judahOct 13, 2017

Music Production Tip #1:

Using any EQ, cut everything below 35hz with a low-slope/low-pass filter. Make sure the slope is fairly steep so it almost acts like a wall for lower frequencies.

Why? This clears up the low end by a long shot on really large/high-end systems.This also gives your kicks and basses some nice *uuuuumph* - Hope this helps!

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Show threadnaught101Nov 5, 2017
@judah I think you're better off tailoring the frequency to the sound. 35Hz is way too high for a sub. For higher sounds, you should cut as high as you can without changing the impact of the sound. #musicproduction #eq #mixing
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@naught101 well what you're trying to do is clear up low end on bigger systems. If you cut lower than that, you could get some not-so-good rumble from the sub, kick, etc.

But like everything in music, their shouldn't be a set way to do X or Y. However, cutting at 35hz is usually a decent starting point. 👌

Nov 5, 2017 at 1:45amâ—† Tootdon â—†
Show threadnaught101Nov 5, 2017
@judah Yes and no. Yes, because the low end is often not musical, and just adds a DC bias, reducing headroom. But for subs, I can can get pretty clean down to a low C (33Hz) on my system. If I cut at 35, I'll lose a lot of that. For other sounds, like pads, you usually only want the mids and treble, but those sounds often still include a lot of low-end information (I've seen samples with heaps of 10Hz content) that will mess with your bass and low mids. Cut them much higher to avoid low-end mud.