Why You Need to Highpass for Louder Mixes and Clarity
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- High passing every track in your mix to around 20Hz will help you get louder mixes and you have nothing to lose. In this video I'm trying to end some myths have have been floating around on the internet by sharing what professionals in the industry do as standard on almost all mixes. Just because you can't hear below 20 Hz and speakers can't reproduce it - it can still have a devastating effect on a mix. Watch to find out more :)
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This is an amazing video! Thank you Michael for helping so many people out! This is extremely important information, that you articulated so well!! You Rock!!
Would cutting these low frequencies affect the feel on large systems? Say for example, at an edm concert where the bass is heavily emphasized. Or would a song that's been cut feel similar to songs that haven't? Great video! Will be doing my own experimentation.
Hi bendystraw626 marvellous question! Proper high passing not only gives you a louder mx it also gives you greater clarity in the low end so huge bass lines can really sing down there!
I totally agree, Warren!
Jonny Lipsham Studios thanks ever so much my friend!
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5:25 holy shit that comparison was mind blowing!!!
I know right, quite exaggerated but still
@@inthemix dude you are the only youtuber who responds at light speed lol luv u dude!!!
I've had this issue with my tracks for such long time. Like I've had no idea why my tracks are always so quiet compared to other people's music, no matter how how much I boosted them with compressors and everything while ruining the sound. Maybe for once I will have this issue solved with the help of this.
@@Heavysweating have u figured it out lmao, im currently having that problem
@@kahelbeats this video was supposed to be the solution
Dude, this just blew me away! Thank you so much. Gonna be a huge help on my mixes.
Lots of New videos next week. FL STUDIO Trap and Hip Hop videos + 10 more FL videos - stay tuned everyone and have a great weekend :)
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Question I am working on a beat atm and noticed when my hi hat is on it distorts my kick drum and they are both in different channels on the mixer do you know what or why its doing this?
ah think it has something to do with compression on the main mixing channel to rais the vol of the entire beat. sgould I use compression or the limiter cieling knob?
You are blowing my mind with tutorials these days! I see an In the mix tutorial nowadays and I click at lightning speed haha!
That was awsome.
Me too man
Dude I love your videos, keep up the great work!
Here's a funny story related to sound frequency, when I was in high school.
Teacher: We'll test out the highest frequency you guys can hear!
Teacher: We're now at 16kHz. Can you guys hear it?
Students: Yea I can! (About 25/30 people in class)
Teacher: What about at 17kHz?
Students: Yea I can! (15/30 peopple)
Teacher: 18kHz?
Students: Yea I still can hear it!!! (5/30 people)
Also teacher: Oh, I didn't have it on.
Lmao, but some lights can make really high pitched sounds so maybe?
tinnitus xD
High schoolers should be able to hear up to 19kHz, but it could be hard to tell unless you got to compare hearing it to not hearing it
@@MrFram just came from hearing test i reached 20khz im so happy lol
@@marcelaquila8345 same
This video convinced me to get SPAN, since the EQs in FL don't show stuff thats happening below 20hz.
TDR NOVA on Precise (the default) shows down to 10Hz and up to 40KHz. Still I preffer SPAN for analyzing.
Fabfilter Pro Q is better than both, visually and for taking those freq out.
Visually yeah, but inside not. Also, Pro-Q2 isn't free and it's expensive.
Get slate
lol you don't need to see below 20hz...just cut them out and move on...people have been doing this long before spectrum analyzers. Just trying to save you some time/money...
This guy is helping me alot in my production!
Thank u In the mix!
Yep he's cool!
@@GamingGeek7 hi
boi?
There isn’t a better teacher than you on CZcams when it comes to mixing tutorials. Cheers man. Keep up the good work
Thank you SO MUCH for this, it literally changed my WHOLE mastering game. Couldn't thank you enough. Also your descriptions are more professional than any other I've ever seen. Litereally.
