@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing You know theres a song by Tina Turner called The Best. Idont wanna sound cringey but im sure it was you that inspired the lyrics! Every tutorial is so easy to grasp! 👍
i use a reverse version of this technique. Try this. In your example let all the drum tracks play. Instead of individualling solo'ing a track try muting one of the drum tracks. Does the mud go when you mute a track? No? Ok, unmute that track, it wasn't the problem track. Now move on to the next drum track and mute that one. Does the mud go, do the drums sound clearer with that track muted? Yes? Then you've identified a track that could benefit from your EQ technique. I find that works easier than soloing individual tracks
Hi Sara, I'm glad I dropped by your channel. You explain in such a relaxed manner and give the listener time, it's very enjoyable. I am a sound designer and piano player, but since two years of so I am completely fascinated by mixing. As learning all by myself, I still struggle with many things and I think I can learn a lot from you. For example my ears are better trained now for hearing the things I don't like, boxyness and resonances and such. Problem I have when I filter those things out I often end up with a dull or harsh mix although I do relatively small moves. I will look if you got videos to address this problem. Thank you for your series. Stay safe and sound.
Tastefully done. I especially like the intelligent approach and light touch use of this with the adequate attention being put on not over using the tool.
At 11:40 ish.. Yeah.. I can hear that. This is may be the first time my bad ears have actually heard what someone was subtracting, in a video. Maybe my ears are getting better trained, but I've watched a lot of these videos where people do EQ'ing, and quite frequently end up unable to hear the difference between A and B. I still will have a tough time identifying the bad frequencies vs. the good, I think, but I think that will just come with time/practice. Edit: I was not expecting instant results.. but I applied the sweeping EQ technique the way you described to a track I'm working on. I used my ears to find those harsh tones in the way I think you did. And, much to my surprise, I managed to create some clarity in some pads and synths in a track I was working on to make them stand out more (I work in electronic music genres). Wow!!! Thank you for this lesson.
Hey Sara!!Glad I decided to check this out today,been working on a mix and figured I'd take a little break from zeroing in on all the details of what I'd been focusing on,thought this would be more about the big picture but-as it turned out,the hi-hat low/mids are one of the main things I'd been trying to figure out an approach to in this mix,looking at where to highpass them,how much of the low/mids to keep so being able to watch you deal w/this very thing,besides completely blowing my mind as soon as I found out you were going to be getting into it(!!) was a real game-changer...much thx as always!!
This is a fantastic tutorial, Sara, subscribed. Shall be working my way through your other vids no doubt. You are really, really good at not only explaining the techniques at the right level of detail but also choosing demonstration examples that even idiots like me can hear and understand.
Well my eq tip si this : look for a track , clean the silences if it got , look for the peaks and treat them with a tool lowering ,them put a hp,filter , maybe a fab filter simplon ,and cut till wherever Your instrument need , not the same a cymbal or a guitar or voice ,then with a span watch the change , the fab pro.3 is so usefull with the analizer .
Thank you Sara. It's nice to get a an easy and concise explanation about separation. I've had to mix a lot of punk bands over the years which is really challenging! Re separate cymbal bussing - I was shown that many years ago and never looked back. Subbed!!
My #1 tip: Utilize the Parallel Processing technique and make use of Buses, FX Sends, Side Chaining, etc. This can also help keep your Mixer very organized :) It's sort of an abstract concept and can be applied in many different ways, but it's very versatile- like being able to control the Wet signal with a fader on the Mixer to truly get a perfect blend with the Dry signal, or using a sidechain with a Dynamic EQ to pull down Drum transients to make room for vocals.
Love this Sarah, your videos are leagues ahead of others covering these topics. I have to be honest though, I still struggle to sometimes hear those subtle differences. Does it take time to "hear" them? Also, how does one choose where to place a node?
Love your videos! and your sample songs, most of tutorials today are mixing modern rap songs and I can't really relate on that. But yours are very good and I love the technique of teaching! Subscribe on that!
Keep up with good content. It's so warm and confy, really pleasent to watch you and listen. One question for you: did you put any sound effect on the vocals on some parts of the video? Like the OCTAVER, maybe?! :)
Hi Sarah! Enjoying your work. I was wondering how you felt about 'room simulation ' stuff, like, Waves Abbey Road et al? Particularly when you were talking about mitigating the effects of a less than ideal monitoring situation (my wee project studio) Apologies for my, long-windedness. Cheers Alex Keep up the good work!
