Parallel Bandpass Filters

In which I explore parallel filters further, focussing on bandpass filters, and especially how they can help us with mixing drums.
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[@hefal6661]

Jesus. I'm mixing for +20 years professionally and I'm usually annoyed by "youtube mixing techniques" videos. This video proves that there is ALWASY something that can blow your mind, even if you thought you knew everything, that after blowing your mind is something you WILL use soon in a mixing session. Keep it going!

[@reziahamed6654]

Cant Agree more..🤓👍👍

[@ts4gv]

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[@ComposerMichaelDow]

@@ts4gv ALWASY!

[@hefal6661]

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[@claytonreardon42069]

Dan Worral is great at having that effect

[@milaberdenisvanberlekom4615]

All the incredible producer and mixing content aside, you are incredibly good at making educational content. Rarely see someone so consistently explain things in such a clear, in-depth yet practical fashion.

[@anteshell]

This! Instead of this: "Do X and it sounds good" and then showing a sample, ..he is more like this: "You can do this and it sounds like that(with sample playing in the background). Here is why it sounds like that, and here's some other things how you can tweak it. And while I'm at it, here's yet couple of more distinct scenarios where this technique is useful." I love especially his "why" and "this too..." explanations. And as a free bonus, all that is presented in very coherent and concise manner with no fluff or useless fillers.

[@31chh0rn]

And all this while still staying concise so it does not feel like you are wasting time with a lot of overhead information.

[@m.i.stapes]

Yes I’m dreaming and wishing of a full Dan Worall mixing or even full audio engineering course one day!

[@br8kl3gnd67]

Go clean ya nose mate

[@anteshell]

@@br8kl3gnd67 stop being such a waste of oxygen and learn to appreciate things and possibly even express your appreciation to others.

[@Nejc399]

"But I'm gonna keep that secret for now, it's way too powerful and important technique, and I'm gonna save it till I can do it justice" 1 year later... Oh, you just basically boost the fundamental frequency It drives me nuts to know how simple yet effective this technique is

[@wolfgangdevries127]

At some point it seemed obvious to me, I'm just a simple guy. The downside of it is that frequencies more tend to clash with each other.

[@arsenije_wav8620]

Yeah, but the knowledge is boosting it INDEPENDENTLY of the rest of the drum's frequency response. You'd be surprised at how many people don't think of this stuff, even producers familiar with parallel processing and bus tracks

[@LaymensLament]

I just realized this might be the last KZbin channel which doesn't uses clickbait titles. I mean yes, there is some of that on the picture, I guess you can't fully break the rules but I still appreciate it. This is gonna be the fourth channel I put notifications on for. All the videos are interesting, concise and fun

[@tonal.states]

Yesterday I discovered that you can duplicate a dialogue track, invert the polarity on one and add EQ notches to it so only the voice frequencies peak through and the ambience noise or hiss cancels out. Surely an already known technique but as a self taught noob, I was kind of blown away by how well it can work to isolate stuff haha

[@GuilleSMasini]

you have software like iZotope Rx that does exactly that for you with extra steps and a pretty smart algorithm. kinda expensive but worth it, you can clean shit you wouldn't even bother trying, feels like your in the fbi or the CIA

[@reziahamed6654]

Hi.. Thanks a ton for this.. I'm good until the nulling of 2 tracks.. Could you pls elaborate the rest...I'd love to try your trick n see for myself.. Thanks again pal 👍👍🤓

[@tonal.states]

@@GuilleSMasini Yeah, I've used Rx and it's a must have gem, I just didn't have it on that computer so I tried that with the filters and yeah, I actually thought "yeah that must be how Rx does it" 🤔 its ana wesome piece of software, kind of expensive yeah, but worth it.

[@tonal.states]

@@reziahamed6654 Ok, let me try from the start. So you have your original dialogue in one track, right? So you make a copy of it on another track, then you flip the phase on the copy. After that add an EQ to the copy and carve out (subtract) the frequencies from the voice, this will cause the null to only happen in the hiss or frecuencies that you didn't change, leaving the original voice intact. Level the tracks to taste after that. Hope it helps!

[@reziahamed6654]

@@tonal.states Hiii .. Thanks a ton for taking time to reply... I'd certainly try this out n let you know... I know the nulling effect but have never used it in such a remediate way.. Thanks heaps again mate 🎉🎉🤓

[@Intermernet]

I'm in a weird position that I understand the maths and theory of all of these tricks, but don't have the professional experience to know when to use them. Thanks Dan for actually demonstrating this stuff. My arsenal of mix techniques grows with every video you release, and my actual grokking of the theory expands at the same rate.

