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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The bass drum, also known as the kick drum, is the anchor of your entire mix. It provides the low end thud of the rhythm section of your mix, keeping the listener locked into the time signature, tempo, and even energy of the song. If your bass drum is too high, low, strong, weak, etc.
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The drums are the backbone of your mix. It’s essential that they’re EQ’d properly (check out my drum EQ chart) to keep them clean but also compressed properly to keep them punchy and visible. With that in mind I’ve put together this drum compression chart which you can download and refer to on demand to
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With their expressiveness and sustain when open in particular, hi-hats generally don’t need compression as often as the kick or snare (incidentally check out my kick compression and snare compression tutorials). That said some hi-hat compression can add a little thickness or even tame a bit of harshness which can creep up in the 2-5k
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