You're my favourite music production CZcamsr man. You've helped me take my music from ok to a level beyond what I thought I was capable of and taught me so much. Thanks a million 🙏
You're more than welcome Like, I'm so glad I could help :)
this just blew my mind. i feel like this was one of the missing pieces in my music thank you
He's tryna help and 6 people dislike smh lol I swear people hate just to hate
K4SET don’t act like everyone on the internet is original cuz 99% of comments aren’t original
K4SET I’m just sick of ppl calling out others 4 not being original
K4SET cuz he wouldn’t give a single fuck
Does giving dislikes hurt, though? There are people who just don't like the video, it's not that hard to get
Da Chop Up you’ll be surprised how many people accidentally dislike
I just wanna like this one million times, with the rest of your videos. You are SO freaking well articulated. Super easy to comprehend. I find mixing interesting and important but incredibly boring at the same time - you make it fun and graspable. Super huge thank you!
Wow, this channel is pure gold, not only do you teach us how to use fl studio, but also make us understand why things are happening. I've noticed that the last part also helps me figure out stuff in fl studio on my own. Thank you so much!
You guys always came up with some untouched topics & very helpful tutorials❤
Thanks,I just try to see what hasn't been covered and share my personal experiences :)
@@inthemix That makes your content different than others🙌
Wild information! That's crazy stuff! Thanks so much for the tip, it's so helpful!
Just resently discovered your channel and I gotta say it's a gold mine of information. I've learn more about mixing in this last week than I had in month fumbling around the internet reading tutorials, thank you for this.
Just found you a couple days ago and fell in love with your videos. Thank you SO much for doing this! May you always be blessed and healthy so other people can benefit from your knowledge and the way you teach it.
Simple, yet total genius. I'll definitely be doing this from now on. Thank you for a concise and very well-presented video.
Thanks, the only thing I forgot to mention was that doing this can cause potential phase issues with a non linear phase EQ, maybe look up liner phase and see if you can hear a difference. As always, let your ears guide you :)
Yeah Dude just be careful especially on the bass.
While it is true that we cant hear these frequencies you can still feel them, especially when played through a PA or high end audio system. 20-30hz is where alot of the energy and bump lies.
So yes hi pass but do it responsibly.
I personally like not hi passing on tracks where i use an 808 synth to really give the track that extra bump, I'll hi pass everything else but the synth track
With a bass guitar ill high pass as well to give the notes more clarity. And low pass to remove some of the upper harmonics off the bass guitar.
On kicks you want to do both to get rid of the ringing noise and get a tight kick sound.
This Tutorial Is On Point Thanks
Out of a few dozen videos from others on the same topic this is the first I've seen to really show proof of concept. Thank you!
Mike...keep doing what you do man. So much concise, quality information on your channel. I wish you guys so much success bud. The provided "why's" behind the moves you make in your mixes truly make your channel my go-to for obtaining good information. The music's great too man!!
I really want this guy to go viral one day, this is the kind of producing content (but also flying the FL studio flag) that the music making community needs to see
Absolutely agreed! No fluff or pretention, just very concise, valuable information. :)
Dude, I had to come back after applying this and say big thanks! I'm so hyped! Much love to you, your work and all other persons in this videos still xd.
Pd: Btw be careful with the phase (timing affection) ;)
Thank you for the visual reverence to what is actually happening and what the outcome is. I have received a lot of useful information and inspiration from your tutorials. I know these are older videos but to me they are simply GOLD.
Fascinating! As a newbie to mixing I can honestly say this never would have occurred to me. This is turning into one of my absolute fave channels.
Iv literally learned so much from you it’s crazy thank you so much!!!
I feel like I just learned one of the most important lessons for audio mixing.
Mate every video you make I learn so much! Mad respect! The only channel any producer or musician needs! Peace!
You are the BEST. Really. I used to watch people showing what they did, people showing how to create a certain type of song but I wasn't happy with this and I didn't know why. I was just because these persons didn't show how to create music but how to copy other producers. And then, I discovered your channel, I'm currently watching ALL your tutos and I really feel like I can do whatever I want now. So thank you so much Michael. Music production would have never been the same without you.
That's so amazing to hear! I wish you the best of luck and if you get stuck with something just ask me in a comment!