[@dustism]

I can't believe you consistently give us this sauce for free. You're a treasure of the audio world.

[@E_-_-]

I love how it went from improving a snare sound to a "wow wow" kick drum and "just synthesize your own fundamental"

[@letsallbe-friends1120]

*Dan's tutorials always make me feel like I've been privvy to the audio secrets of the Illuminati....mind blown!* 🤯

[@herzbub]

This is one of the best tricks I've learned for quite a while, simple and so effective - thanks for that, Dan!

[@abirdie8530]

Discovered parallel bandpass filtering a year ago. Literally a game changer for me.

[@TheSavage1969]

One of my only channel memberships truly worth it's weight consistently. Thanks again for all you do DW, sincerely.

[@TheAnotherOSC]

The 808-style ringing trick was real cool and I'm really excited to try it out along with the other "toning" tricks. Thanks for this Dan! ^^

[@dmsorensen]

You always manage to present something cool that I've never seen anywhere else! Nice work! I'm going to play with this on my next mix!

[@annekedebruyn7797]

I want to say that I love the new animations when you talk with your logo. It's really relaxing on the eye compared to the other ones while still being entertaining to watch!

[@cl_audio_90]

I hope you know the value of everything you give to us sharing all these amazing information very well explained. Thank you so much!

[@SpiralJucifer]

One of the more useful and powerful techniques for drums in particular, and I've just now learned it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. I'm digging into this one today.

[@bassplayingchris]

Very cool! Another excellent video filled with techniques that are sure to bring hours of fun! I've been playing around with this concept since your last video but I was mostly adding back midrange info to the full drum bus, which had varying degrees of success depending on the arrangement and mix. Excited for the next one!

[@bassplayingchris]

This is such a simple thing that makes sense but I don't think I would have ever naturally had it as an idea to try. Very cool 😎

[@ulfrohdin]

This tip is gold. It has really elevated my demotracks to a new level. Thanks Mr. Worral!

[@D-One]

That fundamental parallel trick sounds amazing, it's really rare I learn something new on "phat drums" videos, Dan always teaching me something new! ❤

[@ryanhinrichsen4417]

This is the best channel for mixing tips ive found in years.

[@Rhekluse]

Thank you for nerding-out as much as you do in order to share this type of original content. I am especially am looking forward to those videos explaining how you create new drum fundamentals & tune drums. I am sure you have a badass way to tune drums without pitching & degrading the signal.

[@MetiCudi]

this is by far the best video out there, i didnt even have time to finish the video before i wanted to try this out and its just the best thing ever in my life

[@xSaintxSmithx]

Unbelievably useful technique you got here, Dan. Your channel really is a godsend for self taught producers.

[@artysanmobile]

As always, such cool & original music in your tutes.

[@alejandromagana1554]

Jaw dropping tutorial ❤️😸 love these nerdy videos, since this is a technique I’d never thought it would totally work to save a poorly recorded mix.

[@AmoresAJ]

I do exactly this on snare using Volcano 3 and applying an envelope to the peak instead of a separate gate. The saturation it adds is just perfect.

[@svarogstudio]

Loving this series, great work Dan!

[@YuriKovalyov]

Dan, thanks for this 5:24. I feel your support as I learn mixing poorly recorded sounds that I recorded myself back then, unfortunately not everything can be rerecorded. Thank you.

[@kylepetersen6520]

I'm so happy I know your channel every time I watch a video I always learn something cool that I wanna try out

[@SetoNess]

Amazing video and explanation. Can't wait for the next video showing other tricks! I have used bandpass in parallel and invert phase to control dynamics from vocals but it never occur to me to use it to mix drums. Thank you for sharing!

[@documentingordinarythoughts]

One of your best yet ! Thank you!

[@jakobole]

Thanks Dan! I used this technique on a big pad I couldn't get to "sit", only with a broader Q. Works!

[@danjohnsonstudio]

Marvellous. I watched this ran upstairs and finally got the snare sound in my head on a track I’ve struggled to nail. Eureka. Thanks. Unlike most YT nonsense genuinely useful.

[@jondoe4160]

So much great information in these videos. For a fun idea, take the fundamental snare and sidechain the crashes and hats back 6db with a little hold time, that fools your ears that the snare was louder and the returning jump up of the crashes and hats gives further movement.

