MIXING A TIGHT LOW END (Need To Watch)

The mythical "tight low end" does exist, and I have some helpful pointers to get you started on your journey to achieving a nice and tight low end in your mix!
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[@spinlightstudios]

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[@HA-tb2fv]

Good tips. Those SSL eqs are classic. Personally I use squats and lunges to keep my low end tight

[@spinlightstudios]

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[@trevorpiggottmusic]

Love how you are sharing this stuff Rhys, really well delivered and makes a lot of sense. I've heard a few of your mixes now and they all sound just so good.. one thing I guess you can't teach, and that's having a really good ear. I mean, I would never have thought to add a multiband compressor at 115 for just a couple of DBs. I would never have heard it! All these moves are what has to make the difference between a demo and pro mix. Just awesome dude.. thank you for all that you're doing and best of luck with the channel - deserves a million views

[@spinlightstudios]

Thank you so much Trevor! Really appreciate it mate :)

[@bjdarl24]

Great advice. Thanks for sharing

[@spinlightstudios]

Cheers! Thanks for checking it out!

[@TylerFoleyAudio]

This was a really handy vid, Rhys. Super relevant to what I've been practicing lately myself. Assuming you're just cutting out the low end you cant hear from things like the vocals? Been enjoying your vids a lot lately mate. Keep it up :)

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks Tyler! Yeah, it’s just common practice to highpass sounds incase there is some low end rumble from things like traffic, plosives in voices etc all depends on the sounds and elements in the mix as to how far you might need to highpass something!

[@SlenderManTheBand]

real good stuff thank you

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks!

[@edwardkenemorales]

Nice tip and mix as usual.

[@spinlightstudios]

Cheers Edward! Thanks for watching man!

[@edwardkenemorales]

@@spinlightstudios I will always be watching your videos because you are dropping gems man. I really appreciate what you do. Keep it up!

[@spinlightstudios]

@@edwardkenemorales thanks man!

[@Regtunze]

Hey Legend, Season greetings 🎉 kindly throw more lights on vocal mixing, imaging, saturation, Eq using SSL Channel strip, reverbs and dynamics Using LA 2A And 1176. Much Love ❤

[@spinlightstudios]

Hey man, good ideas for sure! Happy holidays to you to! 🙌🏼

[@sorryangelmusic]

Love it

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks!

[@GreenbriarStudio]

Great video, Rhys!

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks Jay!

[@metrickrattana5537]

Thank for sharing good info

[@spinlightstudios]

No problem! Thanks for checking it out!

[@matressi6843]

Love the mix! What was the rig on those rhythm guitars?

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks mate! Pretty sure my evh5150 and orange 2x12 cab. Although it was a while back so can’t totally remember haha

[@akeyzstudio6620]

can you go through this mix pls i mean like a full tutorial on this mix

[@spinlightstudios]

I’ll definitely consider it man!

[@dablizzoduve4576]

The lowmid of the bass was actually blocking the fundamentals of the snare and rhythm guitar in the center..

[@spinlightstudios]

I disagree. But hey mixing is subjective.

[@LuisSalinas-s5o]

Love your videos man!, what about toms? do they have any space below 100hz? love from Chile!

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks mate! Definitely, each Tom is different, definitely worth rolling off any low end below the fundamental note! But some floor Tom’s have their fundamental around 60-80hz depending on the tuning, just comes down to preference as to whether you need to roll some of that off!

[@LuisSalinas-s5o]

AWESOME! huuuuuuuuuge thanks and keep it going! i've been through a lot of videos and yours are the easiest to understand and apply@@spinlightstudios

[@christianschneidawind5620]

If I have just as little bass in the mix as yours, I’d not have issues getting it tight. It gets hard when you want a deep and loud bass but still tight. So this video doesn’t help me at all to be honest. Mix sounds great anyway!

[@ZacLimon74]

Hey man, solid vid! What bass traps are ya using?

[@spinlightstudios]

Thanks Zac! I’m using some that I got from swamp industries, they are the larger ones in their site. They work really well!

[@ZacLimon74]

@@spinlightstudios Great! Same with the wall panels?

[@spinlightstudios]

The panels are made with thin MDF and filled with sound screen insulation, then wrapped in fabric. A bit of a DIY project.

[@robshrock-shirakbari1862]

I think it actually needs a bit more bass.

[@ST-fl5fy]

What do you use the multimeter for?

[@spinlightstudios]

Multimeter just shows you a visual of the EQ of the mix (when you have it on the mix bus)

[@Murrymattos]

Let the bass scream, man. It’s so sad to have it just in the background 😢

[@erikmcconnon2155]

I'd agree if this was more of a screaming bass part but since it's mostly just supporting the chords it should be tucked in the background

[@tonytemple8195]

What "Low End"???? Not quite a great example for BASS or low end..... Pop = No Bass Music = Yes

[@spinlightstudios]

Hi Tony, I get your point of view, but it’s still important to have a tight low end in pop and rock music.