Music is Midrange - Ableton EQ Eight Tutorial

[@rickdeleon6489]

I am retired and do music creation and mixing as a hobby which I truly enjoy. Viewed this tutorial and brought clarity to using an EQ. I was doing exactly what you identified, trying to mix the lower and upper ends of the recorded tracks and not using the mids. It was a nightmare for me. Now, will start to use this process in hopes that it will help get me more familiar with using EQs. For me, it seems when I find myself struggling with a mix, I search You Tube, and there you are, tutorials with direction. Thanks Anthony, keep em coming.

[@WinterVibrations]

This has to be one of the best EQ tutorials on KZbin

[@miketeskey2916]

This video was a lightbulb moment for me. So much effort spent on the low end and the sparkle thinking that it was the most important element. Great tutorial. Subbed.

[@norakat]

Likewise so many people so focused on the mix and effects and not the music.

[@S-dr7jx]

I just discover your canal. The quality of your teaching is incredible.

[@Khrad9]

I cannot recommend his mixing and mastering course enough. I've finally got my first freelance job for creating a radio advert and my knowledge of mixing helped tremendously. The discord community was super helpful as well. I've also managed to buy ableton live with the educational discount and basically got a course and ableton for just the price of ableton. Thanks Anthony ❤

[@RobertKgma]

Nice work antony. A good thing to note that helps your case is the effect of masking, not just masking of sounds at the same time and in the same range, but spectral masking which happens over a longer period of time and masks from the bottom up… so if your low end is too loud, its masks the low mid range, if the low mid range is too loud it masks the top mids, if the top mids are too loud it masks the highs. So by focusing on the mids, then balancing your lows against that perhaps can help people with lesser listening environments as they focus on what they can hear reliably first. The issues I hear more than anything with beginner/intermediate mixes is too much bass, so the mids are not mixed well, or too much mids, so the highs are not detailed enough. My 2c 🤘🏼

[@lastadolkgGM]

Glad I rewatched the video, got see this comment, this is also gold! :)

[@filinator33]

And just like that... an upgrade to my ears! Thank you.

[@turbotoke]

Incredible. Been watching this channel for years and this year I’m finally gonna get the package!

[@GuyTallo]

Even after so many years of mixing this technique is such an eye/ear-opener. Thanks a lot!

[@Adoom]

I don't often comment, but this is worthwhile. Awesome tutorial, this has already helped my mixing substantially.

[@michaelanthonyholguin4571]

This was really informative and you explained it very well. Great video!

[@konzekuenze]

Probably the best and most direct tutorial I've seen in years. Straight to the point without unnecessary talk. Thank you!

[@keagansemon8506]

Been watching everything you put out for some time now. This one I can see myself using immediately. Good stuff.

[@lowbs]

some of the greatest mixing advice in the game right here, cheers!

[@jalalahmed4451]

Thanks

[@MiguelGonzalez-rh3df]

Dude, thank you very much for sharing this. I noticed a big improvement in my mixing now 👏🏻🙏🏻

[@flyoverfredusa]

I do this on some individual sounds and busses too, great technique

[@Schallkoma_Rockenberg]

great tutorial. makes sense. with less good headphones or studio monitors you can hardly hear a difference. or my ears are not trained enough

[@santiagochaparro9431]

Gotta go to soundgym and train your ears better, in literraly listening trhough my phone speaker and can tell the differences, or might judt be placebo idk, but theyre there

[@erfrid]

Such a kind and knowledgeable guy. If you are looking to improve your production skills, I wholeheartedly recommend his courses. His chill teaching style makes learning the different categories a breeze.

[@x26studio]

This was soooo helpful, genuinely learnt a lot. So simple/obvious but isolating the mids to hear them better... Not doing this is why my mixes have been sounding muddy af 😢

[@jeremyforges]

I'm a totally new to the digital recording/mixing world and this is truly helpful ! You're not just showing the eq, but also sharing a process and explained why it makes sense. Thank you !