[@markandrewpiano]

Thanks so much for your mixing videos here and on the fabfilter channel. They're very informative and have helped me solve some issues in my mixes.

[@tiagogrcia]

i never regret watching your videos, amazing trick

[@1loveMusic2003]

Just got referred to your channel by White Sea Studio and man your smart and knowledgeable great video

[@mirrorengine]

Hey Dan, love your work! best audio engineering content on youtube in my opinion... i would absolutely love a room correction eq or headphone calibration software analysis video by you, since this topic is so clouded and lots of myths surrounding it on the internet. Thank you so much for your brilliant work!

[@tomik6537]

you are in luck

[@sethberry383]

Absolutely brilliant as always! Thanks!

[@exitthelemming145]

I've never seen anyone illustrate this idea before (i.e. parallel filtering) Truly innovative and it sounds great. Kudos to Mr W who is invariably one step ahead of the naysayers in our midst

[@Gilwtt]

During this week I've discover your channel (Thx to white sea) and actually have to say that's "one" ( wit Paul Third') of the most pedagogic and tricky soundIsh function I never learned before... Game changer.. Thanks a Lot for your time and quality of your tutorial

[@Hilde_mann]

For want of something intelligent to say about the techniques shown, I just wanted to say that I think you've nailed the visualiser now. It looks fantastic in combination with the new background.

[@4hodmt]

Really cool technique. An analog 808 kick is also a ringing filter, so it makes sense that this works.

[@ChrisMorris1336]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, super interesting and super helpful!

[@jimbeaux4988]

I'm for sure going to over do this for a while. Really great video!

[@panorama_mastering]

Happy I stayed and watched until the end! Great job!

[@rpgaleksy]

I tried this trick the other day on a kick that I made with my mouth (looking for fitting drum samples takes too much time in my opinion so I just beatbox a couple of percussion elements in until I'm happy to continue working). Getting close to the microphone didn't increase the amount of bassy thump enough, so I turned to a parallel bandpass like the one you used to imitate the sub-kick microphone effect. Worked like a charm and gave a fat, adjustable kickdrum in no time!

[@TadDoylemusic]

Pure gold. Thank you Dan.

[@danielburns4483]

this is amazing stuff. i would have never thought of doing things this way.

[@aloerecordz]

Like a dream come true. Bravo 🙏

[@chip715715]

amazing as always dan

[@krobo]

This is unreal, I have two projects that are crying out for me to experiment this trick on! thanks

[@herenazano2132]

wow start using it right away ....blown away thanks brother

[@reziahamed6654]

Simply Speechless! Thanks Dan.. 🤓👍👍🎉

[@Shred_Rocket]

Dan, the genius god! Awesome stuff here!!

[@EdThorne]

Great tutorial, thank you! Big up Bobby Arechiga too, I had a few lessons with him when I was a teenager, great player!

[@michaelgrosso7438]

Great stuff! Something new to me, I love it.

[@johankeilig3000]

This is the best thing I have ever seen...

[@joost3783]

wow I mean I did narrow boosts before to achieve this but the way you've did it just makes more sense

[@RobHobsonProducer]

Well... I know what I'm trying on my next drum mix. Never considered this way before. Always learning. Cheers Dan!

[@Mr_Kri]

Fantastic video once again!

[@artysanmobile]

I began using the U47fet on bass drum in the late 70s just on a whim, and was stunned by the extra octave or more below any other mic I’d ever used. No room in the mix for it in pop but the jazz guys went wild for it.

[@benhall2235]

This channel is so good.

[@krisztianfugedi5910]

As an aspiring producer, I was too afraid to implement more advanced mixing techniques like this one, with the idea being that I should be able to get where I want with more conservative methods. I've been struggling to get this kind of punch on my snare for a long time, I tried the good old EQ, Transient Designers, Compression, and I just couldn't get where I wanted. This method however instantly gave me the desired results, and I cannot thank you enough! Edit: I also experimented with getting more ring in on the Snare with a bandpass at 500 and an inverted gate to get rid of the initial transient, sizzled with some extra saturation. This trick is amazing.

[@TheDoomerBlox]

Do not be afraid of the roundabout, complicated solution to a problem. As long as you try to understand what it is, that makes it end up solving the problem, you will (usually) inevitably end up with a simpler and more consistent way of solving it later. The joy of fiddling, wee!

