4pickupguy
Doctor of Teleocity
Many of you probably already know this and do this, but, I just discovered this little trick. I saw it on this video and just applied to two songs I recently posted and it cleaned up the lower mud tremendously.
I applied the trick to the bass drum and it cleaned up the low end accumulation and tightened things up like magic. In the picture is the EQ analysis of the drums. The method goes like this, the kicks fundamental is at about 90hz. You double that frequency and create a notch or sharp bell boost, in this case 180hz (F#3). Then, you create another one at a fifth above that. That’s around 275hz or so. What you perceive is the fundamental again! Now cut or shelf everything below 180hz and, through the magic of psycho-acoustics, you just reclaimed that much low end energy! Its explained much better in the video. I am still playing and experimenting with how much Q to have on the notches etc. I may go back and add just a tiny bit of the 90hz to give it some girth, but all in all its a very effective technique. I just uploaded/posted this tune in Twanger Central called “Here We Go Again” but I continue to tweak it. Learn me more of these!!!
I applied the trick to the bass drum and it cleaned up the low end accumulation and tightened things up like magic. In the picture is the EQ analysis of the drums. The method goes like this, the kicks fundamental is at about 90hz. You double that frequency and create a notch or sharp bell boost, in this case 180hz (F#3). Then, you create another one at a fifth above that. That’s around 275hz or so. What you perceive is the fundamental again! Now cut or shelf everything below 180hz and, through the magic of psycho-acoustics, you just reclaimed that much low end energy! Its explained much better in the video. I am still playing and experimenting with how much Q to have on the notches etc. I may go back and add just a tiny bit of the 90hz to give it some girth, but all in all its a very effective technique. I just uploaded/posted this tune in Twanger Central called “Here We Go Again” but I continue to tweak it. Learn me more of these!!!