My Trick on How To Perfectly Balance Sub Frequencies

In today's tutorial we cover how to use Ableton's EQ to perfectly balance the sub frequencies in our track. We'll use a combination to Voxango Span & a Frequency Chart to monitor the frequencies and then carve specific frequencies directly to our desired level.

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[patdry]

one important thing to mention: when listening on a big system or when playing your music out in general, the room itself and the house PA is going to resonate at certain frequencies. some subs just DRILL certain notes even though the system tech might have it “pretty flat.” without going into tremendous detail, *here’s my point* in the middle of a set, everyone in the room/festival becomes used to the sound of the PA. SOOOO if you follow this tutorial and get your lows balanced well, the ROOM will be where the notes poke out, but just like every other track has already done. so another reason to keep your mix tight and balanced before you go out to play it. you’ll fit in with everyone else’s mixdowns the way you hope you do 😂 but lastly, playing my tunes out has been a huge help for teaching me to mix better. i focus on what each speaker is getting and that REALLY helps me to be selective. one thing pushes the subs at a time, midrange drivers need focused and punchy info, horns need smooth and clear sound. a good room/PA can be very useful in revealing mix tweaks. rant over, wow didn’t mean for this to become an essay. peace.

[cmndzmusic]

That EQ Mentality legit no music school will tell! 😢 Thnx Ahee 💗💗 A request would like to see some Compression tricks! I really suck and compression! 🤧❤

[FrAuSkY]

I love how you eq things and I find myself doing it all the time to. Almost gives a super compressed feel without any compression at all. Helps square things off and make them sound bigger without any real processing. 👌🏻

[squidcatbass]

leaving a second comment because this was a helpful tip. I really heard a difference in that last example with the low shelf boost. Music is such a touchy subject, thanks for touching it

[squidcatbass]

Oh Jeez your droppin some science on us! I like this. I didn't realize how important this could be

[pistolpaul]

Duuuude. I used this technique with the eq and it worked so well all I could say was thank you ahee. Haha. I told you at the Reno show when I got to meet you how much I love your tutorials and I gotta tell you again. Thank you!

[MacroSSun]

that's brilliant, thanks a lot for sharing all these precious pieces of knowledge!

[kaythxsound]

you are a genius my dude.. You should have been a long time ago. Everyone should probably know who you are if they have any interest in this stuff

[DennisKaneSound]

Great stuff man. I really need to utilize span more, thanks for these tips.

[piotrpoch]

Why I’m here so late? Your videos are the answer to all my mixing problems I’ve been dealing with as a bedroom producer. Thank you!

[tralfmusic]

It's a shame I only just found your channel - you're straight to the point and super useful. Please keep the content coming!

[jody]

There are a lot of tutorials out there but I must say yours are the most informative. Great content as always.

[TheDjKnightmare]

First of all Thank you! I own all of your stuff and i feel like you articulate what i have always been wanting to do in my head but cannot get out! So thank you for your Magic Racks! Also your tutorials are amazing seriously so helpful! Thank you a ton!

[AlanFullmerMusic]

I've actually learned a few things from ya. Keep em coming.

[noeysun]

THANK YOU for talking about actual, specific frequency numbers.

[LokiBeckonswow]

bro, AHEE, awesome video man, this was such a simple way to balance subs, it's already given me a lot more confidence with understanding what's happening even if I can't hear it on my current monitors! legend, cheers

[indianarobbins]

cool video thanks bro!
u r the one who got me on SPAN and now my mixes are phenomenally better - I only have on KRK6 but now using SPAN my mixes sound good everywhere I take them, mixing on one speaker and headphones . thank you!! also this video is great bc ive been battling this sub level deal but Ive had my Q's too low - the 18 is the secret!; thank you again!

[thewizardtk]

I was surprised to see how specific you made your Qs. I’ll have to try this, I usually use a wider Q and I think that’s what caused a lot of muddiness in my mixes. Thanks!

[Jamesdavenelson]

This is honestly so helpful, very entertaining as well! Thanks so much

[MikeFlex]

Absolutely crushing these tutorials. Thanks, man!