My Favorite Trick For Fat And Tight Low End On Mixes | Slate Digital

[@dafingaz]

Best intro line ever. LOL...

[@sanjubaba9]

LOL

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[@GDotRome]

on god

[@dafingaz]

@@GDotRome 😂

[@builderallguy5365]

Finally, an A/B test done right. In the past Steven you never went back and forth with it off then on....THEN...back off again so we could really hear it. Nice job here.

[@DannyDeane]

^ THIS! ^ :)

[@SicksentZ]

Was just about to say the same. It really helps to have the A/B right next to each other. Especially helps when it's done twice (A/B/A/B). Anything more becomes a SNES cheat code

[@builderallguy5365]

this is my point. Steven never use to do that.

[@Alan-im1ez]

I've had the earth eq for so long and never used it because it was too much. The video demonstrates how to properly use it. Thank you!

[@inthefade]

Too much sub frequencies also really screw with your headroom. It is a good tip. I don't think I learned this until 10 years into mixing, but I'm all self-taught and some things just don't seem obvious until you realize them.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

I keep sending folks back to this video...this has been GOLD in my productions! Thanks again...wish I knew this 30 years ago 🙏

[@AtTapChi27]

Fantastic! With all the different fancy pants techniques we learn everyday sometimes we forget that simple is usually the way to go. Thanks Steven!

[@kulina485]

Lmaoo I literally started laughing when he said the guys with subs are smiling right now, so accurate. Smiling ear to ear as soon as he boosted the resonance.

[@RandomAds]

This not only made my whole year, this confirmed some EQ tricks I had been previously using to clean up the muddy sound in the low end of the bass guitar, using the basic digidesign EQ3. It has been more than a pleasure using Slate plug-ins for our entire mix, not to mention spruking the Slate Digital name to everyone we know!

[@RobertKramer17]

OH MY GOD - HE FINALLY BLINKED

[@SlateDigitalTV]

We used CGI to add the blink in post

[@wongsanggar]

SlateTV hahahahaha ridiculous, great presentation dude!

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[@Danielmartinproducer]

No way! I just placed this song in a film I was working on! Crazy small world!

[@SlateDigitalTV]

No wonder! Great tune!

[@ryanreach3710]

So are you putting this on a bus with the kick and bass, or is this on just the bass? Maybe I missed that in the video

[@edwinmontero6917]

Boom 💥 and just like that my joint sound thick and dope!!! Thank you 🙏🏽👍🏽

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Great tip, thanks! Just what I was looking for

[@newrockorder]

There shall be Slate.

[@arkanal-zubairi2757]

I'm just following you from video to another😅❤

[@tobiasbuck9833]

When we're getting the SSL Gates for VMR and some Pultec EQ's? ;-)

[@AdrianBreakspear]

..and the SSL low pass filter!

[@tobiasbuck9833]

That would also be nice :-)

[@slightlyleftofcentre]

Such a groovy bassline! Spector 5-String Bass > DI > Slate Plugins :P

[@adsertheblade]

A lotta haters for this useful video. Sure there are plugins, even free ones, like bark of dog, that do exactly this...so what!? People seem to be getting offended that there might be someone who didn't try this method. For all you award winning geniuses: What are you even doing here on this channel? Surely you're too good for this! Your arrogance is most likely undeserved. For the rest of us: Thanks for an informative video.

[@therub2191]

wow, so subtle and so effective, nice

[@ricknadeau7000]

Darth Vader is going to kill us all with his console and his plugins

[@netuno_music]

Sometimes I do it on the master bus and it feels like my mix become so thin ... I guess te problem maybe is my monitoring system that is not ideal yet

[@Sdbbffsd]

Dope tip thanks

[@willgaines5269]

Sounds like Adam Levine

[@DNixon845]

Will Gaines Very Maroon 5ish. Maybe more falsetto. Plus, sounds tuned...similar to Adam’s vocals. He can sing well though.

