Floor Tom Parametric Eq

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Floor tom parametric eq.

Part 2 of 2. Mike lee music 70 069 views. Sample gate settings for floor tom. Too much and things will sound well boomy remove too much and your toms will sound like cardboard boxes.

Mixing toms eq goes first. Depending on the size of the drum there are different frequencies involved. 50 100 hz boost to add low end punch beware of boosting too much though as it can clutter up the low end and get in the way of the other. When the floor tom is mixed so that you feel it in your chest even the slightest head vibration will be amplified through the sound system as low frequency feedback.

Igs iq equalizer is a modern application of the noble sound of analog equalizers. Cut the boxy frequencies until you hear your toms getting thicker. You can adjust your filter depending on how the tom was recorded and how fat the tom is the floor tom is the fattest. This is a great use for gating.

This very precise parametric equalizer works great on every stage of production. Different genres have different drum eq but those two areas are universal when it comes to a good kick drum sound. Start here for a slick modern tom sound band 1. Tom big four quick eq chart.

50hz to 100hz is a good start. Just as it sounds this is the the attack of the drum itself from a stick on its head. Drum mixing eq compression and gate expander by ross stratton from mike lee band duration. 3 000 to 4 000 hz attack.

This is useful say if i have a stereo keys and a guitar taking up the same range. It can add marvelous color to the signal while maintaining the whole character of the original sound. You can bring out some extra air on the tom tracks by using a high shelf of 2 3db starting in the 5 12khz range. Start with a high pass filter and cut the low low end.

100 to 300 hz body. Simply set the gate so that the vibrations in between hits are not heard. I love this plugin on stereo sources or busses too as it has a mid side feature that allows different hpf lpfs and parametric eq s on both the mid and sides. Add the lows add more lows to get a thicker tom sound.

Floor tom eq from a live recording of the same artist as the sd11 screenshot. The happy medium in a kick drum sound is a thick bass thump from the low end combined with a driving click from the mids. Depends on tuning but a good place to look for the boom of a tom sound.