[@localfarang]

Love your breakdowns please keep it up ! Your videos always inspire me to get back into Ableton. I’ve gone in and out of creative phases but these educational breakdowns are just fantastic.

[@jameslovie]

Excellent tutorial, you really nailed how to properly monitor what matters, to polish your track, awesome man!

[@dare2funk]

Brilliant move. Thank you

[@daleseppie]

Amazing video - immediately applied it to my mixes and all I can say is this will change your music life

[@kinvillemusic]

Great vid mn 🙏🔥

[@RandomVelocity]

This is helpful information. Thanks. I’ll check out your mixing course

[@mxndae]

This is such a great tool. I use this on every mix.

[@unclescott8792]

Nice directions / suggestions / tutorial. Goes without saying (unless somebody is reading comments BEFORE watching the video), BUT: your lesson is certainly applicable to any DAW, etc. So, even for those who aren't using Ableton, this is good info! Thanks for the sharing the knowledge with us!!

[@tgg_music2]

I think this could be a useful tip for identifying potential problems you might not be hearing as is. But I also think it's worth pointing out that this technique feels like it's coming more from a mastering perspective. It's good for finding a little more balance, but overall I think the issues could have been addressed more in the/ a mixing phase, and leaving a little less work for the/ a mastering phase. It's still a good point to make though; focusing more on the midrange than the low bass or upper highs. That said, I think the specific examples you gave in adjusting the EQ were all things that could have been solved ahead of time, potentially. With the exception of adjusting the highs at the very end.

[@SeedtoStage]

You’re def right I think this kind of setup is much more useful in the mixing phase and I should have said that at the start. Oh well I don’t always plan these videos, sometimes they are off the cuff

[@tgg_music2]

@@SeedtoStage No worries. I'm glad to see you agree though. It's still an interesting technique that I'll be trying in the near future!

[@gabself]

This is amazing dude.. thank you! I had no idea

[@gregbarker6897]

This was a fantastic little tutorial. Massive results in a few simple steps. Thank you my dude!

[@MegaJJ2013]

Loved his approach. This may also be helpful in the world of voice overs!

[@themorphingorb]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing! Cheers

[@JohannStoneOfficial]

this is my all time fave tutorial on the internet!

[@thelostboymusic]

thank you

[@WompRok]

With how much production content there is now days, I was trying to figure out why you stand out for me. Because you're in Papadosio! Lol, great content & thanks!

[@jedelmer9998]

thanks for re-reminding me of something I forgot. used this last night and got so much more punch and clarity with small efforts...

[@johnnymartin4688]

Proud of you for making this amazing vid! Are there certain frequencies that you never really adjust? Like 500hz or 2.5k, 4k? I always hear people talking about 100hz, 250hz, 1k, 5k 10k, 16k etc

[@NulsNuls]

love that tutorial❤💯💯💯 thanks for reminding me of how important mid range is

[@toadinthehold]

This is great!!! Amazing content thank you so much this will be a game changer for me!!

[@josipvulic5471]

thank you for this mid journey, ;) quite brilliant actually

[@wobamusic]

Very helpful and well explained....thanx a lot for sharing your knowledge...kind regards

[@meanwhileinespoo1265]

This waa helpful and eye opening thanks

[@cseymour88]

Thank you for making this! There is a lot of great information here and it is presented very concisely.

[@TristanBaldi]

Excellent thank you!

[@HelicopterRidesForCommunists]

My guy here does know his stuff. Not interested in the course, but if I were to recommend one or go take one myself, this is the bro I'd choose.

[@nonexistentlakerfan22]

bro i have been debating whether or not to get it for a while now. while i do think i am at a level where it's not going to be 'enjoyable' to follow the curriculum (im guessing it's tailored for beginners) i still believe it could help me learn so much. a bit too expensive tho for sure lol

[@deepsynth3495]

Gold underrated channel

[@matthewhayter1005]

Really solid and practical advice! Thanks!