[@nicholascowan1731]

So basically it sounds like auto tune xD

[@adamnewcomb130]

Love this trick! Thanks Steven!

[@diego.hibrido]

Gracias, soy de Costa Rica y este video además del toturial del Everything Bundle es lo mejor que me pudo pasar para trabajar las mezclas

[@jzealmedia]

I thought you would be using touch gestures instead of using mouse and keyboard while working on your RAVEN MTI. You just justified my belief that Touch gestures won't be as fast as mouse and keyboard can be. Great tips anyways, thanks.

[@JMWatts79]

Nice! Thanks, Steven!

[@GprokYB]

more tricks like this pls, thanks for this one!!!

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[@settingfiretogiants]

The snare in that song is unreal. What song is it?

[@RandomAds]

settingfiretogiants Naked by Slightly Left of Centre

[@djcvmusic1]

Use it over a Marching Band

[@lastsaiyanleft]

more tips and tricks likes this please

[@garretttenn6753]

Master Fader was my guess. Thought it might have been on an all Bus out to the Master Fader. Great content! Thank you for the prompt reply👍

[@steveleslie4628]

Hey Steven, great video thank you. Where would you place the EQ in the mix bus chain - before or after compression? Same question if you were to stick the EQ on a drum bus or bass part please. Thanks.

[@SlateDigitalTV]

With Resonate Hi Pass Filter, I'll get the mix compressed a bit to tighten it up, then I'll use the resonant high pass filter after, and sometimes I'll reserve it to the mastering stage too.

[@steveleslie4628]

Cool, thanks Steven

[@csiaudio]

Great tip Slate!

[@MCJams]

ur putting this on the whole mix or just the bass?

[@BobbyCrane]

MC Songs by MC Jams it looks like it’s full Mix! The EQ spectrum analyzer is responding to the low-end booms and to the claps in the beginning as well

[@tantraxconcept]

Hey Steve please tell us how to cut the Hi end at 20K as shown in your display...how you achieve that tight cut?

[@nicholascowan1731]

Just with a nice aftermarket eq. I don’t like to low pass that hard tho personally. It’s a personal preference thing. I think he does it for volume and since it’s a poppy track, but if it were some heavy raw rock and roll I’d leave all that high end in

[@yosoyabsolut]

Dude your amazing

[@markporo]

I’ve never thought to filter out that much low end on an entire mix. Is that something that’s common to filter out or would you say this is a genre/ song specific technique? I was under the assumption that the kick had important frequencies below 50 Hz. Thanks for this tip. I love using Slate plugins.

[@Markpianist1]

Whatever sounds good. There are no rules. You can still boost something after it has been cut because it will affect other frequencies.

[@SlateDigitalTV]

Normally I’d high pass no more than 30hz, but when you use the resonance along with the high pass, you can tune back the lows to taste. If the song was a bit slower I may have used a lower high pass frequency.. faster tempo can build up too much sub lows if you are not careful down there. As usual, the ultimate judge is the ears. Good luck! - SS

[@GodsGiftStudio]

I HAVE THE BUNDLE PACKAGE BUT WHAT I FIND IS A PLUGIN CALLED Eiosis E2Deesser. Can someone help me figure out why i would not have this plugin in my bundle?

[@jarias9016]

Thanks for the info 🙏🏼👍🏼

[@theangelokane]

Can we get the same result by boosting 60 on the custom series and high passing a little? I think CLA did that at the end of the second course.

[@SlateDigitalTV]

Angelo Kane Yes but the hi pass on custom series has a 6db/oct slope so it may not have the same tightness.. but try it!

[@nathanjean1744]

Is this part of the everything bundle ?

[@SlateDigitalTV]

Yes it is!

[@rb032682]

Cool stuff.

[@jonasnorrman8141]

Awesome!!

[@ThommyThombo]

Much gratitude.

[@dbwproductions]

Nice tip and great song!

