

Placement: Even though toms have low frequencies, if equalized properly, they can sound very interesting on the sides of the mixing space. Reverb: Depending on what sound you are going for, claps often sound great with either drum reverb or the reverb of the overall space. If we do, it is most often to increase the higher frequencies a tiny bit to enhance its brightness. We compress claps often by 2dB to 6dB, with a ratio around 4:1.ĮQ (boost): We rarely boost frequencies of claps. The release time can be short, somewhere between 20 and 100 milliseconds often sounds great. This is often somewhere between 6 and 20 milliseconds.



Therefore, we apply a LPF at around 15kHz to 20kHz to specify its frequency range.Ĭompression: With claps, same as with kicks, snares and other drums, we set the attack time of the compressor to occur right after the attack time of the clap to enhance the punch of the sound. Add a HPF to cut away all unnecessary frequencies right before that base frequency.Ĭlaps often need their high frequencies to cut through the mix. You have the opportunity to be creative here.ĮQ (cut): The base frequencies of claps are often somewhere in between 350Hz and 500Hz. With this in mind, and the fact that claps most often don’t have low frequencies, you can place claps at different locations in the mixing space. Placement: Claps are often added as either a replacement of snares, an addition to snares, or as miscellaneous effects. It outlines easy solutions to the 11 most common issues:Ĭheatsheet: Quickly improve your Bass and Drums. If you are looking for quick fixes for your mixing problems in regard to drums and bass, feel free to grab my personal drums and bass cheat sheet. In this part I reveal our best techniques to mixing drums and mixing bass. I explain step by step how we place these different elements in the mixing space, go over our compressor settings, and give equalising tips to achieve a clean and crisp mix. Also, we covered how to use the essential plugins to mix kicks and snares, the backbone of a song. The third episode covers how to improve your stereo image and make your mix sound wider. The second episode covers organizing your mixer, setting up your signal flow, and understanding the essential plugins (EQ, compressor, reverb, and delay). We discussed monitoring, DAWs and plugins, composition, and stem preparing. The first episodecovers setting yourself up to become a great engineer. Covering the necessary preparations, tools, underlying physics and insider tips and tricks to achieve the perfect mix and master. I share our years of experience and insight on mixing and mastering. How To Mix Music is our essential guide to becoming a music mixing professional. With this series I help explain and teach music mixing to you – musicians, producers, and aspiring mixing engineers.
