Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

>     1) I don't know if this is current mixing theory, though I have heard
that everything below
>100 or 150 Hz should be panned dead center.  This clears up phase problems
that exist in different
>listening environments which might otherwise cancel out certain bass
frequencies.
>
>notes.  Then he runs the kick drum through 2,000 watts of subwoofer.  Yup,
you read that
>correctly, the kick drum is the only thing in the sub 200 Hz range that's
getting amplified.
>Therefore it doesn't get muddied up by anything else.  Since the bass
guitar is doing a lot of
>stuff right along with the kick drum, it sounds like the bass guitar has
all that punch.

When mastering tracks, I roll off anything under 40hz. You can't hear it, or
even feel it.  Audio below this level takes up a >massive<  amount of
energy, which you can then use to normalize the audible freuqencies louder
without reducing dynamic range.

>     3) The art of mastering is all about creating space for everything to
exist.  If you really
>care about getting the highest quality sound (and if you have the bucks)
you owe it to yourself to
>send your stuff to a pro.  Not only do they have hundreds of thousands of
dollars invested in gear
>(gives me a woody just thinking about it all), they also have thousands of
hours behind the wheel
>so to speak.  Failing that, read everything you can and keep your hands
light on the controls.

Make sure you know who you are sending the stuff to, and that the know your
music.


bIz
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