Clean your mixes - 4 Ways to Eliminate Bad Frequencies

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In this tutorial we show you how to eliminate bad frequencies! This is very important to know if you want to have clean mixes. When you have a track with many stems with bad frequencies they will add up to a muddy sounding mix.
1. EQ - We explain how to scan through your tracks using an EQ with an Analyzer and find the problem areas. This also includes cutting out frequencies below 100
2. De-Esser - We open the Fab Filter Pro-DS to explain how to use a De-Esser to cut out bad frequencies.
3. Waves C1 Sidechain - We use this great old school plug in to show you how to isolate bad frequencies and draw them down. Using this plug in is great as opposed to straight EQ because we can control the bad frequencies much more.
4. Multiband compression - This is an amazing way to get rid of bad frequencies by compressing different bands of the sound. A fun and very powerful technique. A great option to have to shape sounds.
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[@8bitheroes86]

I think he sees the same pattern in practice.

[@Stacity]

lol

[@SuperFata]

This can be useful, but not when boosting a very narrow bandwidth that high in volume. Pulling frequencies that far up you will always find "problematic frequencies", but this doesn´t actually represent the sound that´s there, but a distortion. He actually "fixed" a peak that was there because of bringing the narrow band waaaay up ;-) Do this with far less volume boost and it it´s a great mixing pattern in practice. BTW, thank´s for all the great content you guys provide!

[@basubijoseph]

Facts bro. Thank you

[@Bittamin]

Dude that was hilarious callback one this comment about the pattern in practice

[@my-wifes-boyfriend-is-a-lawyer]

Nothing better than a bit of de-esser for vocals, and overall just EQ notches!

[@maticgaming8627]

I appreciate your teaching through this vid, it actually helped me solved an issue that’s been pestering me for the past 24hrs 😅

[@BF5099]

I think this tutorial is flawed. When you are boosting with such little bandwidth, you will always have those odd sounding frequencies. You are verging on cutting out sine waves. Yes, when you isolate them, of course they will sound terrible, but in the mix, they help add to the sound.

[@ernieg]

Ryor that's what I'm saying!!! Any where he was sweeping sounded awful ! So what is the right way ??

[@churlesjenkins4338]

+Ernie G. This is the right way. Just don't overdo it. Look at the frequency spectrum for said sound and cut out the frequencies that are peaking more than others just don't go crazy with it use a bit wider q and make sure you listen to your changes in a full mix.

[@BF5099]

Churles Jenkins I do not agree there. In this tutorial, he has cut with such little bandwidth that he is cutting out an unoticabely small amount of information. This basic concept is not useful in production, so I am struggling to see how this technique is "the right way".

[@churlesjenkins4338]

+Ryor In an overall mix changes like this are gonna help you more than hurt you. Sure, we can debate about the narrowness of his q and such but this is a basic tutorial on how to do it. Obviously theres more ways than one to mix and I don't use this technique all the time but it helps.

[@BF5099]

Churles Jenkins This technique is not changing the actual sound enough, so it will not help in an overall mix. You would barely notice the difference between an A/B on each sound; so how are you expecting to hear difference in the overall mix?

[@supremo-official]

You should use a wider Q because with a Q this narrow all frenquencies sound bad

[@wowerman]

Very good tutorial on how to eliminate harshness in your productions.Thank you.

[@tromputer]

You're a great teacher. Thanks.

[@busydancehallfrequency8779]

what is different bee twine dos for and noise gate and gate/expander??

[@Kineticartist]

excellent! finally someone eho explains what to listen for when sweeping for bad frequencies best tut!

[@MrBarnejstinson]

He actually use to narrow q so every frequency could sound resonant with that type of filter. Next thing be carefull when you cut with narrow q because maybe you rid one problem (resonant ferquency) but you also add next problem witch is filter ringing.

[@FTMuisikTV]

how are you freezing the graph on the eq??

[@CompositeNation]

Thank you! Great tutorial nw i understand more about EQ something that was difficult for me to understand!

[@luigideff]

Great tips!! thanks

[@user-ep4qh8ic1e]

this guy sounds like someone from south park :D

[@elderchildren]

kyle's cousin

[@shan5445]

Very good review

[@Born2WinBIg77]

Thanx for this!!

[@ryadmane]

I think the same patterns are being seen in practise.

[@soundunitz]

I’ve been using Techivations Pro De-Esser in my audio prep effects chain. It’s great on synths

[@gamerslinee313]

thank you very much this video is very useful!

[@archologyzero]

I think somethings wrong w/ mine. When I tried it in practice, I didn't see the same pattern. :( suggestion?

[@Pyaraamukta]

Hello! I have a question. I feel the need to cut some Hz at some instruments, where can I do that and how do you know how much to cut off. Thank you!

[@LS-ps7rr]

Cutting these instruments till you like it. What you mean with "Where"?

