Mixing high end frequencies: refining sizzle, air, and brilliance

Learn everything you need to know about mixing the high end of the frequency spectrum. Discover how human hearing perceives the high end, how the high end interacts with your room, your headphones, and monitors, and learn how you can control or enhance the highs of your mix with powerful tools.

By the end of this video, you will have a strong understanding of high end frequencies in modern mixes and how to balance lows, mids and highs to get a polished mix that has the right sizzle, air, and brilliance.

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Explore the rest of the iZotope Frequency Trilogy:

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Demo Neoverb free:

00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Sound Example
01:32 - High End Defined
04:06 - Your Ears
06:20 - RX 10 Deconstruct
07:47 - RX Mouth Clicks
08:45 - RX De-esser
10:15 - Recap
10:45 - Your Monitors
12:38 - Tweeter Types
13:42 - Your Room
16:55 - Recap
17:44 - Your Software
18:26 - Saturation
20:51 - Compression
23:23 - De-Essers
24:39 - Time-based Effects
26:33 - Equalization
27:23 - Vocals
28:40 - Electric Guitar
29:39 - Cymbals & Hi-hats
30:35 - Recap
31:32 - Outro

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[iZotopeOfficial]

Thank you so much for checking out our Frequency Trilogy series! Links for parts 1 and 2 (mixing low end and mixing midrange) are in the description ^

[Light-zuys]

Finished all 3 episodes in one sitting! Thank you so so so so so so so much for this intelligent thorough comprehensive inspirational lesson! Mixing basing on different frequencies is honestly the best approach! Please come back with another one soon🥺

[roogrey]

This series was superb! I came for the Low-End video and stayed all the way through. A great refresher (for me) on some elements of mixing and a much-wanted clarification of others. Thank you.

[kierah]

Thanks a lot sir.
❤ All the way down here in the phillipines
Its a big help from low end all the way to the high end
Thank you so much❤❤❤

[riccivlogs]

Finished the 3 videos! Amazing breakdown. I'm a beginner to the music scene! I appreciate the comprehensiveness and clarity of information given! Thanks a ton!

[neilgilmartin]

Hands up if you looked up 'misophonia' while watching this video? Be honest, now... 
Great series. Thanks so much, Geoff.

[seafrae]

Great set of informative videos especially for those just getting started on their mixing journey. Thank you for the free information I hope to see many more informative videos from you guys!

[marcoborge]

Man so thankful for your perfectly articulated lecture! Blessings

[tobidolle]

Wow, I feel like finally learning mixing professionally

[Bati_]

I’ve been waiting for this for a while! Looking forward to delving into it!

[andycornman]

Amazing work! Incredibly helpful and your voice and delivery is easy to listen to and follow. I appreciate it.

[mrboodaddy]

Love this series. So informative and helpful. Thanks So much for these!!!

[rukkuskeylow]

Great series!!! Great explanation as well! 👍👍👍👍👍

[AbdulRoshan-jd]

Whst a great video series. Thank you very much Sir. You are the best. ❤❤❤

[IMSkerstborrel]

What sidechain is used on the electric guitar? Looks likes Bass. And why dynamic instead of static eq?

[joseberroa]

Im 50.. When I started the video I got a little dizzy and I didn't know what it was. SO I can hear very well..

[RyanHarris]

Bi-amping > single amp for powered two-way monitors. This reduces distortion in the high end.

[StormbreakerYT]

Isn’t anything above 16khz cut by YT ? I was hearing that sine tone but it was sooo quite

[eltonwild]

When I play my piano song which has some high pitch notes on my studio monitors there's no problem. But when I play them on my phone there's some type of distortion. How do I fix this?

[RyanHarris]

I can’t hear above 16.2khz so everything above 16khz gets cut.