How to EQ EVERYTHING: A FREE Comprehensive Guide

Want to know how to EQ Drums? And Bass? And Vocals? And Guitars? And Pianos? And, well... EVERYTHING? Justin Colletti gives the answers in this episode.
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0:00 Introduction
5:13 Drum Concepts
9:10 Kick Drum EQ
13:30 Tom EQ
14:39 Snare EQ
15:44 Drum Overhead EQ
20:10 Room Mic Overheads
20:53 Hip Hop and Electronic Drum EQ
25:54 Bass EQ
31:17 Bass vs Kick EQ
41:12 Acoustic Guitar EQ
54:25 Piano EQ
58:05 Sampled Instruments vs Mic'd Instruments
59:47 Vocal EQ
1:01:30 Lightning Round!!!
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[@SonicScoop]

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[@SteveGietz]

One of the best videos on EQ "concepts" without any of that "never cut/boost more than 3dB" crap. Much appreciated 👍

[@jordan17bliss]

Solid info on Piano EQ. Your first EQ move - I remember Tomb Elmhirst dipping a 400Hz Shelf on piano and my mind was blown, now its a common practice....not always but sometimes.

[@SonicScoop]

Very common! -Justin

[@jordan17bliss]

When I started mixing 12 years ago, I was begging everyone to tell me exact frequencies for certain things. It took me a decade of listening and learning ranges

[@SonicScoop]

That’s how it goes! The EQ Breakthroughs course speeds that up DRAMATICALLY. But there’s still a learning curve no matter what. -Justin

[@SonicScoop]

Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 5:13 Drum Concepts 9:10 Kick Drum EQ 13:30 Tom EQ 14:39 Snare EQ 15:44 Drum Overhead EQ 20:10 Room Mic Overheads 20:53 Hip Hop and Electronic Drum EQ 25:54 Bass EQ 31:17 Bass vs Kick EQ 41:12 Acoustic Guitar EQ 54:25 Piano EQ 58:05 Sampled Instruments vs Mic'd Instruments 59:47 Vocal EQ 1:01:30 Lightning Round!!!

[@DarkTrapStudio]

Whhoo you going all in Justin :O

[@simviciousmusic]

Thank you, this video removed a lot of self doubt in myself when it comes to mixing, after watching this whole video turns out I've actually done a good job. 😏

[@SonicScoop]

Awesome to hear, so glad to be useful! -Justin

[@jordan17bliss]

Watching Eric Valentines insane 19db cut in a kick at 270 made me feel I wasnt losing my mind. Would love to see you watch his youtube videos (2) on Drums. and then break it down

[@SonicScoop]

Thanks for the recommendation! -Justin

[@justinhayes3434]

Great point about context! It’s is all going to depend on the frequency curves of the other instruments in the mix. If you start boosting high end in kick, snare, guitars, vocals you can get a huge buildup of harsh high end. I’ve learned this the hard way. I get fatigued ears and think my mix sounds awesome until 2 days later when I realize that it hurts my ears as soon as I turn it up.

[@tortugulaproductions]

😂you’re hilarious. becoming a member was one of the best decisions ive made

[@SonicScoop]

Thanks so much for the comment and for being a member! -Justin

[@davidrotimi]

This was so good! I didn't even know when 1 hour had passed by! Thank you!!!

[@SonicScoop]

So awesome to hear David! Thanks for tuning in! -Justin

[@mikeshannon9834]

You are a legend! Thanks for giving us this freebie!

[@wiggesobk]

Great video. Much thanks!

[@maplefieldsound]

Awesome stuff. Thanks again Justin! I really enjoyed Mixing Breakthroughs, so I'm definitely considering the other courses as well!

[@SonicScoop]

Awesome to hear! Thanks for the comment and for being a member :-) -Justin

[@thirdeyetye]

he's cooking in this video I like how you give general tricks rather than one trick fits all tricks for eq. how you would eq rock elements may differ drastically on how you would wanna eq trap/hip hop elements. where instruments frequent their sound to give the correct tone for a specific genre a lot of the times differ from song to song and from genre to genre. if you focus on eqing it would bring you way further than learning everything at once because eq will help you give the correct space and tone to a sound that will help it better fit into the mix than any other processing!

[@CM-xr9oq]

That's Justin. I always appreciate your videos.

[@SebAndJosAddesso]

You don't talk to much when it comes to learning. I been looking at what you are saying about acoustic guitar and been re looking over that in my mixes even though I love that standing out a lot in my mixes.