[@LNMLucasMasiero]

i always have problem EQing cause when i take frecuecys that i like... some of them are boosting up and passing the 0 DB .. and my dynamics just finish with horrible results... this with that multiband compressor cans make a solution to my ways of mixing! so i'm very thanksfully with this tutorial!...

[@lespaulvaldez1306]

What plugin are you using for sweeping?

[@nightmares2night77]

Do you eq again after this ?

[@elsantuario3340]

YOU SEE THE SAME PATTERN IN PRACTICE

[@theunknowndude4878]

YOU SEE THE SAME PATTERN IN PRACTICE

[@ndrzz]

YOU SEE THE SAME PATTERN IN PRACTICE

[@churlesjenkins4338]

PATTERN, PATTERN, PATTERN, PATTERN. PAT. PAT. PAT. PAT. Same pattern in practice BWEEEEEOOOO WUBWUBWUBWUBWUB

[@AudioReplica2023]

wtf..I thought was something new to learn but no...is THE SAME PATTERN IN PRACTICE..lmfao!

[@killtomorrow123]

YOU SEE THE SAME PATTERN IN PRACTICE

[@thesuncollective1475]

Great job..the pattern with all you guys seems more plugins is not a bad thing

[@majentasuperia4478]

All of the complaints I read in the comments. This technique is been used by pros for decades... He used an example that shows clearly so you can understand. And yes just as there a bad stuffs in nature as beautiful as Nature is. Like bugs and harsh cold weather. Also in most lovely sound of even the best guitar or vocal there could very well be a hidden nasty frequency that's not so obvious and doing this to all your tracks could make a huge difference than if you didn't do it. Do a mix this and and do another mix without and sincerely without bias you should see this removing "bad" this better. Someone share a golden secret the devil enters someone in the comments and everyone discredit it so they would benefit from the truth. I watched videos on KZbin for years about another topic and never learnt anything because every advice they gave never worked when I tried them or some of the advice I couldn't even try. But then came one day I found a guy the right knowledge of I felt was missing and soon some others came and said that guys was not legit. So I didn't use his great advice and since thern am still zero in that area. I hope I use the truth no matter what other's say. I will win no matter what. This is one of those videos. A great thing that would make a difference but let their eyes be blind and not get this or use it... Even if you find fault in his use of this. You still can't say all the pros using it are all retarded and you keyboard gurus here are the best engineers on earth with awards and platinum records. Thanks for this video I find no fault.....

[@Kampsy]

My friend I hope you can improve in that area one day, and you see the same pattern in practice

[@srithwik6613]

People are not mad because of the technique. Pros do use it but they know what they are looking for, they hear that annoying frequency, partials or even jumping harmonics before and have a ball park idea of where that would be, then they use this technique to find the exact frequency which is creating the mess. Also they don't use such a narrow Q, 100q is super extreme and is only used rarely. Most engineers go for a little natural looking band to take the frequency out sometimes dynamically

[@azuraldotv]

Curiously, i don't see the pattern in practice!?

[@DenisG7]

Nice house grove which has nothing with techno

[@mb2811]

D Sek7or so true :D

[@stationshelter]

nerd

[@vegardskorpen8112]

The q at 50ish and boost 20+ dB and sweep. Noted.

[@LifeIsGood1992]

standard knowledge , but any way ,this is so clear

[@logiclock9483]

the 3rd eq move was boosted, hence the large peak

[@michaellarsen180]

Aww :( Was hoping for something smart and newsbreaking. You should have mentioned Brainworxs Refinement. Great subtle plugin for harshness in my opinion. Adds color and charm.

[@SirMalikCobra]

So you can only do 4 bad frequencies per region?

[@DaleNAdams-mx4lt]

You can add another EQ to the track for more EQ ducking.

[@philadelphiawalksptsd]

Question about frequencies in general. Can they be directed at someone to cause harm. I've been experiencing an oddity at night and can't tell what it is. In a way, it can feel as though someone or something is trying to direct air out of my mouth. But there is also a constricting sensation or pressure sensation around the vocal cords or throat...worried about someone wanting to harm me. not sure how seriously to take this or who to talk to about it. I did experience something incredibly bizarre that began in 2011 with harassment...and lost five family members since 2020. Wishing to stay alive here and took to youtube to show myself in hopes it will keep me safe. 🙏🙏

[@NickLAnderson]

🙏🏼

[@ernieg]

No matter where you sweep there is always nasty frequencies , so then what ?

[@sweliam1]

Ernie G. Choose the worst of the worst.

[@blastwatch4311]

Boost less when sweeping. This way not everything will sound resonant, only the frequencies that actually are.

[@smilecome1]

it seems you can reduce the requency by just see it visually.

[@peterpedant]

With a Q that narrow boosted that much anywhere on the spectrum will create 'problem' frequencies.