Hi Sarah. Thanks again for the helpful tips. Do the EQ/Frequency adjustments apply to drum samples? As a solo artist, i use drum samples, exclusively and i find my drums tend to get a bit mushy by the time i introduce all the other elements etc. Kepp up the good work. Alex
Yes, absolutely. Do what you need to do to make them fit the rest of the instrumentation.. Samples are often EQ'd and compressed to already sound good but that doesn't mean to say you shouldn't EQ them some more if you feel they need it.
i make a wide Q and sweep from 200 across and listen for the most muffled points then i narrow the Q until i find the exact freq that hums and cut it 4db i do this with a couple points then i make a wider Q and cut a chunk where its boomy and ugly
Many people say that if you put 12db up that in many places we will find dirt.If it is 6db up most of it i can't hear.So is it not '' producing '' more dirt by puting volume 12db up?My question is.If i don't hear dirt should i create this dirt by puting 12db up to hear that dirt?
This noise can build up over many tracks across a mix so it can become audible and when you start introducing compression then it only gets worse so, it's better to be safe than sorry.
great to see the ladies in the mixing/production side of things. usually these tutorials are full of sweaty bearded guys no offence, always good to hear a lovely lady's voice. thanks for all the tips
I'm not really a fan of boosting frequencies looking for problems. The problems didn't exist until you boosted them. The first cut you made on the hi hat helped, but the others seemed unnecessary to me. The hi hat didn't sound authentic afterwards. I've been a drummer over 40 years. A mix engineer over 25 years. Just my opinion, of course.
hahaha 6:25 - "...Pro-Q3, but you don't have to use this." Honestly, I think you'd be pretty stupid not to. There just aren't any other EQ plugins on this level! If you can, get hold of Pro-Q3!
Love the technique of treating the cymbals separately from master drum bus. Never thought of that but gonna try it. Thanks!
Glad you like it!
I believe it is a technique that Andrew Scheps uses and a lot of people took that advice, like the "rear bus" you can see on that template
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing You know theres a song by Tina Turner called The Best. Idont wanna sound cringey but im sure it was you that inspired the lyrics! Every tutorial is so easy to grasp! 👍
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Why would you not separate the overheads from the master drum bus ?
i use a reverse version of this technique. Try this. In your example let all the drum tracks play. Instead of individualling solo'ing a track try muting one of the drum tracks. Does the mud go when you mute a track? No? Ok, unmute that track, it wasn't the problem track. Now move on to the next drum track and mute that one. Does the mud go, do the drums sound clearer with that track muted? Yes? Then you've identified a track that could benefit from your EQ technique. I find that works easier than soloing individual tracks
Yes, good tip. That's how I usually track down a problem
That’s what I do, learned it from “in the mix” channel 🙏🖤🐓
Wow this is one of the best youtube music production channels out there!!
Thank you so much! That means a lot 😊
Hi Sara, I'm glad I dropped by your channel. You explain in such a relaxed manner and give the listener time, it's very enjoyable. I am a sound designer and piano player, but since two years of so I am completely fascinated by mixing. As learning all by myself, I still struggle with many things and I think I can learn a lot from you. For example my ears are better trained now for hearing the things I don't like, boxyness and resonances and such. Problem I have when I filter those things out I often end up with a dull or harsh mix although I do relatively small moves. I will look if you got videos to address this problem. Thank you for your series. Stay safe and sound.
Tastefully done. I especially like the intelligent approach and light touch use of this with the adequate attention being put on not over using the tool.
Thanks, I'm glad that message got through!
So good, thanks so much Sara!
Glad you liked it!!
❤ i love your mix and mastering ❤
At 11:40 ish.. Yeah.. I can hear that. This is may be the first time my bad ears have actually heard what someone was subtracting, in a video. Maybe my ears are getting better trained, but I've watched a lot of these videos where people do EQ'ing, and quite frequently end up unable to hear the difference between A and B. I still will have a tough time identifying the bad frequencies vs. the good, I think, but I think that will just come with time/practice.
Edit: I was not expecting instant results.. but I applied the sweeping EQ technique the way you described to a track I'm working on. I used my ears to find those harsh tones in the way I think you did. And, much to my surprise, I managed to create some clarity in some pads and synths in a track I was working on to make them stand out more (I work in electronic music genres). Wow!!! Thank you for this lesson.
That's brilliant Chris!
