How to EQ Snares for Rock / Heavy Mixing (Top & Bottom)

[@paulos_inskimicroband]

I've probably watched this video 10 times at this point. It's magic.

[@DetNosnip]

Dude your videos are a lifesaver. Also you sold me on the SSL which is on sale for like $20 right now straight from Waves.

[@Immorpher]

Where I finely boost or cut varies on the type of snare being used. However boosting the high end always seems to be the case for me, good advice!

[@whothisbuddhist]

I feel like this transfers across all genres!

[@shalaremcurrambo-music]

Cool brother Love the boost frecuency at 3k and the low cut at 150 Hz Keep it up

[@faaip0de0oaid]

sounding a lot better! everyone has to adjust to the snare they're using, but the cuts and boosts are in similar spots.

[@CharliePennellProductions]

Great tutorial, I love a proper snare sound in any genre and have trouble recreating that. This really helps! Thanks.

[@kennyschabow]

This was very helpful as a starting point, thanks!

[@tobiaswhelan20]

I tend to scoop the Mids a bit, Boost the lows a little, and boost the highs a fair bit. Add some compression and some reverb, and it sounds monstrous!

[@BenjaminKlein96]

Don't forget he's using his gate/compressor and putting it AFTER his EQ along w/ his filters

[@DetNosnip]

Yeah I'm curious about the comp/gate settings. I tried recreating it on mine and it sounded like garbage...too synthetic sounding (seemed to work for his snare for some reason).

[@jahwah667]

Why does he put the compressor after the EQ? Wouldn’t the compressor, to an extent, undo the eq cuts/boosts?

[@Jalliams]

@@DetNosnip ~ fiddle around with the gate settings (if using SSL channel, make sure you click gate, otherwise it’s an expander and much more gentle/ less drastic). Using a gate is key to cleaning up the signal from bleed. I noticed Jordan has the ‘expand’ knob at 20 (I have a bad habit of always thinking it should be 40) with a very low threshold (-5). If you have a lot of bleed, try high passing as Jordan did to 150hz, and then opening up the threshold, I.e. +10-15, with a medium-ish release & click fast attack button. Happy gating!

[@theblackstoneconspiracy4745]

thank you jordan

[@NS-gy5kw]

"You can't really be afraid to just keep cranking that knob as much as you can."

[@franciskwekuosei9510]

hi sir, could you please demonstrate how you process your room mics. and also incase i dont have a room mic how can you achieve the same room sound with room verb thanks

[@JoshuaTheKvlt]

You could try finding a room reverb that you like (plugin, impulse, whatever), and bus each of your individual drum tracks to that reverb track. Blend the volumes to taste, then process how you like

[@breakinggroundstudios7479]

also lowpass the signal (6dB/oct.) until it sounds far away, and delay it carefully (trying not to add phase issues) to add more "space" then compress as heavily as you feel comfortable. That should approximate a decent room sound. The reverb you use will be the weak chain in the link, so use a good algorithmic or convolution verb...

[@EthanRom]

Great advice. Sadly couldn't make the 3k boost work for me the slap was just to pokey.

[@luxaband]

hey i kinda have problem with single output of snare. there is no TOP & BOT only "Snare'' . does anyone know how to handle this ?

[@GLo-qc8rz]

thanks!!! great tutorial

[@Odihmantich]

I just watched his rexent video where he was comparing his mixes to masters. And there he says that about at the time of making this video he was making snares not exactly right 😅

[@faisalmohd7111]

Hey bro. Thanks for your tutorial. I just have one question. Can I use this settings on my EZdrummer snares? Or its only for live drums?

[@realshinydragonite1598]

I've been using this on the Ggd kit for my demos, definitely works 👍🏻

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

I like to use the snare top for the bottom end and the snare bottom for tge top end.

[@giorgiosale639]

How do you manage phase shift relationship working on single channels? I'm really struggling on this

[@JesSchwartz]

How can anyone dislike these videos!? Crazy vato's

[@NowakP]

You mixed "Atomic Mind"? Did you also mix "Remarkably Human"? Both albums sound great, but very different.

[@hardcoremusicstudio]

Yes both of those

[@gaber7yo]

@@hardcoremusicstudio What beautiful albums, well done! :O

[@TazzSmk]

hmm what advice could you give to an actual self-recording/mixing drummer when it comes to adjusting the drum sound? I understand listening to lots of references may help to "recalibrate" the ears and get a more desirable mindset, but then would it perhaps help to do the EQ+comp on the drums when practicing, to get the sound in the ears, as well as the playing technique as well?

[@gianlucagigliotti4026]

Nice one! Can you tell which d4 samples are you using? Thanks man!

[@hardcoremusicstudio]

Usually only Fat City or Standard

[@PhilRemington]

Those are some *huge* boosts! Funny coming from a 'conservative' booster/subtractive EQ advocate channel like the Recording Revolution to this one where it's balls-out!

[@chrise13]

Dude I feel the exact same way. I learned a ton from Graham. This is a damn inspiration though. lol

[@Luke-tg8gh]

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@charlie_sin_mag]

If there's too much hat bleed for this, do samples become your best friend?

[@marcusjones8016]

Maybe the snare should have been tuned up instead of cranking the high eq?

[@samchoate1719]

That’s not the same thing

[@CharlieTiltonDrums]

What song? and by who?

[@Seifer_42]

The song is called Ultra Force, and it's by Nick Johnston. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moWYepuLqNuFqs0

[@GoldenProductions2019]

Hey man great tips I just did a mixing drums series on my KZbin channel