How To Mix Cymbals | In 10 Minutes

[@watsonstudios]

What also helps in the overhead track is adding an envelope plugin to diminish the transients of the snare & kick which may interfere with the other drum tracks or cause phase issues depending on how loud the OH track is in the mix. Cymbals usually don't need hard transients to cut through, maybe just the ride cymbal but then again you already have a separate ride track.

[@Eurodrummer666]

This is one of the most helpful videos on cymbals mixing on the web.

Nice! thanks sooo much! do you also make a video for toms ? i find it really hard to get the balance between fat and good hearable through the mix without masking too much ...

[@OleVinny]

Amazing stuff. Bought Systematic Mixing Guide years ago and it helped me a lot through my productions and mindset. Video is on point and will definitely look into Soothe aswel. Keep it up.

[@marijandesin8226]

Vincent Jacobs What did you buy? Is there some kind of tutorial? Thnx

[@OleVinny]

He wrote a book on production: www.systematicproductions.com/mixing-guide.htm

[@sleepingseason]

Dude! these vids are so helpful - more, please

[@mattklaviniuss5976]

This was incredibly well put and explained! I cannot wait for more of your videos. What would you use instead of Soothe if you had to?

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Nicely done, Ermz! Might have to look at that "Soothe" plugin... :) However, next time try it with ACTUAL drums :P

[@SystematicProductions]

Haha, we always count on you to come in with the purism, Glenn.

[@rubenca5586]

Glenn hahah here I am trying to make my live over heads sound Like that , nice and space without bleed from the one over head mic to the other >:I

[@wongsanggar]

Glen the prophet of humanist drumming...! LOL

[@queenpurple8433]

This comment didn’t age well lol

[@dougleydorite]

@@queenpurple8433 yeah… “buy my samples!”

[@SteveOuimette]

Excellent video. It's nice to see 4-5 eq points all being cuts rather than boosts on the overheads...a rarity these days it seems. And Soothe is SO good!

[@ShreddingDragon]

Damn your tutorials are big motivation boosters! Thanks for these and your book, love 'em.

[@dougleydorite]

Damn I needed this a few days ago…

[@frunek]

great video, very helpful :) Is this song 0:24 available somewhere?

[@muchammadnurwibowo8255]

What's the alternative of soothe plugin? Great insight about cymbal mix

[@stevensaravia2745]

Hi when are you going to make a complete video course of mixing a song from start to end, I’ll Be down on purchasing a course from you cheers

[@goatsurgeon]

Holy shit, you totally have a KZbin channel! I’m about to buy your book on Thursday. Your opening just about made my iPhone erupt in flames BTW NEW SUBSCRIBER ! ME

Please Ermin, do one about kickdrums!

[@Eurodrummer666]

By the way, because of wrong mic position, I got a massive spike when playing the ride only (on my two overhead tracks, I don't have spot mics). What would be the best way to attenuate that zingy ride while keeping the nice crashes I'm getting?

[@Orionkirk]

Could you upload a cubase template with all these settings?

[@bencutforth]

Great series. Keep them coming mate. Question: How do you get the menu in the title bar in windows?

[@SystematicProductions]

Just maximize the session window and it should merge.

[@bencutforth]

Thanks, Might need to upgrade my copy of cubase

[@v.1triol]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@DanielGarcia-db8xq]

What's that drums lo fi track?

[@METALUPYOURCULO]

what drum program are you using?

[@metalion667]

Just wondering if the overhead reverb is the same one youd send the snare mics to or a different one?

[@SystematicProductions]

I tend to use a different reverb specifically tailored to the snare.

[@ChrabM]

shit. This Mix Is Awsome! :)

[@FateofTheFallenOFCL]

Who is this?? This sounds like an amazing song.

[@SystematicProductions]

It's from the record 'Turn To Grey' by Silent Descent.

[@chinchin37]

Why is the hi hat always in the left ear?

[@junkawakami3193]

depending on the drummer, placement, & the way it's recorded

[@ylou4833]

nice effort, but to my hears you """missed the mark""". not that by themselves the cymbals sound bad (they actually sounded really good to begin with though a bit dark but smooth), but the central fq you decided to focus on (really high highs) is just fighting with the highs of the synths. in this particular case, i would have set up a bell with a medium Q and sweep a bit to complement the synths lower like CLA or Randy Staub would do around 2,5kh to 3,5/4kh. I think the 3,2-4k notch has become a bit of a mimetic convulsion due to much solo monitoring or to much spent without all the others elements. My 2 cents ^^