You earned a sub with this one. Such a great video. Thank you!
Hey, bro honestly, I'm not a pro at this, not even a veteran, but I do know about perfectly mixing and mastering my music and every time even though I had just the perfect FX on the master as well as individual buses, it always came down to this loudness issue and this tip was just a life saver. You did mention it in a previous video of yours, but the concept wasn't clear, but it is and I just tried it on a track, I struggled with, and my oh my it already sounded way lot better.
Thank You, for doing all this good work for us beginners.🙌🙌😉😉
Xanfow can you mix and master my songs because I’m really bad at that but I’ve made a Faux Tales inspired song
You clearly weren't if you didn't know this
Thank you so much for this video! I have heard the concept over and over, again and again. But now I actually understand how the low end impacts the mix and why it’s important to remove those frequencies. You are awesome!! 👍🏽😎
Such a fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to show us the comparison. I was blown away! 🤘🏼
Thank You
Short sumarize: you will increase the overall volume of the track by cutting away the lowest frequencies that even the speakers dont reproduce. Even if we dont hear them they are still taking audio space and affects the overall loudness negatively
The compressor will also trigger from these frequencies which will make everything sound muffled
So is better to cut away that frequency at the master or individualy in the tracks?
@@XtractoClandestino I would go individualy, since each sounds seperately has more or less of those frequencies that you want to cut away. Different amounts. By cutting away from the master you might accidently cut away too much from certain sounds while not enough from others. Best way I think is individualy
@@XtractoClandestino Here's how I see it - Remember when his speaker was slow pumping in/out trying to recreate those low, difficult to hear frequencies? Now imagine multiple tracks overlapped with each other, each fighting with one another pump the speaker that same way. Then, when you attempt to play your music on top of all of that constant wiggling, it's gonna sound janky, like the song is being jerked all around.
Better to get rid of it on all tracks so the speaker can move only when it needs to.
what if my speakers can play down to 15hz
thank you so much! this video helped me a lot. i was having really muddy/poor sounding mixes/masters not sure where it came from.
now after cleaning up those unwanted frequencies it's so much cleaner and warmer sounding.
once again, thanks so much.
keep up the good work.
the level of professionalism in your videos is laudable. Thanks:)
0:58 - I wish my headphones could pop instantly like yours
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Dude un content is lit keep it up
What a brilliantly articulated and useful video. Each time I watch your content, I usually come away more informed than before.
Nice work mate. Well produced and informative video.
This is def!!! the VERY BEST Video you've post!!!! tons of thumbs up for this info!!! Specially digital environments consider the very low frequencies and high as well as part of the frequency spectrum in the meters. May be you can't hear stuffs below 20hz or above 20khz but there is air involved that you can actually feel, you can feel vibrations on your chair or your desk that needs to be remove!!!!! specially with the lows. !!!! nice video! there is so confusing information about this topic in the internet.!!!!!
Great tutorial mike
Thanks Ben
Could you make one more mastering video with (izotope ozone8) Please.. 🙏
The second you mentioned that there are inaudible frequencies that computers will still read I figured it out, but being able to hear the stark difference it makes opened my eyes. Thank you so much for this information!
You just earned yourself a subscriber!
Yoo a very concise, informative video on something that is not often talked about in depth! Thanks!
One thing to keep in mind...
Take a tone that is peaking at -1 dB. High-pass it at say 20 Hz. Now, due to phase shift, you're clipping (unless you used a linear phase EQ, which has its own issues). Point being, be aware that applying a filter to an audio source will have unexpected repercussions.
Yeah I noticed that this trick can cause a lot of issues. Even on individual sounds, I would cut out some lows of a snare, and it added 4 more db to the peak and was audibly quieter. Checked a vu meter to confirm my ears. I’m starting to think a less is more approach is best. EQing melodies alone hasn’t caused me issues tho.
