ай бұрын

Insane! Thanks ❤

@walterkopatz288 Жыл бұрын

excellent thank you

@donjohnson7550 Жыл бұрын

Big boost on top end and a fairly boost on low end gets you 80% of your snare sound. Thanks for the tip!

@MrBlockHead 8 ай бұрын

This is great!

@MartinBellamyMBDrums Жыл бұрын

Dang that was a great video! Now I gotta try it out!

@nicklangmusic Жыл бұрын

Dang, even on my iPhone speaker, I could hear the difference. Great video, definitely subscribing!

@rickblackers88 Жыл бұрын

Nice!!Thanx!

@ProdDJD Жыл бұрын

for certain snares you might also want to boost or cut the resonant frequencies (the ones that have a clear pitch) depending on the mix, might sound good for the style you're going for

@stop6production Жыл бұрын

Agreed on this one. Some of our mixes we do sometimes we don't need that hiss at the end or the high chippy clear pitches you mention we typically cut them sucker off on purpose. Today's speakers even with flat settings still have high range so done want to be too pitchy

@DONIRYU Жыл бұрын

thanks so much... it's really useful for me :)

@analogkid4557 Жыл бұрын

I usually do a shelf boost at 6k a 220hz boost and a 2k boost. For the cut I sweep around. Pretty close to what you do. I just looked at your cheat sheet and it is very close to what I do. It is great for beginners to intermediate engineers. Great advice!

@chasinggoats8155 Жыл бұрын

I feel like most of the time when I am mixing something, if these approximate moves fail to improve the mix to what I want, I pretty much just give up on the source and retrack.

@Leo.Brodie 10 ай бұрын

This whole series is great. Question: If you have the snare bottom and top on separate tracks, would yoou eq them separately or blend them to taste to an aux channel and then eq the blend?

@ourowndesign Жыл бұрын

Great video man, thanks for sharing this stuff. I'm so glad you mentioned always make these changes in thr context of the mix (i.e. not in solo) - this was the hardest thing for me to get used to when I started mixing but since relinquishing my reliance on the solo button my mixes have gotten better.

@BillGraper 8 ай бұрын

I loved the boosts, but I thought the cut made it sound a little flat. I definitely liked it before the cut. That's just preference, I guess. I would only cut if there's a ringing sound that I don't like. I love a nice snare, without a note ringing out. Great video!

@martinczerwinski5478 3 ай бұрын

ur content is perfect

@digitalhomestudio1989 4 ай бұрын

Nice Tutorials

@TrevorHelt Жыл бұрын

great video!

@chinocourvoisier Жыл бұрын

Great!

@whatcanibreakdrums Жыл бұрын

Just found you and this stuff is amazing and easy to consume. Thank you!

@shaner36 Жыл бұрын

What gate are u using for drums? Any favorites? Your channel is awesome. Will u please also do a video on overhead panning and mixing in with the rest of the kit. Phasing etc

@samankumara7404 5 ай бұрын

Thankyou

@dzezydzerk Жыл бұрын

first thing i recomend to do is to check phase between drum set instruments, it always helps!!!!

@bobbydreg5597 Жыл бұрын

Great sounding tracks and playing! I’m super curious about the gear used for the tracking.

@dag-hv8iw Жыл бұрын

Спасибо вам и вашему каналу. ваше видео больше всего помог мне по эквализации SSL .👍👍👍

@pianoturnerrobert 10 ай бұрын

Thx can’t get away from basic eq since I’m doing Motown

@victorbernardo1358 Жыл бұрын

Great Vídeo. Very informative and helpful. You should do the same for Bass drum, Toms and Cymbals! :) Cheers.

@hardcoremusicstudio Жыл бұрын

☛ My Mixing Cheatsheet has the go-to starting points for snare and every other track in your mix. Grab it for free here: www.mixcheatsheet.com

@rebusd 9 ай бұрын

frequency #3 was an eye-opener for me

@rebusd 9 ай бұрын

also the idea of post eq compression. Thanks!

@marshallfairbrother7602 Жыл бұрын

Thanks dood, that cutting of 600 to 900 is gonna be useful. I was trying to figure out yesterday how to deal with the ring on the snare of a purl reference kit as I'm playing Coldplay in this mix which is obviously not metal

@fromaggio7654 Жыл бұрын

Try cutting specifically 830hz, Seems to be a good starting point

@danielcarlino3279 Жыл бұрын

Hola dsd Argentina!!!!!! Quisiera saber si puedo equalizar el tambor de esta manera desde la Behringer Xair 18 o debo conseguir otros programas? Muchísimas gracias

@christopherharv Жыл бұрын

I'm looking at the mix cheat sheet right now (THANK YOU!) and I'm wondering... is there EVER a time for SLOW release on compression?

@-Mardos Жыл бұрын

Would you use one Shot Samples to augment the Missing high end or record multiple snare Hits to use as Samples? Also, do you high pass them?

@LohPro 3 ай бұрын

do you normally apply both EQ boosts & cuts, before feeding the compressor? i figured cutting precedes compression, so it doesn't work as hard, then boost after compression.

@hummarstraful Жыл бұрын

You didn't mention the high pass you were using which looked to be around 60-70k. One of my favorite cuts to make is at 1k. I find it gives a more pointed sound to the low and high of the snare. Gives it a slight smack sound.

@Fire-Toolz Жыл бұрын

he may not have mentioned it because it's more of a given.

@alessandrosummer 5 ай бұрын

Interesting, I usually like to boost at 1/1.5K to have the midrange of the snare. I guess it depends on the snare itself

@enjoyevan 6 ай бұрын

your snare track sounds awesome. I cannot make mine sound like that. It's driving me crazy.

@TonyByte Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to do a video like this for a typical rock bass guitar? I always seem to get too much bass and mud or too thin. I can never seem to get it like a reference track. I see the cheatsheet now though.

@toddwest8598 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Are you using a VST for these drums? If so, which one?

@Eurodrummer666 Жыл бұрын

I recently found out on my snare I tuned a bit too low that adding a bit of 300 hz helped it to be heard in a mix. I also had to thin notch down some low frequencies at about 190 and 220 hz after doing a 200 hz large boost. This way my snare sounded fat without being "obese".