How to EQ Your Overheads for Air

EQ Starting Points for Overheads text over the a blue background of an Audio Issues EQ plug-in

If you want your drums to cut through and the splashes of your cymbals to sing without adding harshness and piercing overtones, this week’s video is for you.

Make sure you follow these overhead EQ starting points the next time you’re EQ’ing drums.

EQ is only one of the five plug-ins I show you how to master inside the Step By Step mixing method.

If you’d like to make pro mixes you can be proud to release, using only the five plug-ins you already have in your DAW, check out Step By Step Mixing.

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