Equalization:

The first thing we want to do in this free online mixing tutorial is get a hp and lp filter on each instrument that you think needs it. This includes the kick drum, snare drum, hats, overheads etc. There are many freeware equalizers that you can use for this purpose. Search the free plugins at the kvr database to find some. Next, clear any mud or boomyness in the 300-400 range on each instrument. If the instrument sounds too thin, go ahead and add some of that “mud” back in.

If you find that during this tutorial for mixing that you need only one band of equalization, you can grab any free graphic equalizer and just pull down the single frequency. This is common practice, since it saves cpu power using a free single band or graphic vst equalizer.

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