[@austinleeds8953]

I hope everyone likes the videos! Please let us know if you have any questions! Thank you! Austin

[@Jackplordy08]

Liking that reverb on his voice ha

[@majentasuperia4478]

You seem the be defacto how to make mixing tutorial. No talking too much, no assuming people know what you know, just amazing. I wish others would approach their videos like this...

[@AaronDmitriew]

Everything will sound bad when the EQ is boosted that way. You could cut all day until your sound is thin and weak. You should not cut out a frequency unless you can hear it causing a problem in the mix as a whole I think. If you need to make multiple cuts to a sound, then you might be better off choosing a new sound.

[@MGTV1]

lou dobbs sees the same pattern in practice.

[@turboesther36]

The problem with searching for bad frequencies like that is everything’s going to sound bad at a narrow q value +24db. The main thing is training your ears to hear unwanted frequencies so you can eliminate the right ones.

[@Mxxhae1]

how can I tell if the frequency is bad?, like do I have to find the ones that SOUND way worse than the other less bad frequencies?

[@turboesther36]

@@Mxxhae1 it’s completely subjective lol you just have to trust your ears. If a tone sounds bad, it probably sounds bad

[@_quikmelter00_72]

But what are "bad frequencies"?

[@_quikmelter00_72]

Nevermind

[@andreiburcea7797]

Hi

[@xDTHx]

attack, decay, sustain, and release.

[@CharlesBryan1]

But... you never played the final result. :(

[@AceDeclan]

Boosting and sweeping is not a good technique. Listening to the Isolated frequencies only is the way to sweep.

[@evad520]

If you frequency sweep well, you don't need a Deser.

[@ThePitvid]

Hey ADsssR, you're de-essing yourself too much!

[@tylerdurden6992]

Your Voice needs a De-esser

[@chrisyacksic1236]

I truly hate with all my soul the Logic EQ xd

[@PinkOrangeRed]

i'm pretty sure that sample is William Lane Craig

[@alexwr]

Might be! What a lad.

[@matrilhamilton1568]

Not many people mix speech

[@ytnsanw]

'Analyzation'?.....

[@aekmr]

My opinion thats very wrong when you r put an eq and make nudges to searching the bad frequency. Because you r raise up the room bad frequency at the moment you record it plus you will hear the bad frequency in the mixing room! Thanks

[@ernieg]

Abbas Alrefaii I agree !! What's the right way to locate bad frequencies

[@aekmr]

Ernie G. The best way is is to cut hi and frequency and lesson to it. You can use izotop or fabfilter have this function future by clicking alt key and move the mouse. Also pro tools have this function by clicking alt contr shift key with click.

[@aekmr]

Ernie G. Search on youtube. Izotop alt solo

[@blastwatch4311]

@@JAMIYU You're distoring the signal (because digital EQs aren't good at boosting too much)

[@AgentOrangeTheDJ]

Austin is a great producer but - lost me at "Techno" Groove

[@rollvideo]

Fanks👻

[@starr3931]

097 Jason Statham remote remove static

[@OswaldPH]

Imagine adam sandler talking with his child like voice on this. ;)

[@musicgrynd]

You're a fool for this one😂😂😂.I imagined it 😂.

[@sammusic036]

i know what you means with the s s s s de esser but you use it while it not hurts when the s is good then you dont need a de esser because the s is the sex in ya ear it is the touch the sparkel of the voice it sounds almost as a radio frequency this voice

[@georgealveskog]

It doesn’t make any sense using such a narrow bandwidth to search for bad frequency regions.

[@alsemixmastering]

it's a mistake to sweep looking for bad frequencies!!

[@DavidRead91]

Miguel Alsem no it's not

[@alsemixmastering]

all frequencies +24dB up are resonances!! :) and don't training your ears with this method!!

[@theunknowndude4878]

I've always thought this myself! But I'm really curious as to what is the proper way to key in on harsh frequencies? What technique are you using?

[@alsemixmastering]

First imagine that bad frequency. Then active the EQ cut in this range. If not correct, rapidly off EQ and repeat (LISTEN/IMAGINE/COMPARE) until magic appears. if you despair you can up looking some frequencies, no more +6dB!! Thanks!!

[@ernieg]

Miguel Alsem I agree !! Any good tutorials you can direct me to ?

[@julianokhoshaba1]

regurgitator

[@shumi9784]

First time first, remove your pops from mic recording.

[@jm6734]

Gotta say, a LOT of plugins and I really don’t hear impressive results.

[@WW-1995]

That's not the kind of results you'll hear with only one track but the full mix.

[@AudioReplica2023]

2 ways , 4 plugins. You just showed 2 ways to do it, regular eq (logic eq). & dynamic eq (waves de-esser , C4, fab filter de-esser). nothing new for everybody.

[@artao5]

LOL that's not techno. At best, it's house ... if that.