@@ProdTheJudge i'm new to this things so I got so confused. so what do we do in these situations? should we not high pass or low pass anything? or do we just adjust how steep the filter is to that is has almost no noticeable phase issues? Also, if the only issue is that it got quieter, should we just raise the gain a little bit if it doesn't really cause anything too destructive to the sound? Sorry for so many questions. I realized the more I learn in this field, the more questions appears in my head 😅
i'm new to this things so I got so confused. so what do we do in these situations? should we not high pass or low pass anything? or do we just adjust how steep the filter is to that is has almost no noticeable phase issues? Also, if the only issue is that it got quieter, should we just raise the gain a little bit if it doesn't really cause anything too destructive to the sound? Sorry for so many questions. I realized the more I learn in this field, the more questions appears in my head 😅
@@gemgemgem1236 You can still HP and LP sounds, but there has to be an intention behind it. I sometimes get issues when I HP snares or bass, especially when I make a sharp cut. The 20hz -18khz EQ2 cut in FL causes issues when I put it on master. Try to put that eq preset on some tracks of yours and watch the db meter. Before I put it on, the master volume will be at say -6db, but after I put it on it can jump to -3db or -4db. So on the peak meter it is showing that it is louder, but it can actually sound quieter to the ears. What works for me in simple terms is that I don’t have an eq on the master or the individual drum/bass sounds, I just level drums and melodies. I do sharper eq cuts on melodies. I’m not a mixing engineer but I do find mixing interesting. After 3 years of making beats I’ve learned that a less is more approach works best, especially when the drum samples and vst sounds are already compressed to sound good.
Thnx for the video
Awesome video with a perfect talking/demonstration ratio! I am using low cuts a lot already, but your merciless metering is inspiring. There's always room for improvement I guess. Thanks again!
I just discovered your channel, and every video I watch is gold, thank you so much :D subbed!!!
10-15 videos next week?! wow
So I've been trying to get my music loud since I started producing ~6 years ago. Talking like -4 or -3db rms that a lot of heavy bass music tunes are sitting at. I've found that the highpass madness doesn't actually give you much more loudness. The main reason being that a lot of sounds in the digital environment do not have information down that low. The only elements with information down at 20hz by the end of your mix is the kick maybe, even a clean sub generated from a high quality synth does not have information below the fundamental by definition.
I feel I've succeeded in getting my tracks both loud and clean, and flipping a sharp highpass at 20hz on my master (or on all the groups) actually doesn't get it any louder, in fact, it actually increases the peak due to how filters work in that a peak is created at the cutoff which is more pronounced the steeper the filter.
I don't believe you showed what span looks like without the highpass, I'd like to see that, because I've taken wav files of what I consider to be the best mixes in loud dance music, and there is in fact information down at even 5hz, and plenty below 20hz for that matter.
this video is another example of "mastering guru" nonsense among the millions of other subjective videos on youtube, appealing mostly to very young amateur bedroom producers the industry is looking to suck in with over-priced plug-ins, software, mastering sessions etc etc etc etc. This guy going on about affectively high passing the whole track, yeah nobody did that in the past, mixes got released and trillions of records got sold and played and guess what... "DUDE THE FREQUENCIES BELOW 20Hz!!!! TURN IT OFF, TURN IT OFFFFF" .. SAID NOBODY, EVER.
He's right in the vid, but it's one component of getting louder masters. It's Def one of the more dramatic components and it's really exciting to learn for the first time. That being said there's a few others, namely peak management (snare, kick, transients) and understanding the value of creating a musical sounding version of an inverted fletcher Munson curve. Loud mixes are really in the mid range and top end coupled with keeping your bass controlled (as in this tutorial video) and then taming peaks.
Aloot of engineers like the ns10s so much because they're mid range focused. Not too much sub Power(
@@nathannyquist7208 Best way to control peaks? Especially for drums? I think that's the problem for me. I do all the eqing but my tracks are never as loud as others on Spotify for example. I think my peaks are too high. It's the only thing I can think of.
Back in the day, Kind of Blue or Sgt. Pepper didn't have these super massive EDM kicks that are at least 10dB louder than the rest of the music. And producers didn't put comps and limiters on almost every channel, those tend to emphasize the problem this video is talking about. Also, back in the day the more professional mixing desks like Neves actually DID often have hi pass filters on every channel. The more budget minded desks maybe not, but typically when people talk about the good old times of recorded music they aren't talking about some punk seven inch made in a basement.