Hey Sara!!Glad I decided to check this out today,been working on a mix and figured I'd take a little break from zeroing in on all the details of what I'd been focusing on,thought this would be more about the big picture but-as it turned out,the hi-hat low/mids are one of the main things I'd been trying to figure out an approach to in this mix,looking at where to highpass them,how much of the low/mids to keep so being able to watch you deal w/this very thing,besides completely blowing my mind as soon as I found out you were going to be getting into it(!!) was a real game-changer...much thx as always!!
Wow! Thank you so much for your amazing feedback, I'm glad to have helped
You are the best teacher!
Thank you! 😃
This is a fantastic tutorial, Sara, subscribed. Shall be working my way through your other vids no doubt. You are really, really good at not only explaining the techniques at the right level of detail but also choosing demonstration examples that even idiots like me can hear and understand.
Thanks 🙏 for the feedback and the subscription ☺️
Well my eq tip si this : look for a track , clean the silences if it got , look for the peaks and treat them with a tool lowering ,them put a hp,filter , maybe a fab filter simplon ,and cut till wherever Your instrument need , not the same a cymbal or a guitar or voice ,then with a span watch the change , the fab pro.3 is so usefull with the analizer .
Great tip! Thanks for sharing
Honestly, you've helped me so much and I'm so very grateful for these videos. Thank you!
I'm so glad! Thank you for saying that 😊
the best teacher ever i love you
Haha, thank you so much, I'm glad you like what I'm doing!
Thank you. Absolutely amazing. This EQ technique has upped my production skills massively.
Wow! Thank you so much for your amazing feedback, I'm glad to have helped
Beautiful 😊✌🏾💜🕉
Really heard the difference in the kick and hi hats. I could perceive higher frequencies in both without adding eq
Love this channel!
That’s great!! Glad to have helped
really useful
Glad it was helpful!
Brilliant video and really informative. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Nikki!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sara, your Mixing Essentials course at ProMix Academy is stellar...thank you for making the course.
You are very welcome! I’m glad it’s helping you 😁
Hi, one of my patreons just showed me your channel. Love the content, thanks!!
Thanks Cato!!
Great video Sara!
Thanks Niclas!
This was great, explained so well, thanks. Can't wait for the follow up video on frequency slotting! 😜👍🔊
Coming soon! Thanks for watching
Thank you. Wish I'd seen this years ago. The most comprehensive I've seen out here.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video. Thank you, Sara.
Thanks Marc! Thanks for watching
Sara, thanks for the great tutorial.
Thanks for watching!
Lovely bubbly!
Thanks! Very helpful!
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
Thank you Sara. It's nice to get a an easy and concise explanation about separation. I've had to mix a lot of punk bands over the years which is really challenging! Re separate cymbal bussing - I was shown that many years ago and never looked back. Subbed!!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic video! Thanks very much for sharing these tips. :)
You're very welcome, glad they help!
Outstanding! Thank you Sara.
You're so welcome!
I love your content Sara. Your videos have helped me immensely! Thank you!!
Thanks Joe Jordan that means a lot 😊
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing It's very well deserved Sara!
You have a perfect voice for ASMR
😂This has been said before!
Great lesson! Your whole vibe is relaxing
Thanks so much!
Great! Thank You so much, Sara!
You're so welcome!
My #1 tip: Utilize the Parallel Processing technique and make use of Buses, FX Sends, Side Chaining, etc. This can also help keep your Mixer very organized :) It's sort of an abstract concept and can be applied in many different ways, but it's very versatile-
like being able to control the Wet signal with a fader on the Mixer to truly get a perfect blend with the Dry signal, or using a sidechain with a Dynamic EQ to pull down Drum transients to make room for vocals.
Thanks for sharing that tip!
Side chain with dynamic eq is so smart wow
Great tutorial!
Thank you!
Merciiii !!
You're welcome!
You're the best!
Thank you! Glad to help
Thanks Karen!
Excellent !
Many thanks!
What a fantastic video. You've definitely got one more sub 🙌🏼
Thank you so much 😁
thank you for these videos!!
You're welcome!
You're so welcome!
2023, Thanks Sarah…strong work 🤙🏻
Thanks!
I would have only used the high pass filter but this is way more precise. I'm gonna try it.😎
Hope it works for you
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing I also don't use real drums so there might not be much noise to EQ out
Gold
Wow..amazing tutorial 🙏🙏🏿🎩🦄
Des OConnor, thank you so much :)
great channel
Thank you
Love this Sarah, your videos are leagues ahead of others covering these topics. I have to be honest though, I still struggle to sometimes hear those subtle differences. Does it take time to "hear" them? Also, how does one choose where to place a node?
