How to EQ a Kick Drum

[@sweetwater]

Learn how to shape your ideal kick tone with EQ. Sweetwater's Nick D'Virgilio shows you how. Check out more recording content from Sweetwater 👉 bit.ly/3tt3jEz

[@jloiben12]

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[@futur_sunds]

Please do this with snares, cymbals, and toms! I loved this video

[@righteyeball]

and with overhead, and with room, and with bass, and with guitar, and...

[@futur_sunds]

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[@stevecarter6707]

Been using this 'frequency sweeping' technique for a long time. A great way to get a quick basic drum mix cleaned of the most offensive and problem frequencies. Especially when you don't have much time for a sound check.

[@Sol7Studios]

Band pass mode. Available in both the 1 and 7 band versions of stock EQ, by holding Ctrl+Shift (Start+Shift on a PC) the plug-in enters band pass mode and passes only the frequencies for the currently selected band based on its current frequency and Q settings. Just hold the modifiers and grab frequency or Q. Gain becomes inactive in band pass and shelving filters audition as bell filters.

[@lordcoco_]

Are there more videos with this guy? I would love to watch him talking through mixing drums more

[@AllenPendleton]

Yes the best point is have a decent sounding drum to begin with. Years ago I was the house engineer at a club that had 5 and 6 bands a night play. You wouldn't believe the crap that came in. Kits that heads hadn't been changed in years. I used to keep a D4 in the rack so I could use the audio from the kick mic to trigger a sample.

[@dennislester9395]

One of my goals is to find the fundamental pitch of the Kick as a foundation, around 50Hz. Great lesson, Nick!

[@rafaelcarmany463]

This was the best video that I have seen so far on this subject. A Fantastic Job and very enlightening, Nick. I would like to interject that I would begin with reversing the PHASE of the Overhead to see how that changes the sound of the Kick, and then the snare and Toms (when you add in Tom Mics). After determining if you need to flip the Phase of the Overhead mic - proceed to possible Phase manipulation of the Room / Distant Mic. These functions greatly change the sound of the Kick and other Mics.

[@lennyluzitano8920]

Exactly..All the mikes affect the kick drum sound..and my 3 Tom mikes together ..really help the kick drum sound...

[@eweesplace]

Man, a great breakdown here, Nick. Between you and Mitch (and your amazing reps and service), it's specifically why I exclusively shop at Sweetwater.

[@voodoochili12]

Good in depth video. My one suggestion is to always use your ears and identify a pitch to be reduced, and be very deliberate about taking out ONLY what your ears told you were problem frequencies. This is in contrast to 'sweep and destroy', as demonstrated at 22:55. You will always find gross overtones and harmonics in this way, and all of a sudden you'll have a dozen notches.

[@timnorgate8673]

I love the sweep and destroy method, however I would never do it boosted to the max as shown in this. Personally I set the Q as tight as I can, boost it by about +5-6db, then sweep through. I find that way it highlights the problem frequencies without making everything sound like a problem. This is actually a tip I got from watching another KZbin creator, because as you said, as soon as you boost by +15 or more db you start finding gross harmonics everywhere.

[@stehil1454]

Love this detailed breakdown of EQing drums!!! Looking forward to the vids for Snare, Toms and, Overheads!!!

[@Preston_JamesTLB]

Thank you for going into detail about your rec process and mics. Much appreciated

[@barlypop]

This is a really great video. Please do a video on snare drums and the whole kit. Nick is the best 👍🥁

[@richprincipe749]

Great video!! Nick is awesome!! His work with TFF was phenomenal!!!

[@lennyluzitano8920]

The best wisdom..on the internet...my feelings...also..thank you ..

[@TessaAnderson]

I saw this dw in a different video and I’ve got a feeling whoever makes these videos loves the color of that kit

[@sidewaysrain7609]

"EQ is everything!" - Eddie Kramer

[@abdullahalrumaithan5403]

Thanks for your kind & perfect lesson so if you can kindly continue to how to add the compressor with or without limiter to get final best drum sound 🌹

[@AdamSupremeWisdom]

Years ago, I made live drum samples with my first Tama Drum Kit. Using them in my Midi Production, I wanted to adjust the fine pitch on a few hits of the bass drum in order to humanize it. At that moment, I realized that EQ cannot always get you the tone. Play around with pitch in order to match the tempo of the song. In a slower song, you would expect to hear more decay and tone from the Kick. Faster songs would have shorter decay and slightly higher tone.

[@jamescave7102]

Man oh Man ! Great suggestions !

[@trafalgerdavis7839]

Awesome vid. I am going to experiment with my kick. Use a Sennheiser E602 II on it.

[@brettryan3329]

I’ve been waiting for this video! I started with the Yamaha EAD10 (also demoed by the legend Nick D!). I started micing my kit for my Channel but have been in need of a “Nick” video for mixing and EQ 👌

[@hanbo123]

Fab Filter Pro-Q is an amazing EQ plugin. It has all the features of your various EQs, all in one.

[@Micouniverse]

Very nice tutorial. Thank you very much! 👍

[@TimMilliken]

Your voice is at volume 10 and the drums I’d really like to hear are about a 6. Yes I’m listening on good headphones.

