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by nowaysj » Sat May 19, 2012 5:14 am
Like everything in production, it depends.
But generally the mud range can go anywhere from 200hz all the way up to around 800hz or so. That is your midrange area. Technically power comes from the sub area, but acoustically that midrange area is where the strength of most of your sounds will come from. The body. But frequencies will build up here real quick from all of your different sounds.
So just remove frequencies you don't need from ALL of your sounds (same goes for all frequency ranges, not just that midrange area). I suggest a low shelf over a low cut, but whatever floats your boat, really depends. Just dial in a few db's of gain reduction, a gentle kind of slope and just roll the shelf up until the sound becomes too thin IN THE CONTEXT of the mix. For like more extreme forms of music maybe you want to cut, like aggressive cuts 24db/oct cuts... whatevs.
Also, if a sound does have a specific resonance, you can use a bell shaped cut in that region. In this way, eq will actually affect dynamics, so crazy. Compressors affect frequency, eq's affect dynamics. Strange world this audio realm.
Just note, not all eq's sound the same, some can cut or shelf more strongly without 'hearing' the eq. I hear so often people say all digital eq is the same, not true.
So tricky thing is that a lot of sounds are going to need eq to an extent, but you don't (necessarily) want to be hearing the eq, so you have to do it judiciously. You have to really listen, and decide how much to take out of a particular sound. Too much and it will sound eq'ey, too little and it'll sound muddy (in the lows) or fizzy in highs.
And fuck, as always, best to pick sounds that naturally have the spectral character you need for the mix. Also is good sometimes to pound square pegs into round holes, whatever works for you man.
Happy eq'ing.
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