I recently talked how to EQ a live kick drum, so I thought I would also put together a cheat sheet for the second most important element of the drum kit live or otherwise, the snare. Just like with the kick, there are some curveballs to consider when EQing a live snare, so let’s get […]
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There’s a certain extra bit of synergy you get in your mix when the kick which is the anchor of your mix matches the main key of the song itself. I don’t recommend changing the tuning of your drums on the pieces themselves ahead of the recording; they should be in tune with one another
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As I explained in my complete overview on what is chorus, this is an effect which utilizes modulation via an LFO to affect the pitch and timing of duplicates of an audio source. By actively changing the pitch and timing of this duplicate of your audio source in real time, it gives the effect of
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Like using reverb on your snare, snare delay allows us to give our snare more size in the mix whether that’s lengthening it, fattening it, widening it, or some combination of the three. Snare delay can be preferable over reverb because it affords you more size without worrying about muddying up or otherwise blunting the
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I’ve talked a lot about mixing snare drum to get this essential and driving element of your drums and entire mix sitting just right. Aside from practical effects for sculpting the frequencies and dynamics of your snare, many people rightly like to use reverb on their snares. The reason for this is it adds width
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