[@kirkegodfrey414]

Always a delightful learning experience 🎛😵‍💫😃‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@oldunclemick]

13:00 this is a great way to demonstrate the pre-ringing effect of linear mode. Great video BTW 👍

[@leaveitorsinkit242]

Pre-ringing artifacts tend to be very minimal. I use a speaker calibration EQ which runs on linear phase mode and I've never had any problems with pre-ringing...

[@nj1255]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Even though I know exactly what it is and why it happens, I have never seen an example that makes the pre/after-ringing so audible.

[@oldunclemick]

@@leaveitorsinkit242 that's why it's a great demonstration - usually it's inaudible or at most a bit of an indefinable smudginess.

[@tomtechno827]

Super valuable lesson, thank you!

[@OleVinny]

Brilliant thinking again!

[@Nathe85]

I got a fair amount of experience being a hobbyist my entire life, never actually working in the industry but, you're content educating audio engineering is by far the best on youtube.

[@ChPonsard]

High quality info, thanks!

[@profquad]

I like this method a lot! I do something similar with an analogue mixer. Say, for the kick, I send it to a channel that also gets sent back to itself, with the low frequency boosted. It also passes through a gate that's triggered by the kick mic. This way, I can tune a low boom sound based on the kick. Throwing the bass through that channel is a nice effect as well. Or a bit of low frequency phaser.

[@runemidsun]

Yes, thanks a lot for this video Dan. Cheers

[@fromaggio7654]

I like to use parallel band pass filters when setting the bass fundamental for a bass guitar

[@Spacecat2]

Just used this technique to phatten up a thin-sounding tom sample. Thanks, Dan!

[@jameshyatt]

You can load Waves plugins into Plugin Doctor actually! You just have to load Waves Studio Rack, then use Waves plugins within there

[@eikegermann7469]

Ah, I was wondering if a different way of doing it would have been “fooling” the shell by using metaplugin. Glad to hear it works after all :)

[@racializedkanadian]

oooooh here it is !!!! thanks dan !

[@ovonisamja8024]

I’m on my cell pone, but I’m a simple man. I see a Dan Worall video is up and I click watch regardless of what I’m watching it on. I knew the trick already, but it’s always fun learning couple of additional tips on the subject. Gating for instance. I’ve always gated the combined signals. Might as well try separating them.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

This is brilliant!

[@DJeMo]

The audio oracle has graced us again, ten hut, sir yes sir and firm handshakes as always, (sweaty hands sanitised)

[@gunderconk]

Again awesome teaching! Thanks alot

[@SpiralJucifer]

It may take awhile before I learn to not go overboard with this technique on drums. This will help me quite a bit. Thanks!

[@nicholasbohannan1673]

Dan.. you’re the man..

[@ricgus3]

DamN! super useful! Thanks alot! I have exactly this issue! Will try this on my mix! Much appreciated Dan!

[@MrKarlsor]

you're just great. never stop your work pls :D

[@garrymkrtchyan1833]

Hey, Yoda Dan! Thank you for your efforts.

[@pierbover]

Love your new logo!

[@wazzpqazzza]

Nice to see Arturia's compressors being used in videos like this. Criminally underrated plugins.

[@tusharjamwal]

why are they underrated?

[@wazzpqazzza]

@@tusharjamwal They're great and people seem to think that they're not all they're cracked up to be when I really reckon they are, their compressors specifically are great and their reverb units as well.

[@whatbee]

That foldback ringing at 12:53 was insane. Think I'll steal the idea haha

[@jeffking4604]

Gotta say, this video changed my life. Toms have always been a problem for me, and this parallel bandpass idea is perfect for them. The control that it gives you and the resulting punch is just sick. Mr. Worrell, you've done a great service to us - once again.

[@deepshche]

i mean for almost a decade I hit like button first of all because of your voice)))

[@martin.landsky]

wow... Thank you for beeing so inspirational!

[@GuyTallo]

Smart move. Gonna try this one out. Thanks a lot.

[@johnhuldt]

Dan is the man!

[@Pipelyd]

I never thought about it this way. Thanks a lot :-)

[@jeffthompson6162]

this just blew my mind

[@raycochrane3971]

Excellent. Though I'm not a fan of kick click and the overall blend seemed to enhance that the lesson and solutions are terrific, thanks.

[@DaPhunk73]

Damn this is useful stuff!! Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic skills!

[@CHIG5748]

Another winner!

[@younyounyoun.]

I am sure that if that video was called "How to fix a broken mix, it would be trending in every producer's KZbin feed :) Awesome content as usual, thank you Mr Worall.