Start with asking yourself, where do I think the problem is? Top end, middle or bottom? Then, stick a node in and start!
THANKS A LOT
You're welcome!
Ears training is the best
Agreed!
Love your videos! and your sample songs, most of tutorials today are mixing modern rap songs and I can't really relate on that. But yours are very good and I love the technique of teaching! Subscribe on that!
Matt Natividad, thanks for subscribing and for the feedback!
Awesome!!!
Thanks!!
Excellent videos thank you Sarah +1 new susc. 👍
Santiago, thank you so much :)
Thanks!
No problem!
Great video!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your videos!
Glad to help, thanks for watching!
Keep up with good content. It's so warm and confy, really pleasent to watch you and listen.
One question for you: did you put any sound effect on the vocals on some parts of the video? Like the OCTAVER, maybe?!
:)
No, haha! 😂
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing Then I wouldn't know what I heard at 2:18. Sounds demonic :D hahah
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing Then probably bleed from headphones :D
Have you ever worked with REM ? I was just wondering about your time with the BBC ? Great channel and your hard work is being loved by all.
No, not REM sadly. Glad you're liking the channel!
not just the kick, but the snare too...
Nice video
Thanks!
Hi Sarah!
Enjoying your work. I was wondering how you felt about 'room simulation ' stuff, like, Waves Abbey Road et al? Particularly when you were talking about mitigating the effects of a less than ideal monitoring situation (my wee project studio) Apologies for my, long-windedness.
Cheers
Alex
Keep up the good work!
I'll check it out! I certainly enjoy using Ocean Way room by UAD for drums, that's for sure, and guitars :)
Hi Sarah.
Thanks again for the helpful tips. Do the EQ/Frequency adjustments apply to drum samples? As a solo artist, i use drum samples, exclusively and i find my drums tend to get a bit mushy by the time i introduce all the other elements etc.
Kepp up the good work.
Alex
Yes, absolutely. Do what you need to do to make them fit the rest of the instrumentation.. Samples are often EQ'd and compressed to already sound good but that doesn't mean to say you shouldn't EQ them some more if you feel they need it.
Yes, samples vary widely so if you think they need it, do it!
i make a wide Q and sweep from 200 across and listen for the most muffled points then i narrow the Q until i find the exact freq that hums and cut it 4db i do this with a couple points then i make a wider Q and cut a chunk where its boomy and ugly
Perfect!
Hi Sara - great video! One question, are you soloing the track wet or dry?
Thanks! All dry
Got my music's but needs help on mixing and mastering
Nice video thank you. How about the use of compression in each band that you choose within fabfilter to make it even more natural? Do you use that ?
Mutilband compression? Yes, sometimes. Mainly to control the sub lows
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing i meant using the compression function using the Q3 :) 🙏🏻
Many people say that if you put 12db up that in many places we will find dirt.If it is 6db up most of it i can't hear.So is it not '' producing '' more dirt by puting volume 12db up?My question is.If i don't hear dirt should i create this dirt by puting 12db up to hear that dirt?
This noise can build up over many tracks across a mix so it can become audible and when you start introducing compression then it only gets worse so, it's better to be safe than sorry.
great to see the ladies in the mixing/production side of things. usually these tutorials are full of sweaty bearded guys no offence, always good to hear a lovely lady's voice. thanks for all the tips
❤
Pls giv some advice for cubase daw
Sorry, I don’t use Cubase. Try Chris at mixdown online.
+1 sub
Shame nothing on room mics
Finding a bad frequency band by boosting it, then pull it... There, give room for other elements.
Yes, that's it!
@@SaraCarterSimplyMixing Yes sweety! Thanks!
I'm not really a fan of boosting frequencies looking for problems. The problems didn't exist until you boosted them. The first cut you made on the hi hat helped, but the others seemed unnecessary to me. The hi hat didn't sound authentic afterwards. I've been a drummer over 40 years. A mix engineer over 25 years. Just my opinion, of course.
I totally get it, thanks for the feedback
hahaha 6:25 - "...Pro-Q3, but you don't have to use this."
Honestly, I think you'd be pretty stupid not to. There just aren't any other EQ plugins on this level!
If you can, get hold of Pro-Q3!