[@iajproducciones]

You are a really true drums expert. Thumb up :)

[@UltrafineDeluxe]

Nick does the best demonstrations.

[@danday9404]

Great job Nick!!!!

[@StratsRUs]

Thank You ! Nice grooves too.

[@IngeBall]

Very underrated channel! Thx man ☺

[@OWRA13]

Aloha! Incredible tutorial. Never had my kick sound so amazing. Nick D‘Virgilio's demonstration was very helpful! Is there any chance you guys would do all parts of the drums? Would love more videos. Mahalo

[@disickwashere]

Thank for the video buddy! Very simple but real good. 🤓👏🏻👍🏻

[@sunspider67]

Awesome mic.

[@chrisfeierbach232]

This is so helpful. Thank you, Nick and Sweetwater!

[@jasoncoffey]

Thanks, this video was helpful.

[@nimblefred2932]

Can you do a video explaining what mid/side is all about?

[@MrKingclaude1]

nice playing

[@theredrooms2079]

Great tutorial

[@Wodsobe]

14:17 cool now i know how to get that sound, thanks

[@MehrbodR]

Hi. thanks for all information. I have 2 questions. 1. do we absolutely need 2 kick drum microphones (kick in & out)? 2. how different are the mix processes between kick in and kick out? kind regards

[@manoasatala4935]

How do you connect an analogue mixer to logic pro x or any DAW? Can you individually connect all music instruments to the DAW?

[@shinewu1989]

please tell me the name of recording machine model and the software used in your video. Are they bundle for sell?

[@preciseaudioblog]

Such a great video! Thank you!

[@tomlewis4748]

You can simulate the Massenburg thing by adding a multiband compressor. Turn the thresholds down so that there's zero compression, turn off all bands other than one, and center that on the frequency of interest. Easy Peasy.

[@marcuzzo65]

Thanks for your videos Nick, they are always a font of inspiration! Is an Aluminium Starphonic snare drum in this set?

[@kickit301]

Nick knows more about this shit than i usually give him credit for

[@Drumsbreak]

How do you manage the returns of the sound of the other drum pieces into the kick microphone? Does it depend only by the quality of the microphone? How is it possible that you have such a high kick volume without sound return?

[@sweetwater]

Hey, Drumsbreak. Thanks for your interest. You will have to take that into consideration. That is why it is super important to treat a drumset like a single instrument. Mic bleed and sympathetic resonances are part of the overall sound. There are things you can do to minimize such as dampening and tuning. I hope this helps. Jason Thiele, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [phone] ext. 1391, [e-mail]

[@fremountstsongsrich2453]

What about live set for concert set?

[@bigmike871]

please what software do you use for your recording

[@Yurkinz]

Great video!

[@bryanteague5826]

What UA Apollo device do you have that the Massenberg EQ comes with it? I think you may be mistaken. It's $149 on UA's website right now.

[@mypetdrgn]

what's the snare drum... looks like a Ludwig but which one?

[@AlanGonzalez-vq7bj]

Thank you so much!!!

[@georgekalamas4859]

When did Jon Lovitz learn to play drums? lol I'm just kidding. I love your videos Nick..

[@diggabledork]

The M82 has a high shelf boost switch not a high pass.

[@jacktheguitarman]

i love john lovitz

[@tripledeluxedday]

The kick Mic needs to be cranked up in the mix so it explodes through all the ambiance from the other Mics involved.

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Why songs have to start from beginning to end?

[@JeffWald]

Looks like a snake coming in to see whats going on at 2:57😂

[@borisnot]

I don't think you can discuss mixing drums, especially if you specifically tackle the bleeding and how EQing one mic affects the sound of other sources, without talking about phase relations and polarity flipping, even more so when EQing a low frequency source such as the bass drum...

[@lundsweden]

I like to roll off most of the higher frequencies, reducing the papery sound and leaving more of a thud. If you overdo this though you can lose all the character in the sound.

[@brigid74]

Brushes?

[@jkasko7]

Very cool video but you can't discuss Eqing drums without discussing phase relationships first.

[@stehil1454]

My Bad (Future Sound) didn't read your post!!!!

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Is chapter book 📖 and studio album 💿 same or different from each other?

[@tylercrews9025]

are you high?

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

@@tylercrews9025 heck no it’s a music question I gotta answered.

[@steeltruedrum]

Sennheiser e902 is the best (imho)

[@svenrustempasic8332]

your voice is much, much higher volume than the kick drum ...

[@cskeise]

💙👊😎

[@aidenherrera3329]

It Sounds Like Tama Drums

[@marclewism]

60 kick 100 bass g

[@emmanuelgroove5001]

First to like

[@budgetguitarist]

But not the last!

[@emmanuelgroove5001]

@@budgetguitarist for sure bro😅😅 the last will pop up 2090😅

[@sogent56]

Ead10

[@alf5617]

Jealous….

[@peterk743]

Your doing it wrong my friend.

[@jessetibay]

Too much talk

[@joek81981]

Nice try, Mr Jon Lovitz. Nice f**king try.

[@DavidKrautscheid]

i didnt hear any change cause of my cheap speaker system but i also dont like the sound of that garbage bassdrum.

[@michaelciancetta6397]

as usual the problem comes when you add the other instruments especially guitars.. it's easy on its own

[@sogent56]

Ead10