4 Magic Frequencies for Mixing Snares

Find out the 4 magic frequencies that always work when you're mixing snare drums.

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[twilightbiscuit]

the raw recordings already sound so good, man.. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[tomasniemisto]

Just remember folks that if you're using something else then the old Waves SSL-channel plugin, the frequencies are different. This plugin shows frequencies inaccurately. 2.5kHz is actually 3.2kHz, 900Hz is actually 730Hz, 200Hz is actually 170Hz.

I like to use the old SSL Channel from time to time exactly because it shows frequencies inaccurately. Makes me use just my ears. Just a heads up!

[keithdoute]

Much appreciated. I graduated in engineering music producer graduate and I find your information greatly appreciated

[matressi]

Great vid! also TOM IS BACK IN BLINK 182

[mattlathandrums]

Literally just had to come back and comment after giving this a try…this video is the real deal. I was not getting the results I wanted out of my snare, but as soon as I dialed it in as suggested I could hear the immense difference in body and punch. You really do have to crank these spots a bit more then you’d think. Just mix in context like he says and this method will get you that modern snare tone. Don’t skimp out on the low end 😅

[justinreynolds]

Sounds like exact drum part from drum center of Portsmouth's intro. Lol. Like exactly. Also thanks for the tip. My snare always lacks body and depth. Always seems to be the weakest of the kit when tracking. Latley been adding a sample to beef it up. Band works great. I know some folks hate samples but they sound pro and are kind of a must these days in my opinion. Thanks for the tips.

[joemarta]

Great great content. And of course the snare itself is very well tracked, and the drummer is playing very well. Can't fix that in post!

[Remmichord]

I love these kinds of tutorials because I feel like so many producers come to this video for mixing snares for hip hop and here’s a video for mixing country and rock snares. Totally different and these mixing tricks are null for it

[analogkid]

I usually do a shelf boost at 6k a 220hz boost and a 2k boost. For the cut I sweep around. Pretty close to what you do.

I just looked at your cheat sheet and it is very close to what I do. It is great for beginners to intermediate engineers. Great advice!

[khayacele]

Your magic frequencies video have changed everything the ssl was so intimidating, thank you so much....please do some videos on hi hats on the ssl

[bryanunderwood]

This magic frequency series is great! I hope to see one on toms. The bass video definitely leveled up my mix.

[francpavez]

I recently came across your videos and they have helped me a lot, I am just starting out in this business, thank you very much, greetings from Chile 😃🤘

[Ladelvideovault]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom! It would be great to hear the levels and tunings of your great studio kit RAW, before any processing other than panning and volume. I've been looking to compare my Raw starting points on live drums with others, but I haven't been able to find barely anything. I know that the room, acoustics, the sizes, tunings and quality of the drums all play a major part in the starting point, but if there was a benchmark to shoot for, I think a lot of people would find it really helpful. 👍Thank again!

[RamonPalonski]

Notice how the frequency potis are more or less set somewhere around 12o'clock. This explains why the SSL channel is the go to plugin for mixing drums for many of us.

[backwoodmenace]

love your tutorials now my drums will pass the car test

[gulagwarlord]

600-900 is a where the sound of the wood lives.... I do a lot of drum sound design for edm and that's a good place to focus if you want to make the drum sound more "live" or acoustic. It can sound honky right there too so you have to be careful.

[ProdDJD]

for certain snares you might also want to boost or cut the resonant frequencies (the ones that have a clear pitch) depending on the mix, might sound good for the style you're going for

[BrettZieglermusic]

Dude that snare sound is night and day!!! Going to apply this to some tracks today had a couple grooves that I can hear need exactly this 👍🏼 very concise and to the point too man.. thank you for this great content!

[ArtGuitarLTX]

Snares sound great! Those Tom’s at the end… woowee… those are NICE!

[matthammond]

This was really helpful and instantly made my snares sound better on 3 different songs. Thanks.