Magic Frequencies for Mixing ACOUSTIC Guitar

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Focus on these frequencies when mixing acoustic guitar - whether it's a stripped-down song, or a full-on pop/rock arrangement.
☛ Learn the go-to starting points for EQ and compression in heavy mixes with my FREE Mixing Cheatsheet: mixcheatsheet.com
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Monitors / Headphones:
Avantone CLA-10a sweetwater.sjv.io/WqyMyZ
Audio Technica ATH-M50 sweetwater.sjv.io/PyOMON
Microphones:
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AKG D112 sweetwater.sjv.io/Kj0MBy
Sennheiser e604 sweetwater.sjv.io/DKyvWa
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API 3124 sweetwater.sjv.io/eK1LRD
EL8 Distressor sweetwater.sjv.io/XYmMd4
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BSA Clipper blacksaltaudio.com/clipper
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Sansamp Bass Driver DI sweetwater.sjv.io/OreM9Q
EVH 5150 sweetwater.sjv.io/4PGvr9
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@hardcoremusicstudio 9 ай бұрын

Grab your free Mixing Cheatsheet to learn the go-to starting points for EQ and compression in heavy mixes: www.mixcheatsheet.com

@semitono 8 ай бұрын

Acoustic guitar is missing in the cheatsheet. Also, it would be nice to see piano and organ as next instruments in the series (pop / rock context, of course). Thanks for the great work.

@jasonsanders114 6 ай бұрын

The download link doesn't work for me. Using 2021 M1 Pro. Any ideas?

@vatsalismusic 9 ай бұрын

whenever i see an engineer with a sleeve tattoo i instantly feel confidence in whatever they are saying hahaha...

@arock 9 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to your videos for one reason - you have a great ear for what sounds good. You also have the experience to know that "what sounds good" depends on the context, as demonstrated in this video. Thanks for sharing these tips with the community.

@user-pq9ub1py9r 9 ай бұрын

whats the name of the song please thank you!

@octaviohenrique.n 2 ай бұрын

awesome series of eq for different instruments and voice, and with the free chart, Thanks so much man, for giving us such a priceless information for free. Really cool!!!

@mang0mag1c 9 ай бұрын

YES FINALLY some acoustic!! I've often found that some amateur level guitars also have a plastic-y build up at around 4K... Great video! I would love to see a video about choirs & gang vocals!! That stuff can be super unpredictable to fit in just right - especially with a lot of frequency masking. Great work!!

@maxfreniere3563 9 ай бұрын

Nice addition to the other ones. Thanks Jordan.🤟

@diostaylow 9 ай бұрын

Sick! I really dig this!

@fabricetremblay9023 7 ай бұрын

Bonjour. J'aime beaucoup ta façon de travailler et surtout ta conception sonore de chaque instrument à l'intérieur d'un mixage. Bravo!

@francescocapuani 9 ай бұрын

Love this series ❤ but the Song Is Amazing!!! I've digged that chorus!

@Louis1996_1 Ай бұрын

Thank you man, you have no idea how much you've helped me

@JacobraRecords 9 ай бұрын

great stuff as usual

@TheNickmeeks1 9 ай бұрын

Just want to pick up on the bit later in the vid where you point out the 'less well recorded guitar' had too much 1K vs the first that needed more. Bravo! Too many videos say boost here, cut here etc but never tell you what level it should be at. That just leads to people copying settings etc Like with kick i think just EQing 3-4 completely different samples for the same track would is more helpful than just showing what needs to be done to one, implying that will work or all. So that's why I think this vid is great, your showing how to achieve good results from completely different examples, and that is waaaay more helpful

@HerrPapa 9 ай бұрын

haha, was just waiting for this!

@joelsimon3213 8 ай бұрын

These magic freq. videos are a HUGE help! Thank you so much! I downloaded the pdf and use it all the time. I was wondering if you'd make a video for piano? Very dynamic and hard to pin down. I used "Rooms" on one piano and "Background vox" on another and it did sound pretty good. But hoping you could help us understand the piano frequencies to boost and cut.👍

@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb 9 ай бұрын

how to make Tommy Emmanuel ACOUSTIC Guitar sound?

@AlexBaylymusic 9 ай бұрын

I've found your videos amazing. I'd love to hear your thoughts on fingerpicked guitar as well. I swear by your cheat sheet.

@alessandrosummer 9 ай бұрын

Can you update the mixing cheatsheet with the go to EQ and maybe compression for acoustic guitar please? And what about making a video about piano/keyboard? I'd be really glad about it!

@huberttorzewski 9 ай бұрын

pianos sometimes can be a nightmare to mix because there are a ton of resonant frequencies next to each other

@alessandrosummer 9 ай бұрын

@@huberttorzewski that’s one more reason to make a video about mixing pianos

@joeyvpoisonfree 9 ай бұрын

Soothe plug-in is really helpful for these kinds of instruments

@alessandrosummer 9 ай бұрын

@@joeyvpoisonfree really? I will start the free trial

@joeyvpoisonfree 9 ай бұрын

@@alessandrosummer Yes really, I cannot live without it for overheads and even guitar busses lol it is really really really good

@1loveMusic2003 9 ай бұрын

Good singer!

@realzeroentertainments677 6 ай бұрын

great content. When is that song released, loved that song lyrics and mixing 👍

@onoesmurlocs 9 ай бұрын

Thanks great vid , I do a lot of acoustic guitar songs , I can never get them sounding good, I will try these out for sure, for the example that wasn't recorded that well , what likely is the problem , mic placement? it sounded similar to my recordings lol.

