Hihats part 2: EQ & processing essentials

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In last week's video we looked at strategies for programming hihat lines in dance music, and this week we look at the technical treatment of those hihats! We learn some equalisation basics (notching resonances & achieving tonal balance), some reverb techniques (adding reverb without muddiness), and some volume shaping (subtle LFO pumping). All together these techniques should ensure that your hihats gel perfectly with your track, and should give you full control over their design!
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Contents:
0:00 Some context
0:41 Notching Resonances
5:00 Achieving Tonal Balance
8:54 Reverb Without Mud
10:34 Parrallel processing using effect rack
12:29 Subtle LFO pumping
14:45 M1 vibing for fun

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@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

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@DKH712 3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy how much better these tutorials are compared to everything else here on YT

@ErlingGrey 3 жыл бұрын

There’s no competition, these are just unparalleled

@tbag419 3 жыл бұрын

I like the sceintific aproach and not focused on music theroy and if its music theory its techno stuff. He understands music is not just scales and nice mode changes. I dig it

@TomaszRykala 3 жыл бұрын

@@ErlingGrey unlike the hihat processing

@Krung0401 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I’ve learned a lot from this fella.

@DKH712 3 жыл бұрын

@@benhall2235 nah you gotta read it in context. Better than other videos trying to do the same thing. Even more context: that I know of. But why write all of that out when most people just understand what you mean?

@MarkWiseTechno 8 ай бұрын

I just applied that notch EQ technique in a song I've been struggling to get sounding how I want. Instantly made my hats sound 10x better. Then I decided to give it a try on my ride and crashes, and it instantly made those sound 10x better. Then I thought maybe this could be applied to the high-end on a snare, and it instantly made the snare 100x cleaner and cut through the mix twice as well with barely any volume adjustment required. And now with all the highs being so much cleaner, the entire mix sounds levelled up with hardly any adjustment to the other parts. Game changer! Thank you!

@DavidFromOuterSpace 3 жыл бұрын

small tip when using Ableton's EQ Eight, especially when processing hihats: right click the top of the device where it says "EQ Eight" and tick "enable oversampling" to prevent aliasing :)

@lespieces 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely David. I saved the eq8 as default with oversampling enabled, so every eq8 I load anywhere in Ableton already has this function enabled, for ever.

@justingoers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of this tip. I had totally forgotten this EQ has oversampling!!!

@thomasdeserville Жыл бұрын

What is aliasing please - I am new to this...

@b00ts4ndc4ts 9 ай бұрын

@@lespiecesyou want to get out of that habit mate or your sound will not develop.

@nobbystyles4807 3 жыл бұрын

this has to be one of the best channels ive seen on here and ive been making music for a long time. if you are just getting into making your own music i would stay with this channel its incredible the detail and how clearly he explains stuff. top marks!

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

BIG LOVE for this comment 😁🙏

@profyle766 3 жыл бұрын

FACTS!!!

@samkenny3075 3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@bryanr479 3 жыл бұрын

word

@juangrobasgonzalez8380 3 жыл бұрын

I´m not totally agre especially with te notching resonance becouse it kills the esence of the 909 hihat, if you use to create other hihat based on this it´s ok but for mixing, I think you have to be less drastic

@TheTech1991 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed this as well only solution I found was to lower the gain instead of notching out ressonant frequencies

@jjkklop 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Can be helpful technique but was wayyyyy overdone in the video.

@TheOfficialDamefame 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. The phasing using you receive from this sorry of technique is not worth it.

@patkelly8309 3 жыл бұрын

Hats in general have such a profound effect on a track. A small change in pattern can drastically change the groove whilst a small EQ change, as you demonstrated so effectively here, can totally transform the tone of any track. Nice one.

@MikaD7 3 жыл бұрын

This man has no idea , how much of a life-changing content he is creating, truly someone who understands and feels the struggles of an "underdog" producers (bedroom if you will). I sincerely hope that you get all the recognition you deserve both on the contents and your own music production!!!, I guess everyone can feel how much of a genuine work it is , how much soul is put into all this work based on the wish to make someone truly understand something and move on with it through next steps of learning. :D Cheers brother Wish you all the best!!!

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

😭🧡 true words, thank you!

@SamMcEwin Жыл бұрын

This tip just transformed a track I was working on today. Thank you Oscar I too am very grateful for your videos. You’re a great teacher and a skilled producer. Many thanks!

@franco.cordini Жыл бұрын

Dark hi hat sounds awesome to me! ❤️

@josepam0 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! So cool! Thank you for those tutorials! My hi hats sound so nice now! go go go THNX

@matthiaszahler1356 2 жыл бұрын

I just gave this a try! I couldn't imagine that this makes such big difference. Unbelievable! Thank you!

