# Snare drum EQ guide The fundamental typically sits between 150-250.[^1] Warren Huart uses a low shelving boost at 100 to bring in more body.[^2] Peter Katis uses a resonant high-pass filter (specifically the VOG).[^5] Cutting the low mids between 600-900Hz can help clean up some mud.[^3] The smack is around 900-1.4kHz.[^4] Boosting the snare high-mids and mids gives a little more smack to it.[^1] 2.5kHz is a good spot to boost for it to cut through.[^3] For more crack, boost 8kHz.[^3] I like to boost 20kHz on an API-style EQ like [[Lindell 50]]. The snare bottom mic captures more of the sizzle of the snares on the bottom drum head.[^1] Boost the highs around 7k to bring out the snare wires and help it cut through the mix.[^4] I notice I tend to like snares with some 6-7kHz presence. Using a Neve 1073-style EQ, boost 220Hz, 7.2kHz, and a high-shelf boost around 12kHz. I use the [[Lindell 80]] for this.[^6] [^1]: https://www.freemanrecordings.io/products/mixing-fundamentals-eq/categories/2149508596/posts/2154723651 [^2]: [Mixing Basics: Drums - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro - YouTube](https://youtu.be/x3a4_spQCkc) [^3]: [4 Magic Frequencies for Mixing Snares - YouTube](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yCC3MYf0-yQ&feature=share) [^4]: [How The Pros Use EQ - How To EQ All Instruments and Your Mixes - YouTube](https://youtu.be/EAGC2fUAU1M) [^5]: [Tight kick & Snare - Peter Katis - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nHu1_HWpwk) [^6]: [This works on all Neve 1073 style EQs! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=pocket_reader&v=loMYguLfsRg)