How To EQ Any Snare Drum (A beginners hearing guide)

Hearing which frequencies to cut and boost is tricky for the beginner so in this video I spend time on a methodology to help you do just that.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Start
01:52 - SNARE DRUM CHARACTERISTICS
03:01 - DEMO STARTS HERE
06:32 - BRING FOCUS TO THE SNARE
10:10 - HOW TO FIND THE BEST FREQUENCY TO CUT OR BOOST
15:01 - HOW TO CLEAN UP SNARE DRUM
17:25 - BRING POWER TO THE SNARE
19:43 - SUB LOW CONTROL
22:27 - BRING CLARITY TO THE SNARE

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My name is Sara Carter, I'm a professional mix engineer, a BBC trained audio engineer and on this music production channel I'm going to share some of my best mixing tips using a simple mixing tutorial style that will teach you how to mix music like a pro music producer in your own home studio.

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[ericlatterell]

Your voice is as soothing as your mastery of the craft. You’re like a sound design Bob Ross. Thanks for what you do

[komet]

My takeaway was the workflow: stick attack boost - boxiness removal - boosting some body back - "housekeeping" LC - adding air. Thanks again for the great video :)

[ViceSquad]

yet again... condensed AWESOMENESS Thanks Sara x

[dazbuc]

Sara go to Channel for superb tutorials. All of them pitched so everybody can learn form them. Cheers Sara, you're a star!

[jordn]

❤ this! When you hear my new mix it’s all about the snare, although I have used samples on it.

[twinsprucestudios]

Greetings from Canada!! Love the videos... you have taught this old dog a few tricks!! Excellent content, super useful information, and all the know-how that I gather..!!! Many thanks.

[bjdarl]

Valuable information as usual. Thanks Sara

[hezekiahcharles]

Solid information, practical application....👌

[christophstoll]

I'm so happy to witness the fact that you (as soon as a number is diplayed) have to go for whole numbers just like me. Whenever I "have" to go for whole numbers instead of something .2 or .8 or whatever, I curse the UI! Btw.: what you're doing here on YouTube is outstanding!

[gitarrenpost]

Thank you Sara for this video. Your serenity is always inspiring. ❤

[tebysinniuno]

Gracias sara-, he aprendido mas en 3 dias, que en 3 años, saludos desde el ultimo rincon del mundo #CHILE

[stephenkoritta]

It's been great to subscribe to your channel and receive messages with links to you enlightening videos and courses. It does depress me, slightly as, my DAW, OS and plugin choices thusfar do not allow me to fully implement your advice. Due to low low budget constraints Been making due for years on home PCs running the mix-bus absent Audacity and standalone IK T-racks 5 mastering chains. Bringing stems over on SD cards from a Tascam DP-32 and prepping them in solo. Absolutely opposite of what you teach. Someday I'll get a system adequate to support plugins without crashing. Your video on low end staging has made a noticeable difference. Panning the kick and bass apart to separate them does make a lot of mid-side mud and that was helpful. Thank you!

[garyleister]

Thanks for all your tutos. All are quality teaching

[reziahamed]

Hi Sara... glad you released this series along with what we learnt from the compression series... Immensely helpful content as ALWAYS.... God Bless..Love from Sri

[leyuentertainment]

Thank you so much for this detailed lesson

[riasure]

Hi Sara, Another great video👍🏾😄 I am learning loads from you, so thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Keep up the fantastic work and would really like to see a video of your updated gear. Whilst watching your videos I am always so curious to see your updated set up😂😄!! All the best

[LVNDRUMS]

Great video! I just got a Scarlett 18i20 and an OctoPre. So now I'm starting with multichannel drum recording and can EQ much better with Logic. And this helped a lot!🤘🤘🤘

[custommelody]

Thank you! It was great to watch) Hope to see more videos about mixing drums (overheads, rooms etc.)

[thearno]

Did you do an interview on Recording Studio Rockstars? i recognise your voice? Great video and i am hoping you do some stuff on reverb as its still something i struggle with.

[alexanderewing]

Just like to say thanks for this EQ series, Sarah . I'm enjoying them very much. As a guitarist, this one in particular and liked the use of the Q on the HPF, i tend to set and forget! The scooping out @ 200-250 i also favour, as it nicely accommodates the snare in that region. Looking forward to the Acoustic guitar insights.
Cheers
Alex