@MrEmmzo 3 жыл бұрын

I subscribe to the general feeling in here, absolutely amazing content, clear explanations, nothing boring, such a great teacher, nothing I`ve seen on YT so far. You have rekindled my love for music production after I quit some time ago, because it felt too much information, while I couldn`t understand so much of the basics. Your style of taking it from the simplest things and building it up in a natural flow helped me understand so much stuff I was using blindly. I hope you get the recognition you deserve and go over a million subs, I wish you luck and I hope you will bless us with more knowledge.

@zbronstein3901 3 жыл бұрын

Loving these in-depth series on core elements. I really appreciate that you separate sound design and composition. Very stoked for your videos on snare/claps.

@alexmoore3051 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen this technique done on other channels, but never quite explained with the same complexity or depth of knowledge as you’ve done here. Thank you underdog music school! Thank you oscar!

@milanosde Жыл бұрын

Excellent tips Oscar! You are the best teacher!

@pieterborgh8895 3 жыл бұрын

You are the best Techno tutorial guy I've found and I've watched and looked for them all! You explain things so beautifully, cut through the bull and it feels like your exposing the secrets all the pro's don't want us to know. Thank you so much!

@Graincatcher 2 жыл бұрын

Pure gold! Thanks for the knowledge and offering a much needed and well-rounded hi-hat tutorial. Love the level of detail you go into

@Ithenius 3 жыл бұрын

These tutorials are so structured, clean and just good, you spoil us for practically every other tutorial video, regardless of the topic. Thank you very very much for this free high quality content!

@Paul-ui6in 3 жыл бұрын

This is my number one YT channel on production

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about a quick response 🐩💎I appreciate you.

@TeleCS 3 жыл бұрын

Simply Thank You so much for your time in making these awesome tutorials. Brilliant!

@R3BBiT Жыл бұрын

On 909 hihats in particular, I actually like to leave the 1,5k area untouched. Thats where that iconic 909 open hihat tone lives! Love the videos, not too complicated and just the info we need to make great music ❤

@TheLeekyFeeder 3 жыл бұрын

Love the way you explain everything. Many Thanks.

@physixz5732 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic tutorial. Really blown away by how consistent you are. Thank you.

@psmaulehlien 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding presentation. Thank you so much.

@o0converge0o 3 жыл бұрын

I watch your videos to see if I can learn anything new but just as much for the way you teach. You make everything enjoyable and it's inspiring. Keep up the good work.

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Love that :)

@fano72 3 жыл бұрын

High end class here! Always a pleasure to watch.

@Barfunkel 3 жыл бұрын

Really good tutorials, watched many of them this weekend. They offer something for beginners but every tutorial has something useful for more advanced producers as well. Often stuff you kinda know already, but don't really pay attention or stuff you do sort of randomly instead of a good reason and logic. The few hours I just spent made me level up as a house producer. Thanks!

@TheOnodera4 3 жыл бұрын

Loving those tutorials, keep rolling !

@producedby3am344 2 жыл бұрын

ive been trying to get hi hats right for years and you just took my game to the next level thank you!! subbed

@TRANCECLASSICSVINYLCOLLECTION 3 жыл бұрын

These tutorials are so well laid out and informative. Probably the best I’ve viewed on KZfaq

@jessiedols1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of this information, you have no idea how much this means to us artists!

@electricmoon5402 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your channel. My tunes are improving, and your tutorials give me places and ideas to start carving my sound! Thanks again Oscar.

@chrisalexander211212 Жыл бұрын

You are a great teacher, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@camillelemoine6903 3 жыл бұрын

This is pure gold tips! thank you

@DarkLightTechno 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, this makes a huge difference and get me closer to the sound i want to make !

@ashriggs 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. You’re a fantastic tutor!

@dinovolare Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Hi-Hat content. Clearly to the point. You have the gift to explain things, it helped me so much. Luv it.

@MrQuentini 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice, really appreciate the advanced knowledge you're imparting

@washingtonbertrand5206 Жыл бұрын

This is so good. Just found your channel a little bit ago. So thankful! Keep ‘em coming!

@RafFender-Official 11 ай бұрын

Very usefull, some things i've learned and forgot with the time and how good it is to polish the hats ☝👍👌 very well explained.

@batman81022 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched a lot of music production videos and this one is one of the most helpful and well done videos I have ever watched. Thank you so much for making it.

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 😁🙏🏻

@mikeyxfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

Best tutorials in the game. I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@michaelalexanderbird5589 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing these videos. I find them really, really helpful.