[@SonicScoop]

Thank you for the vote of confidence! So glad to be useful! -Justin

[@akumusik3582]

Love it! Gratitude & Appreciation Always🎵💯

[@StratsRUs]

Fantastic advice always ! Thak you

[@vonfolta]

Thank You for sharing ...

[@gurumajuindonesia]

NEed more like this! awemazing, thank you sir!

[@Silver6003]

I love all your vids . You talk about mixing in a holistic way …Which Ofc it is .

[@sonicpalacevideos]

Great advice and that Kirchhoff eq is a beast!

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

I’m glad I came across your Video, so true and accurate. I’m sure your courses are Great!

[@Dannys.channel]

Learning from others is the best eay to learn.

[@1337murk]

Just got caught up. Great video! I'll be needing to grab that course at some point. It's on my shopping list

[@SonicScoop]

Awesome to hear, thanks so much! -Justin

[@Dannys.channel]

This is incredible

[@SagarNaithani]

Thankyou soo muchh for everything ❤ 🙏

[@just_nate_a]

saved me a bit with the acoustic guitar bit. ty

[@bakharandi]

Brother Jistin, Thanks You for this amazing seminar . . . So many things are resonating and affirming my experiences. . . Many of my own projects are African Drum Orchestrations were I might be boosting between 60 and 80 k and ducking the Bass drum.as a more subtle support . . . So.much amazing information in those video . . . ! . . . :-) (-;

[@WassupFred]

How can I have u master a song for me? I love the way you teach.. You have to understand this and train your ears before u even touch that eq.. I will say, with me doing more mixes and putting out fires.. I def am getting better at hearing the ranges, the mud ranges, the harsh ranges, etc.. it’s def about practicing

[@SonicScoop]

I'd love to help! Just email me at podcast (at) sonicscoop and you'll get me! Very best, Justin

[@waliddeui6725]

much respect

[@Studio22mix]

Awesome video thank you ☺️ This is great information I’m sure a lot of people can learn a lot from this ❤

[@marvsowell684]

Justin! Thanks for this! Any Fabfilter presets you can share for all of these that we can use and study at home?

[@jawanauselton9197]

Newbie to home recording. I dont understand much of what you said but it sounds interesting

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Hi Justin, I have one music file that seems not to be remastered, they choose bad drum sounds for the dance song, so I tried to use dynamic EQs, but balance is than bad. If I have some time, I try to work on it, but it seems not possible. Did you ever experience this? Thanks.

[@AVDRE]

Yes, I've been getting the course ad every 5mins 😂😂

[@DarkTrapStudio]

That mean the marketing is great !

[@bluematrix5001]

Me too, wanted to buy it but too steep the price, if this video blows me away I may buy it.. but cool he made this video

[@jomesias]

@@bluematrix5001it is a bit steep I mean I’m no big shot with a millionaire salary but I had to get this one. I waited for my credit card cutoff date and purchased it immediately after my last cutoff. That way I get 60 days to pay it off without interest. 1 69 for this info is a gift, I even got the compression bundle too. The info per genre per instrument is just exactly what every producer needs. The “contextual” eq approach Justin describes is exactly what I knew I’ve been missing all this years! Don’t get me wrong, most producers know and use them but it’s hard to articulate and teach. I actually own urm and slate academy eq courses and they’re so simple and short. You only get a generic list of terms like nasal, thick, etc to try to teach you to listen for the sweet and bad frequencies. But never do they attempt to even explain the curves per instrument per genre!! And Justin does this with audio examples !!🎉🎉🎉

[@john_smith_john]

@@bluematrix5001 are these all bot comments or are this many people just suckers?

[@bluematrix5001]

@@john_smith_john well many feel good being suckers…🤣

[@Barnsey87]

I think people recording live drums need to look at waves ssl collection for gain stage and eqing there perfect for drum kits,guitar,vocals

[@MarVinDolo]

bless!

[@1337murk]

Ahh I had the live queued up and got so distracted finishing a mix that I missed it lol. Catching up now

[@SonicScoop]

I hope the mixing went well! -Justin

[@1337murk]

​@@SonicScoopIt did thank you 😊

[@jomesias]

Really stoked about this EQ course, got the compression breakthrough as well!! (It’s downloading as we speak, wish I had a faster internet speed lol) Just binged on the mastering demystified I got a couple of years back too!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Justin, specially the context you give per genre for every instrument!! Invaluable information for sure !! FYI I checked other eq courses like slate academy and urm but they’re too general they don’t expose all this must have knowledge!! All the best Justin, please continue sharing your knowledge with us !! 🙏 Edit: the practical parts are pure gold!! 👌

[@SonicScoop]

So awesome to hear, thank you!

