Quick tutorial on how to EQ loops and samples from our sound library. This technique can be applied to any audio source. 

Goal: You want your bass-line and sub-bass, hi-hats, tabla, dhol, drums etc. to have their own space in the mix. 

How: Effectively use Low Pass and High Pass Filters

Plugin: Waves Renaissance Equalizer

In your EQ you will notice a “High Pass” and a “Low Pass” option. Let’s define what they are.

Low Pass: Gets rid of all high frequencies and keeps the low frequencies which is set by you in your EQ Plugin. 

High Pass: Gets rid of the low frequencies and keeps the high frequencies.  

In the music production world, “getting rid” of a frequency is called “cut off” and keeping the frequencies that you want is called “Pass”

Rule of Thumb: For all percussions which included American Drums, dhol, dholki, tabla etc., hi-hats, string instruments which includes Tumbi, Mandolin etc., get rid of the low frequencies (60hz and below).

The reason you want to apply a High Pass filter to instruments and percussions is for your bass-line and sub-bass to sit well in the mix without sounding “muddy”. 

The bass-line and sub-bass traditionally occupy the lower freq. range of 40-60hz therefore you would use a “Low Pass” filter with your kicks, bass and sub-bass to get rid of high freqs and keeping the low freqs. 

Remember, these are general guidelines and you should experiment with the High pass and Low Pass filters until you like what you hear!

Deeps Pabla
CEO, Goldenchild Audio
“The leading developers of Indian audio loops and samples”