Mixing Poll

Just curious about which you prefer? and why?

By the way, do you do the same for EQing your drum sounds?

i just dont see it sounding the same on all systems if you put a mix on it just to make it louder. i suppose that would include boosting more on the high end which im not a huge fan of....

What do you mean by extremes of frequency ranges?

ddot_SFV wrote:What do you mean by extremes of frequency ranges?

You boost all the way up for every frequency range (Low, Mid, High) before you begin messing with the frequencies.

Smoove03 wrote:i suppose that would include boosting more on the high end

Yes.

The Beat Conductor wrote:

ddot_SFV wrote:What do you mean by extremes of frequency ranges?

You boost all the way up for every frequency range (Low, Mid, High) before you begin messing with the frequencies.

Boosting all frequencies is pretty much the same as turning the volume up, except you get real problems with phase at the crossover points. It's really not a good way to do anything. EQ is best used to cut, not boost. If you want your mix to sound louder, make it sound good so the person listening will turn it up.

^^^ Co-sign.

EQing is more for removing trouble frequencies than boosting. Boosting leads to distortion, you cant distort by cutting.

A cut is worth a thousand boosts. Think of it like sculpture. You remove clay (or wood or whatever) until the shape looks right, not the other way around.

Thanks.

TicToc wrote:Think of it like sculpture. You remove clay (or wood or whatever) until the shape looks right, not the other way around.

I like that analogy. A LOT. People, pay attention to this!

rule of thumb (ie EQ 101)

remove offending freqs and boost volume

When it comes to drums though boosting can be effective.

Boosting all frequencies = turning up the track.

The Beat Conductor wrote:When it comes to drums though boosting can be effective.

No. Weren't you listening?

There are a few good points made, but all depends on the person mixing, for instance, one person might use EQing in there advantage to cut and not boost, where as certain tracks someone might wanna add something on to that particular instrument, sound or voice... but it all depends on the persons personal preference as everything else always does

TicToc wrote:^^^ Co-sign.

EQing is more for removing trouble frequencies than boosting. Boosting leads to distortion, you cant distort by cutting.

A cut is worth a thousand boosts. Think of it like sculpture. You remove clay (or wood or whatever) until the shape looks right, not the other way around.

true!

morgan wrote:

The Beat Conductor wrote:When it comes to drums though boosting can be effective.

No. Weren't you listening?

Stupid me! My bad!

jaem wrote:remove offending freqs and boost volume