[@marcmini8137]

does this plug in come with the everything bundle? @SlateTV

[@SlateDigitalTV]

The Earth Module does!

[@HIGHHOPES]

Please model a U87 for the VMS System!!!!!!!!

[@Daysofsamara]

classic but so useful :)

[@545parsa]

Is this on the master bus eq?

[@funguy29]

Cool Track

[@BroomDicky]

I really enjoyed this, and was really glad that I was subscribed. But I got confused when he said "hit subscribe". So I did. I am no longer subscribed. Seems counter-intuitive. But he is the professional so I will take his advice...

[@Matthias138]

You still need to mix properly and make some definition in the low end. If there's plenty of low end coming from a lot of sources, no HPF on anything and You boost lows on master bus, You will bring low end mud, not tight low end.

[@KeepTheGates]

Maciej Owczarzak where's your mix?

[@OliverHeuschele]

now it's not a secret anymore :-D

[@lodewicus1]

Thank you nice "Trick"....

[@ariush_music]

hahahaha

[@HenrikWest]

Yes.

[@garretttenn6753]

Would be more helpful if you’d at least tell us which track you’re inserting the plug-in on.

[@SlateDigitalTV]

Hi! It’s on red master fader track so whole mix!

[@vincentsequeira3723]

Sounded super.

[@65Drums]

Sweet

[@taiyabkamaal681]

Nice...

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

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[@seancook8554]

maybe it's because i don't have a sub but it literally sounds the exact same when he's A/Bing...

[@dbwproductions]

I have a sub and a tuned control room (courtesy of Bod Hodas) and it's still sounds very subtle;-)

[@ChristianIce]

I can notice the difference on my NS10s, enough said :)

[@jaseyn]

Sean Cook Try in headphones. Its surprise you.

[@RecordingGuru]

I'm on Barefoot MM27's and a tuned control room too and I agree with David Chamberlin, it is subtle.

[@jaseyn]

recording.guru, I agree, it is subtle but i hear the difference even on my sennheiser hd 280.

[@BlackenedNL]

Nice!

[@angelorozul241]

Thanks :)

[@maezarthemad7038]

I don't think this qualifies as a "Trick". It's more of a tip for those who don't know how to EQ.

[@brianwilson49]

it certainly does qualify as a 'trick' as a high pass filter is designed to remove low end not boost it and so most people would probably not associate high pass filtering with boosting low frequencies. this technique has double the impact as it removes the lowest frequencies which may be creating clutter and highlights the mid to high end of the subs which will create more low end impact, both with one plugin. win / win.

[@kenmccormack7297]

I'd say it's a more of an "idiots guide" for engineers who don't have grammy awards - so I found it interesting.

[@thesoundresidence]

That's why engineers from way back prefer certain hardware eq's before others..... Because they know what to listen for, and have a reason for their choice of type of eq (or compressor for that matter). It's not a trick, it is a common solution based on knowledge and experience... Welcome to recording school 101...

[@oscarperez7442]

Recording School 101 but this is about mixing a bass, not recording it.

[@albertosordina7777]

I also wonder with kind of audience this is addressed to, kind of annoying at 01:30 when he's playing with the Q and goes "see that? see that?"

[@danhphanvan8600]

Wowwww! Cls ?? How

[@immah8tr51]

So, bands like Joy Division, with very little bass and thin drums, sound like shit?

[@inthefade]

Imma H8tr All depends what you're into. Personally, I love old post-punk shit.

[@christiaanbezuidenhout6984]

Why can't I hear it on my phone speaker?.. lol

[@thesoundresidence]

It's not a trick, it is a common solution based on knowledge and experience... Welcome to recording school 101...

[@SlateDigitalTV]

Hi Bredo! While it may be something you are familiar with, it's a new and useful technique to many others! Thanks for the comments!

[@pilisel]

You are right Steven. Many thanks for that. 👍

[@LesFrancoeurIII]

Excellent trick! Thanks so much Steven.

[@chazsinger]

Very nicely done sir!