@samlonde Жыл бұрын

Excellent, as usual. Thanks

@biglufik 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, this is great, thanks a lot. This gave me new perspective on drums processing.

@sebastiandorrington6195 3 жыл бұрын

Love, love, love these videos! You get straight into it. Whether someone is a beginner, intermediate or advanced producer your videos are useful to everyone. Also, simply using the correct terms in these videos have helped me research further into concepts I was curious about, without having to retype my search a few times. 20/10 will recommend your channel to willing and unwilling people! ;)

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

😌✌🧡

@QubeX2 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, your content is absolutely awesome!!

@taleends50 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best channel where it’s tutorials are clean and on the point✨✨✨

@megagosy 3 жыл бұрын

thx, Oscar. this is very helpful

@0x0777 3 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video. Hats and sub bass are the two things I struggle with most on my tracks. Just a quick stab at one of my problematic tracks after watching this video helped tame the fatiguing highs.

@RogueFire29 3 жыл бұрын

Riiight on time! Saw the other one this morning😁🔥❤

@mimmomarfz 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorials man! Make one like this about every element pleez

@thejuice1254 3 жыл бұрын

your tutorials are amazing man. Thanks

@lamborghinimiura7625 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for these great videos on hi hats. It has really helped.

@thechampollion 3 жыл бұрын

Man you are absolutely the best ever videomaker teaching anything related to music/audio. Thanks a lot!

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Whoa haha. Thanks 😁❤⚡

@rayygun 3 жыл бұрын

Superb. I'd love to see more of this about the EQing fundamentals of other tracks/instruments

@ManicMaximus 3 жыл бұрын

Oscar you are very skilled at music AND communication! Thank you for the Ableton centric videos.

@doubleXchris Жыл бұрын

Simple ,clair efficace et rapide ! Chapeau bas! Merci!

@vicioussuspicious894 3 жыл бұрын

Fawk, I was aware of the peak eqing, but this tutorial brings it to another level. Pure gold

@killabeez8717 3 жыл бұрын

respect! it's a great knowledge for my production! i really like how u do it! thanks a lot

@OdoSendaidokai 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for so much useful information 🌻

@Georgemelhem 2 жыл бұрын

lovin your videos papa thanks for all the info!

@steevitt6079 Жыл бұрын

simply the best!thank you

@lonxx9473 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these tutorials. It really helps me on my productions. Greetings from France 😊👍

@unitedspaceoffunkadelica6595 Жыл бұрын

Again, another great tutorial!

@DEEP_PRACTICE Жыл бұрын

I had heard about notching before, but was hesitant to touch it as I heard a counter argument that you could be battling against your room acoustics rather than the sound itself, but I went to my headphones and tried this method, and I actually was blown away when I A/B after notching and altering the overall tonal dynamic after notching too. Night and day. Thank-you!

@anot72 3 жыл бұрын

This is gold!!! Nice! 🕺🏼

@jgr6955 2 ай бұрын

Wow, so nice explanation, thanks a lot!

@mr_smellnice5724 2 жыл бұрын

Mate, another great explanation - thanks for giving these away for free!

@elwazaraza 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing as always. Best teacher ever….

@ouatedephoque 3 жыл бұрын

i'm vibing hard on my computer ! I love these M1 sounds.

@georgefaulkner7829 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent - Thank you!

@onemanvoin 3 жыл бұрын

Finally quality content :o

@000SilaS000 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful eq advice. You shall be blessed :)

@Frank.Zimmermann 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks so much!

@hanneslori6696 3 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are amazing!😊

@JulioKuyven 2 жыл бұрын

awesome tutorial, thanks!

@krismiitel2301 Жыл бұрын

You have saved me a lot of time thank you

@alejandrobaezarcila1537 3 жыл бұрын

this is the best video i've seen in my entire YT life. thank you so much.

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Whoah man 💚

@jaydelux2086 3 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic video. Thank you.

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kobusvanstaden3388 3 жыл бұрын

Spot on, thank you.

@TomaszRykala 3 жыл бұрын

Oscar, once more, you da man! Brilliant content.

@OscarUnderdog 3 жыл бұрын

woop woop 🦄

@Mclennnan 2 жыл бұрын

I find the eq method you use actually creates those peak frequencies. I like to turn on the speaker icon of the eq and rather than push the eq band up I pull it down and move slowly from left to right. You will hear the troublesome frequencies pop out and sond like feedback. This also xlnt for low end also as you can here the lower frequency you are notching while still listening to your mix. Cheers for all the tips :)