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    This is an old trick, but maybe a few people aren't hip to it. Even if you think there is no bass on many of your tracks (flute, clarinet, etc.) it all builds up to create the muddy low end on a mix unless you get rid of it. On my last mix (in the VSL area) I bussed all of the winds and brass to their own channels and cut the bass under 60Hz. I didn't have any useful information down there, and the adjustment made a huge difference to my mix. I left the bass on my Strings channel, where some contrabass notes might have been thinned out too much. I hope this is helpful to someone.
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    If you have analytic plugins like the Waves PAZ you can actually very easily very if there is signficant energy in irrelevant frequency areas. Just insert them in the appropriate instrument channels and compare with the frequencies for the lowest notes. Then I would use a gentle roll really below the lowest notes. Maybe actually even a steeper one if there appears to be rumble.

    So in my case I have flutes and oboes in one channel, I could set the cut off much higher than in my second WW channel, where the clarinets and the bassoons are.

    Interesting topic. As I have separate channels in my mixer for 4 string groups (CBS and celli combined), I'm gonna verify if there is indeed some significant energy below the lowest notes per group.

    Thanks,

    Peter
    www.PeterRoos.com / www.Samplicity.com
  • DietzD
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    DietzD
    I agree, just let me add that sometimes it is good to _reduce_ the deep frequencies without actually _cutting_ them ... IOW: use a shelving EQ instead of a HiPass/LoCut. There are situations when a sound looses its natural impact without some lows.

    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library
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    I'm usually cutting very low frequencies - hipass filter at 60Hz.
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    @Dietz said:

    I agree, just let me add that sometimes it is good to _reduce_ the deep frequencies without actually _cutting_ them ... IOW: use a shelving EQ instead of a HiPass/LoCut. There are situations when a sound looses its natural impact without some lows.

    /Dietz - Vienna Symphonic Library


    :nod: undertones *do* exist. I used to have a violin player that I worked with that was able to play them on certain notes. Neat effect.