[@ChrisDv849]

I started watching very enthusiastic, and after 10 minutes I realised there was no single audio example, than I fast forward and realised that there is no single audio example in this one hour video. Learning eq is all about ears one teacher told me, not about eyes.

[@SonicScoop]

There are a TON of audio examples. In the course! It takes 8+ hours to get through all of them and really internalize all the differences I demonstrate there. This is a short recap of most the main ideas, which you can apply to your OWN audio examples (which is where you really learn), and it’s 100% FREE. You’re welcome! :-) I also have a ton of free videos with audio examples as well. But the podcast isn’t about that. It’s a podcast. I hope that makes sense! Very best, -Justin

[@ChrisDv849]

@@SonicScoop thx for your reply. To me, it wasn’t clear this was a recap

[@DarkTrapStudio]

The people saying you talk to much are not the relevant level of your content I guess

[@jomesias]

That’s a nice way of saying they can’t recognize true experience and musical wisdom!! Lol The course has practical modules so don’t even worry about that!! I binged some compression breakthroughs modules and Justin blew my mind when he said you use various compressors one after another, but adjust the attack to taste for each one. So glad I’m getting this info instead of spending years figuring out. I bet Justin had to figure it out himself as well !!

[@em8969]

Facts!

[@Bill.BlanketStealer]

As if it is preferable to watch videos provided by experts when they just sit quietly in front of the camera and do not utter a word.

[@TheirIAre]

Exactly

[@PitchforkIncorporated]

There looking for that magic vocal chain preset! 😂

[@cayxine]

🔥🔥🔥

[@laalpanda5805]

Good

[@marclarcher7908]

There’s a real gem in this interesting video, from 47:25 to 48:10. 👍🏼

[@jordan17bliss]

On a weird sidenote - I have the same exact eyebrow scar - opposite side

[@SonicScoop]

Well then, you must be handsome AF 😄 -Justin

[@Dannys.channel]

Dudeeee

[@DarkTrapStudio]

What are the 7 range ?

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@huberttorzewskifor that would be : 1.SUB -50 2.BASS -100 3.LOW MIDS -500 4.MIDS -1K 5.HIGHS -5K 6.EXCITEMENT -10K 7.AIR -20K based on how I perceived a sweep with a sin wave

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@huberttorzewski I understand but the fact you are a pro doesn't make it relevant, what make it relevant in my opinion is why you perceive those as they are like that, what are the explanation, thats why I said when I listen to a sin wave I can clearly hear (my opinion) that 100hz begin to be a vibration that isn't powerful like bass anymore and fast to be a tone and not a bass that shake anymore, at 1k I can clearly hear the difference beetween harsh vibration and body vibration, at 5k I can clearly hear the separation of harsh vibration to piercing vibration and at about 10K I can not as exact as the others vibration that is begin to be air.

[@redblock1382]

comment section and answers always fun

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@huberttorzewskiThanks, I already got great mixes and I got soundgym exercice to find frequency but I prefer to refer to frequency range with pure sin as your brain is not biaised with phase, harmonics, music content that you already know cause it has been proven that when you listen for the soloed upper harmonics the brain recreate the fundamental to understand what is being cut, and their a lot of brain biais when you listen to music and soloed frequency on music so at least for me a sin as it is a the only wave that is only a pure harmonic is the best way to recognize the "true" ranges of frequency. And I guess thats why we use only the sine wave in any acoustic scenario.

[@DarkTrapStudio]

@@huberttorzewskiSorry I haven't seen the comment where you explained the range before answering :)

[@sampledude8846]

Why only 720p?

