Get Clarity in Your Mix: EQ/Panning a String Quartet
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2018
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In this video, I show how to use complementary EQ and panning moves to achieve greater clarity in a mix by separating similar-sounding instruments into their own place.
Better separation can be achieved with a few strategic moves, and can make your mix feel way wider.
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It's hard to find good tips for mixing strings. This is great, thanks! +10 points for the correct pronunciation of 'timbre', and +infinity for the 'mosquito' remark.
DANiEL SHAE hahaha. Absolutely glad to help! And yeah. My sarcasm shows through occasionally. No time for professionalism around here ;)
Saying no to mosquitos and yes to violas. Thanks for posting this! Very helpful! Very few vids on applying EQ to strings that show the Q values.
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Best tut for mixing strings on the tube! Really helpful, applying it now. Thank you!
Well done, Trey. Very clearly explained. Excellent video!
Very good explanations! Keep up the good work.
The sound is great, thank you.
Incredible vid - thanks!!
Loved that 1-2k part as it clearly helped.
I'm doing a quintet with piano and wasn't quite sure if/how to EQ but this definitely gave me a starting point, thanks. Subscribed!
Thanks! Glad something was helpful
Thank yoU! I'm mixing some live strings for the first time and this was definitely helpful. I stink at EQing.
GREAT tip at 7:50! Do you have a video of tips on how to compress strings? Total newbie, here, and I just learned a ton from this-thx!
Super helpful. Thanks so much!
Hi..thanks for the tips! I'm getting ready to copyright a song AM , and I am not happy with the slight unison/muddiness of my two lead strings & viola that come in together ..think my panning is okay, but needs better EQing... I'm checking both out tonight. 👍This was a big help ..thanks again
Very well done
great video, thanks
Awesome video! I've been creating some orchestral tracks and still fairly new, so tips like this really help with my mixes! Thank You! (New sub here!) :)
Thank you very much for this very useful video!!
Martí Carreras you’re very welcome!
very useful tips, tnx.
Thanks! Glad to be helpful.
Thank you very much..
Great!!!
Stavo Gu Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks for the video but it would have been nice to hear how it sits in the mix
Also-What would your process be if you recorded a string quartet that included "extended technique" sounds on their instruments (like knocks on the wood, or palm-muted quiet "bowing" sounds)? would you separate the extended-technique sections out and process them differently?
Hi John, that’s certainly one way to do it. It would depend on the recordings. You have to factor in that those EQ moves may not benefit the extended techniques. Each situation is different. Same with compression. Has to do with the recordings and performances. It’s hard to say. The percussive elements like knocks mixes with tiny muted sounds would present a larger dynamic range so compression would probably control that. And you wouldn’t want to HPF as much on the knocks because most impact sound and feeling comes from 60-250 Hz and you might lose some of that if you filter too high. Just play with it until you find what you like.
A great follow up to this video would be adding reverb. :)
Would you also use stereo widening for a string quartet?
😂less mozzies more viola...made my day!... & big thanks for the great tutorial
How do four string instruments sound so huge
Are these strings from a vst? And if so which one? Sounds amazing
No. Those are real players, I had some friends help us out on this track.
@@TreyMixes Can't beat the real deal.
hey man just btw Joey Bergeron also commented on Erik Brooks's post
Sorry, I'm not sure I understand. What's being referenced here?
6:00 you swapped low pass and high pass. But excellent info!
Tray I have a mix that would need your expert help ( string Quartet individual stems with piano and vocals) How do i contact you?
My friend, I apologize, I have been away a long time, and have greatly ignored this channel. I'm revitalizing my whole contact process and getting this all streamlined. You can email me at treyhodgemusic@gmail.com if I can still be of any help.
If you recorded every intrument separatley obviously it is easy!
why does my strings from east west sound airy from 200-500hz like some air is flowing around it. really annoys me
violin essemble
I don't have an answer for your specific samples; but I would guess it might be present in the samples themselves and that's a product of how they were recorded. I don't have any EW string plugins, but most of those libraries have multiple mics that you can manipulate inside the plugin (close, deca, far, etc.) and maybe one of those pics has a buildup in that range. If so, try turning it down.
Also, you may try stacking other samples to bolster the sound, and blending other samples in can sometimes round out a tone and be more pleasing for you. Hope that helped!
@@TreyMixes ahh makes sense because I find cutting with eq dramatically ruins it and other frequencies.
Thanks man I'll try to do that
Oo btw when blending do I need to pan it in the same area exactly
Anik Talukder If you are blending section-specific samples (violas and violas) and you’re looking to mimic orchestral panning, then yes. I would.
But if you’re just going for a large, blanket, ensemble sound; then try mixing it up and see what you think sounds good!