Drum overheads EQ guide

As with kick, snare, and toms, make sure the low-mids and mids are cleaned up and the body of the drum set is present.1

The harshness of cymbals usually lives at and above 6kHz.1 Marc Daniel Nelson uses a spectral shaper (Soothe) to de-harsh cymbals.2

  1. [Mixing & Mastering for Singer-Songwriters Freeman Recordings](https://www.freemanrecordings.io/products/mixing-fundamentals-eq/categories/2149508596/posts/2156035051)

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  2. My 4 Favourite Drum Plugin Tricks with Marc Daniel Nelson - YouTube ↩

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