[@nicoincertezza5763]

uh, I have to try this. Thanks Anthony!

[@absin8078]

Really an eye opener

[@gpreyes6907]

Awesome, and very detailed advice. I can't thank you enough!

[@musicineverything4732]

WHAT A BANGER OF A TUT

[@krnflks]

Ya see though, the mids take up a good chunk of frequency real estate, so though having a clear and defined midrange should be a goal, Another one should be turning the mids down unless you are presenting your main idea in the mids to maximize loudness.

[@carterc7442]

Wow, just thank you!

[@JayM928]

I appreciate you explaining the “why”. You’ve certainly come closer to a concrete answer than most I’ve seen. Unfortunately, in the end, you can explain your reasons, but it all ends with “that sounds better to me.” 5:35 this is cool. I really wish I could hear the difference.

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

You probably need better monitoring speakers or headphones to hear the difference

[@DENDENsound]

coming back to this months later and noticing the mantis-alien artwork presumably due to recent mantis-alien warfare dreams

[@sora8537]

wouah. Thanks for this awesome tip!

[@marleenvos4126]

Thank you, this is very useful!

[@Vegan_Kebab_In_My_Hand]

This is indeed very true!

[@matthewj6026]

This is really good.

[@DkPhantom126]

Love this guy!!

[@krysticsage]

wow! this is really good

[@NeuromorphMusic]

Wait, but if you use your EQ-ing methods with headphones (single speaker per ear), you should get just as good feedback as with mixcubes, right?

[@Jazman342]

LOL. Best way to focus on the mids is to get old and loose all the high frequency in your hearing. At 2.45 I hear no highs. Just the Bass. @ 71 I still like messing with music though.

[@Jazman342]

Interested in your view on "mix cubes". One question re mixing in general. Seems to me that the sounds you are removing in low mids would be coming from Kick or sub bass instruments. Wouldn't it be better to EQ at instrument rather than mix? Reason being to avoid removing lows from other instruments. Also as to high frequency hearing loss, mine starts to reduce at about 1.5k and is gone totally above about 3-4k.

[@rayr268]

I’m working on getting old, but it’s taking awhile 😂

[@YoItsjexpa]

Hey there ! I subscribed and watch your KZbin vids, they’re so helpful !! I was wondering if there was any way you could re-make your video “Vowel redux bass tutorial with Ableton Live” now that there are newer versions of ableton & the redux effect works differently than in that video ! Or is there a Patreon or something you could teach me 1 on 1 with ? Thank you ! :)

[@krystledawne]

Thanks sensei. Way to drop them gold nuggets

[@Deathroar-official]

This is a really cool trick!

[@ARESMUSIC8]

great video!! i also have 3 of your courses.. they are great too!! peace.

[@quikdon]

Would you slap this EQ down before you put a mid/side EQ into the master rack? Thank you, super helpful tutorial.

[@wtfmellonbutter]

best tutorial

[@kage-fm]

save that mid EQ preset as “NS-10s” 😂

[@dandon1968]

is there an order to effect placement? i thought the effects on the right supposed to affect the effects on the left side. the EQ Eight is put before the "Music is Midrange" group. then doesn't that mean the resulting adjustment is filtered? or am I wrong?

[@roystroebel]

Splendid

[@neopunkmusic]

wow this is genius...i instantly applied this practice into a track that is near completion and its so much cleaner. brilliant. thank you sir.