@officialWWM 9 ай бұрын

I’ve got a great sounding acoustic guitar but for some reason, whenever I record it, it picks up some kind of G string buzz that you can’t hear in the room. It’s weird and it’s doing my head in! How do I fix that?

@gotex2796 5 ай бұрын

Would you do the same on a 12 string acoustic?

@MajorBrass 3 ай бұрын

What microphones did you use. The acoustic fully dry sounds amazing

@sergioandresvahos281 8 ай бұрын

If My room have acoustic deficiences, Can I fix this with EQ?

@HerrPapa 8 ай бұрын

I like the track, what is it?

@andrewakinsmusic 9 ай бұрын

Good video… as someone who mixes acoustic in almost every project (country / folk / blues are common projects in my studio), I find I EQ very similarly. I would add, though, that a lot of times I have to cut some at 3-5kHz because guitars can get really jangly and “ringy” at those frequencies. But, like you said, so much depends on the engineering, context, and the actual acoustic used.

@chuckcostello5167 9 ай бұрын

You must be mixing a lot of Taylor acoustics lol my full time artist uses one live that’s incredibly difficult to mix often

@DreamsongsProductions 9 ай бұрын

@@chuckcostello5167 With Taylors especially 714, 814 and 9 series I find myself cutting some high frequencies as opposed to adding if it's a solo guitar and vocals. If it's a full mix then it sits much better without adding much. Maybe 1db at the most....

@alessandrosummer 8 ай бұрын

Maybe some higher pitched instruments like an ukulele need more often a cut in the upper mids

@Maggai 9 ай бұрын

Am I crazy, or is the tuning a bit off in the first part? Probably the b string is a bit flat if it's played how I picture it.

@Graemie123 8 ай бұрын

What’s the name of this song? It’s beautiful! Also great informative video!

@angermanagementstudios 7 ай бұрын

Which artist is this song by? Cracking tune

@danymalsound 9 ай бұрын

That singer is BADASS! 🤘🏻🔥

@Alex-hy6pb 9 ай бұрын

Liked a lot too! *-*

@corey.j.w 9 ай бұрын

Does anyone know the name of this song? Thank you.

@jasonsanders114 6 ай бұрын

Download link doesn't work for me.

@nathanreetz4560 9 ай бұрын

Hi Jordan, really enjoying this video series. Have you considered a video for other acoustic/orchestral instruments? I'm working on a project with a (midi) saxophone that's proving very difficult to tune the EQ into something rich & full. I'd be curious to know how the same principles discussed in this series would apply to that!

@alessandrosummer 8 ай бұрын

I feel cutting some low mids around 150 hz would be a good starting point, I feel these instruments have a build up in those frequencies

@Fexiheit 9 ай бұрын

What song is this? :)

@abrahamsumali9043 18 күн бұрын

anyone know what is the name of the song?

@richardmason3327 2 ай бұрын

This song!! Who is it??

@Just-gt9oo 7 ай бұрын

👍

@ilikemyrealname 9 ай бұрын

I would LOVE to see a video where you breakdown how you fit the Artist Mix into your workflow.

@KennyCrespo05 9 ай бұрын

@rayeband1863 5 күн бұрын

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@javiergs9629 9 ай бұрын

Synths please!!!!

@cesardarj515 9 ай бұрын

this was super helpful （╹◡╹）

@michosstudioproduction7992 16 күн бұрын

!!!

@Daveinet Ай бұрын

I have to disagree. 5K just adds clutter. It gets in the way of everything else. Do a small shelf boost at around 900 to 1k, with a little goose at 10k. Then we use dynamic eq (compression) at 5k. Set the threshold so you are just barely compressing under a normal strum. When they start thrashing, there will be a lot of compression at 5k. This will keep it clean. It also adds gobs of sustain, so you get a strong tonal definition. Then depending on the instrument, you may add some dynamic eq (compression) around 300 Hz to clean up the low end. The compression at 5k tends to warm up the instrument a lot, so you need to balance that with some compression in the low mid. No one will know why, but you have a very rich sounding acoustic, that can be delicate or add a solid rhythm, depending on how it is played. The compression does the work for you, so you don't have to track what the player is doing. Interestingly, piano and acoustic are known for competing for the same space in the mix. With this setup, they easily stand up to each other and you have no problem picking each instrument distinctly out of the mix.

@xdoctorblindx 9 ай бұрын

You really need to use a more surgical EQ for this series. The Waves plugins are notorious for replicating the inaccuracies that were present in the original hardware units.

@wcarballeira 9 ай бұрын

First viewer 😎

@hopegiver6409 9 ай бұрын

Not really. You were the first to comment 😅. Can you prove you were the first viewer?

@GgWifi-ot2sh 9 ай бұрын

I liked the second guitar recording better 💀😬🤔

@brado9232 9 ай бұрын

Promo*SM 🌺

@WhySteve 8 ай бұрын

After watching this... I'm just going to rerecord the guitar 🤣

@sidewindermusicstudio 9 ай бұрын

Ok Riiight, but remember that this SSL G channel plugin is not only actually affecting just 1k, 5k, 10k, I thought It was worth mentioning this as it can lead to a lot of confusion....

@joeyvpoisonfree 9 ай бұрын

How do you figure that

@sidewindermusicstudio 9 ай бұрын

@@joeyvpoisonfree use EQ curve analyser with this plugin and you will see what’s actually going on👍🏻