[@SonicScoop]

Because it was a live stream. -Justin

[@cook-music]

The number of times this course was mentioned, I actually couldn't get past about 1/4 of the way through. I think it was mentioned like six times already. I value what this guy is doing, but I think he really needs to scale back how much he's trying to sell this course

[@SonicScoop]

Dude. This was released as free content the week the course came out to give something free to people who didn't want to buy it. The reason there is free content is because the courses exist. No course sales = No free content :-) If you like the free stuff, great! I have HUNDREDS of free videos. But if you really do enjoy the free stuff, then thank someone who bought one of the full courses! ;-) -Justin

[@cook-music]

​@@SonicScoopFair enough, and I get that. I just think there's a sweet spot for how much promotion is the right amount, I just thought it was a little bit oversaturated. Anyways, I'm not trying to shed hate, just some insight as a viewer. As usual, your content is very thorough and goes deep, and we do appreciate that. Take it with a grain of salt, just some food for thought

[@SonicScoop]

Thanks! It was a course launch episode. I’m going to mention the course a lot in one of those. -Justin

[@john_smith_john]

@@SonicScoop Of course it's free content, you don't make advertisements you have to pay to watch lol. It's good to help people by giving detailed tutorials but when the entire thing is saturated with ads the constant teasers just come across as manipulative

[@Descriptor_]

Death to 500hz

[@cekirdekci32]

1 hour video. I m still waiting for him to getcto the topic seriously

[@SonicScoop]

Wait… you actually watched the whole hour, and missed where I showed how to EQ kicks, snares, toms, overheads, bass, guitars, keyboards and vocals?? Are you sure you WATCHED the video?? :-) Or did you get through the first 3 minutes and bail because there weren’t enough dopamine-inducing jump cuts? If so, hour long videos that will teach you a lot probably aren’t for you! And the 8-10 hour courses that will teach you *everything* are probably a waste. If this isn’t what you’re looking for, that’s ok. Best of luck with the 5 minute “quick tips” videos. There are many out there! I honestly hope they give you everything you are looking for. In my experience, they are easier to watch, but harder to actually learn and implement from. I hope you find the sources that best suit you! Good luck out there, Justin

[@iam_myster_e]

@@SonicScoopthat’s well said, but remember we are on KZbin bunch of zombies and trolls lol it’s like a fairy tale land for some.

[@romyn8726]

Please please stop constantly plugging your course and reminding us how you're doing it in under an hour, I just want to hear about the tricks. My time is more important than your content.

[@SonicScoop]

1. The paid courses are what pay for the free content. No paid courses = No free content. 2. My time is more important than working 10x more hours for more views that pay practically nothing by themselves. If you want tightly edited long form content, that’s what the courses are for! :-) The only other way to have tightly edited long form content make economic sense in our space is to collaborate with sponsors. We also do that, such as in our regular MixCon series! (And unlike a lot of other channels, we disclose our sponsorships, always.) 3. I’m not trying to reach everyone. I’m trying to reach people who want to go deep, and who don’t mind spending a lot of time with me. The only way you’re going to really break through is to go deep and spend a lot of time with someone in doing so. If you don’t like me, go find someone you do like! 4. A lot of the channels that have big views these days are pros at doing KZbin…. But they may not be pros at doing audio. It’s a tricky set of tradeoffs. The reality is that 100k views on KZbin will earn you about $500. Most people making videos in our space that get 100k views will spend at LEAST 20-40 hours or more on that single video, and most of their videos won’t get that many views. That’s a bad trade. Which is I why I spend 1 hour on my podcast episodes to earn more than that. I have records to master and other things to do! The only way to make KZbin economically sustainable in our space, so you’re not just learning from hobbyists is: a) paid sponsorships. (which many channels fail to disclose, and which align the channels’ interests with the brand’s interests… which is territory that channels have to navigate carefully to be ethical! Many don’t.) and b) paid content, which aligns the channels’ interests with the viewer’s interests. It’s not my goal to dopamine hack your brain into watch countless tightly edited, surface level “quick tips” videos in hopes that I milk your attention for KZbin ad revenue. I don’t play that game. My goal is to genuinely help you transform your results and life in audio, or to have you go away :-) I hope some of that makes sense! -Justin

[@iam_myster_e]

@@SonicScoopsounds like someone isn’t a hard worker and can’t spend a little time digging thru the weeds to get the gems. I love your podcast format don’t change it people are never happy. I always find a reason to be happy!

[@carldock5223]

Man! You are talking too much!!! :) ahahah joking. Thank you VERY much. Soon or later I will buy your course. Greetings

[@SonicScoop]

Thanks Carl! Would be glad to have you! -Justin

[@blckpxl]

Thx for the video ❤ top notch content. But why so low on the video quality? Higher quality would be an overall upgrade 🙏to this incredible channel. 🫶