[@adirsab]

be carful cutting the "thud" can remove some "weight" from the mix

[@R1PPA-C]

Question.. How do you find those Anand Stealth for producing and mixing? Due to my living arrangements I can no longer use any of my monitors and I really struggle using cans for EDM. I have about 8 pairs some bass heavy some open back and lacking the low end...dt770, her9, sundara to name a couple. But I'm constantly having to change them out to get a true feel for what I've been working on because as soon as I get the chance to go check out mixes on the monitors everything falls apart and I lose the will to live. It's delaying everything I do and making me over produce everything. I'm wanting Audeze but that kind of money is something I don't have. Would love some feedback on using the Anand

[@DRMegaone]

Greetings, Is this considered EQ'ing your mix after you've leveled, panned, and automated your song? What I'm getting at is.. Is it necessary to use a midrange band during your actual mixing or after the mixing is done the way you are demonstrating here? As a novice, I keep mixing every song a dozen times to get unfruitful results. I'm almost ready to pay for this to be done by someone else. Thanks in advanced.

[@Knowcaptv]

Do you mix the midrange on the mix bus or the master?

[@Lovinoable]

damn you just blew my mind

[@JakeCuley]

is this worth doing on a track/group level as well? or mostly for final mix?

[@digitaltrash_]

1000 - 2000 is very important to "in your face realism" feel.

[@WinterVibrations]

This is for mastering EQ though. Not mixing.. how do you apply this concept in the mixing stage?

[@bearwithit]

Song started and I didnt gaf about the mix cuz it was a bop. Thats most people's issue, can't mix a bad song into being a good one

[@breezybranches]

What is the difference between this EQing the mix bus and EQing the master bus? Is it necessary to EQ the mix bus before mastering?

[@gooneybird808]

god bless you

[@0x14c]

The low end is slapping

[@0x14c]

Seems to get accelerated after the first hit, how to do that

[@0x14c]

My take on bass is direct and sounds nothing alike

[@Howard_in_space]

Hi! What's the name of your headphones?

[@breakbeatonline]

Brutal !!!! ❤

[@Poplesz]

Are you using Audeze Headphones? Seems some kind of planar...

[@njea1337]

great video

[@marosjagersky1393]

Hello! Is this EQ Midrange approach useful for mixing of each separate track (stem) or better only for mastering of whole track (on Main)?

[@SeedtoStage]

It could be used whenever but I’d say it’s better for when your tracks are all separated because when you’re mastering youre listening for the cohesiveness of the entire track in full range. I just used a single track for simplicities sake.

[@marosjagersky1393]

@@SeedtoStage I think so! Thanx.

[@dustinkirk4515]

Why can we hear bass when the EQ is engaged for everything above 6k? I'm self-taught but have always wondered that happens.

[@fpep5]

It's an fx chain. You only saw the hi shelf eq because that was what was selected

[@dustinkirk4515]

@@fpep5 oh yes an optical illusion - I wasn't paying attention, my bad!

[@zensational.]

This sentiment is why Mahogany is usually my go to tonewood - it acts as a natural EQ to round off highs and lows. You can really dig in and play loud without distorted overtones of highs/lows that diminish Polyphony, as well as also play delicately and still have full definition.

[@Llddj502]

Wish you had a payment plan. I’d buy all your courses :(

[@SeedtoStage]

There is an affirm system for payment plans if that’s what you want to do :)

[@Gome.o]

I could not hear a difference lmao. The mid-freq EQ made the mix sound subtly thinner but not enough that I have any idea about how it's improving the mix.

[@siriusfun]

Mids are 400Hz to 4kHz. I always have a separate stereo buss EQ rolled off at those two points as a quick A/B for the very reasons this fine fella is speaking about. Solid tip.

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

Everything that's good is always in the middle. Same with the truth.

[@drummindave50]

seems like your eqing is just fixing a few mix issues with a few instruments in that section of the song and making the rest of the song worse.

[@SeedtoStage]

In general if you’re going to use this tactic, it’s preferable to still have your whole mix of broken out tracks to work with. Turn up a snare here EQ a guitar there, etc etc This was for quick demonstration purposes.

[@roxasblues8225]

Seems like u didnt notice this is not an mixing sesh, just and youtube lesson

[@mrtinacrispoti]

You are the best!