Just this year I have been top and tail editing my tunes from several years back. Huge differences in mastering stuff now. This is an essential bit of education, very grateful to you for explaining it brilliantly.
Holy Shiza! Wow. Those speakers jumping around without any noise is all i needed to see. Thanks !
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Is this done while mixing or at the mastering fase?
I have that same question! I was waiting for him to tell us the best way to do this. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to put a high pass filter at 20htz on the master, after all of the compression, EQ, reverb, etc on all of the tracks.
Technically he does that on the master so that would be in mastering, but you're free to high pass the source of the low end, and some plugins allows you to high pass the low end like maximus if you are on Fl studio
I would do it in the mixing (each ingredients in the dish).
Then the compressor for each track is fueled properly and you have better separation of the bassy tracks (less fight or mudd).
You can do it in mastering fine if you didn't do it in mixing though.
But sub frequencies is not a big problem, and I can usually sense when there's too much or clashing low end going on already
@Kalrav Naresh everything means we should do it on master
Good lookin out on creating this ... I appreciate your existence a great deal
In all my years of watching CZcams tutorials, this is the one video i can say actually wowed me. I wasn’t even looking for this but I’ve been mixing some muddy mixes lately using a different computer and didn’t really know how to fix it. I’m just grateful to you. I’ll subscribe and hope my views help you earn more money or something. I’d just throw money at you if i had a lot otherwise lol
I can remember when my with maximus' presets """""mastered""""" tracks were sounding like that hahaha :D just 2-3 year ago
same lmao
I play around with a track until I think it's mastered and then come back a week later and it just sounds like disappointment
But should we highpass every sound individually or we can simply lowcut everything below 20Hz on the master? Are there any differences?
It's a good idea yes but if you use groups or busses, you could do the highpassing on those and save the extra CPU power
@@inthemix got it! Tnx!
Individually, and it's the first thing you have to do because if yo do it after your compressor, limiter etc will be affecting freqs below 20hz and the result will not be the same. That's what I understood.
Don't worry it saves you a lot of time. The only important thing is that highpass needs to be the first effect of the chain (in the master)
No, don't put highpass on your master chain. This will increase peak levels and thus less headroom. If you have low frequencies that are present that you don’t want in your mix, the ideal place to take care of those is in the mix, not in the master where all the elements have already been bussed together.
Dude i love your channel i have learnt some things but mainly its encouraged me to start posting up my own vids :)
Keep up the great content much love from Australia!
How could I not know about this channel earlier... I have to say it was an awesome video! You explained it in very clear terms, I'm pretty sure anyone who didn't study recording/mixing/sound engineering can understand the whole vid from start to end. Anything that helps people make their song not as crushed is awesome in my book.
Plus, Warren approves! Love you guys both. You got yourself a sub, fella.
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When you talk about a lowcut you have to talk about phaselinear eqs
You're probably right, I'll be sure to look at it for my next video. The only linear phase Eqs I have are very CPU heavy though.
In The Mix in the Maximus is an option to make the filters linear
Echoing this comment. If you’re working with a mix buss or mastering, you 100% should only use linear phase EQ’s. Not doing so could result in a massive loss of clarity. Always linear-phase your masters, kids ;-)
Very helpful video, I've heard from just about everyone that it's important to highpass at about 20hz in a mix but I never knew why it mattered. Thanks man :)
congratulations to 500.000 subscribers! youre doing a great job in sharing your knowledge about mixing and mastering :) ! thank you!
As someone who produces mumble rap, I disagree, the low frequencies should not be high passed, they should be boosted........
Jk, Loved the tutorial I'll be waiting for the other tutorials you promised on your discord server.
Haha wow I started worrying for a second lol! Lots of videos next week :)
They have a discord server?
Yeah, but I was making fun of that stereotype where mumble rap beats and generally a lot of hip-hop beats have heavy bass.
I mean you could have loud lows, but that's around the 60-80 Hz range.
