![]() Surgical, sharp and static cuts are very useful for a ringing resonance. Some of my favorite filters for this kind of use are: Percussion, melodies, and high pitched sounds such as hi-hats would benefit from a 6db/octave, high cut filter this smooths things in a lovely way. I’d also cut the highs where they’re not needed, but not too much either. It’s up to you to experiment but if you want to test something interesting, try 18 or 12 for cutting other sounds and you’ll see that this leaves less of a digital feel, giving your sounds clarity and warmth. However, besides the kick, I wouldn’t use a slope of 24db/octave on anything else unless there are big issues. Now that tip was for kicks alone, but you should apply this idea to basically everything in your mix. My general rule is to cut kicks at 20hz by default.If that happens, you’re now filtering too high and you have to roll back a bit. Then roll it to 20hz to start with and then go up frequencies until you hear your kick losing power.The slope should be put to 24db/octave.Use your EQ and the first point on the left should be switched to filter, then low cut.If this sounds complicated, let me explain it in the most simple terms: The number one tip for a better mix is to use filters this alone can make dramatic improvements.įor instance, your kicks might sound muddy if you don’t remove the garbage frequencies that are below the fundamental note of it. Well, if you use high quality tools, in the end, your regular sounds will be “upgraded” in quality too, which will eventually make a difference where ever you play them. “Most people don’t have a high quality system, so what’s the point…”, you say. ![]() Many people don’t realize it, but EQs do sound different from one another and you can tell once you have a high quality sound system. ![]() This explains why some EQs are really expensive: because of the time invested in perfecting the curves. In case you didn’t already know, EQs are filters really complex mathematics which each developer has coded in more or less slightly different formulas. In the following post, I’ll share a few tricks with you that you can easily do yourself when facing certain mixing situations, and I’ll also briefly outline compression. After receiving many compliments about that post, I’ve decided to continue with a part two. ![]() In my previous post regarding the best EQ plugins, I covered some of my favorite EQs and some of their uses. ![]()
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