LOL that's a good one :) Asked about EQing rap, I often recommend a high pass at around 20k X-) bad, bad me...
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Thank you so much man! This really helped. Everytime I mix beats, I always wondered why it sounded so muddy and louder than what it should've been, I couldn't even record vocals because of the mix on the beat lol this makes a HUGE difference
Well done. So knowledgeable and easy to understand. Keep them coming!!!!
Michael, I have just discovered your channel. You explained and demonstrated this point so clearly and concisely. As an amateur DAW user/ musician/ songwriter, it wasn't something I ever considered to be an issue. Now I can see (and hear) just how much difference those inaudible low frequencies can make to a mix when compression is involved. Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge, and having also looked at a couple of your other videos I have no hesitation in hitting the subscribe button and notification bell. Keep up the excellent work, sir!
amazing and underrated, you're a great teacher. continue the good stuff, maybe with some music theory stuff thrown in with production.
A complicated topic expertly and clearly explained. Top job!
Very well explained with really nice ilustrative examples. Thanks for sharing your knoweledge! 👌
Maybe one of the best videos I have seen so far on CZcams, very helpful thank you very much.
Excellent as always!... Thank you, Mike!!!...
This was the best explanation I’ve seen yet. Fantastic and helpful.
holy shit, no wonder i'm losing so much loudness in my end results. too much ooomph. great channel, great video. Thanks Michael
Thank you Michael! After watching your mixing video I had been hipassing inaudible frequencies but kinda neglected it recently. This opened my eyes lol. I'm going back and hipassing all the songs I've done lately haha. You are such a gift!
Confirms what I already knew in theory, but this video goes a long way in demonstrating and explaining succinctly the need for rolling off sub-audible frequencies. Excellent work!
thanks for the high quality stuff ,keep it up man ! we appreciate your work
Incredibly important information that can so easily be overlooked in these times of digital mixing and mastering. Thank you for sharing and posting this great tutorial for better sonic possibilities!
You describing sound as taking up energy in a mix is a real eye opener for me... I know it is energy, but imagining your mix as a finite and well-defined container that can only hold so much energy... is profound for me.
It doesn't matter wat type of music u wanna create... You HAVE 2 KNOW UR STUFF!!! Everything about this video is so insightful. Thanx for all of ur content! Keep doin ur thang💯
I want to say thank you very much! I’m making a synthwave album, and with one track it’s a lot of trouble to get clarity, and I found this video by chance. I used to try to get clarity in mastering with eq, but now I canceled back to mixing, I go through each instrument with a High / low filter if there is an "unnecessary" frequency, finally in mastering I do the same for the whole song and the difference is BIG!
This is excellent. I took a two year break from production after a Decade of frustration around mixing and mastering. Always felt I made decent music, but could never wrap my head around the concept of loudness. Cheers
Wow, this may be the most helpful video I've ever watched! I'm definitely going to cut the super low frequencies that our ears can't hear. I'll probably do it once with an EQ & then save it, so I just have to load it onto the tracks as is. THANK YOU!!!
Thank You. Needed this!
Thank you Michael. I appreciate your teaching being a teacher. This is great information and something I needed to see. Carry on with your videos; I will definitely listen.
Very clean! Thank you brother
Finally, thank you. Really useful Michael.
wow!! this was so crazy!!!! great video bro!
Another fantastic video! Everyone should have to watch this BEFORE trying to mix / master professional recordings! Can't wait to try this!
You are a hero my guy!!! Perfeclty explained and so helpful. I love you man.
Great video. I’ve been doing this as of late to my mixes. I also just learned about mid-side EQ, and that’s cleaning it up a bit as well. Thanks for all the tutorials. SPAN really helps out A TON!
I was aware of this already but it's good someone is showing it clearly. Thank you dude :)
YES!!! Yes!!! Thanks so much for this video!!! You’re awesome, dude!!
Excellent video! High pass filtering is so misunderstood, badly taught and misapplied. This is superbly well explained with very good demos to support your teaching point. I've had a HPF at 20HZ on my mixbus for years. Your video really shows how important it is!