I do this too. But a straight low cut at 30/40hz will chop off the bottom "roundness" of your bass, particularly subs. I'll generally setup an EQ curve that rolls off the bottom end and then adjust the curve depending on the track. I like to do this with a limiter on to see how loud i can get the tune before sacrificing too much bass.
This process also makes things a little bit easier at mixdown time. Rather than trying to get the bass levels perfect at mixdown, i'll generally put a bit *too much* bass in the mix. Then when i got to master/pre-master i'll decide how much bass really needs to be there and cut accordingly. Bass is one of those things that's genrally easier to cut *out* of a mix then to try to put in after the fact. ez, Trust -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan El-Bizri [mailto:sserendipity@;hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 4:23 PM To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: mastering plugin order My special secret: Run your mix through an extreme lowpass filter set around 30-40 Hz, after any bass enhancement, but before your final compression/limiting/normalization. Anything under 20-30 Hz is inaudible, and also contains the greatest amount of energy. By removing this inaubible material, you'll create a great deal more room for audio within the audible spectrum. Shhh.... bIz >From: John Dominy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: mastering plugin order >Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:50:10 -0700 (PDT) > > >I tend to use FX in this order >Compressor(very light) >An enhancer like MAXBASS or Rymix Stereo Box pro >Then an Exsiter (plz for give bad spelling) like Oomic Exsiter >Then Reverb(very thin sounding but a bit heavy on the fx mix) >Then then more light compression. >I mosty do Very Ambiet D N B or Drill in Bass. I hope that helps.. >Peace, Zero > > Nick Lankester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I've only ever used >reverb when mastering since I got the Ozone isotope plugin... > >To be honest, I don't think it suits the majority of tracks but if it's a >kind of polished hifi sound you're looking for then it may work well.. (but >only a tiny bit mixed in.. ;) ) ... > >At the end of the day though.. Who am I to say? Do what sounds good to >you.. As long as you make sure the reverb isn't applied to the bass >frequencies then it shouldn't cause any problems.. Just a matter of >taste... > > >Nick > >-----Original Message----- >From: alpher25 [mailto:alpher25@;yahoo.co.uk] >Sent: 18 October 2002 17:06 >To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List >Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: mastering plugin order > > >yeah you're right. You'd notice this on passages with lots of space but >in a hectic dnb track maybe less so. > >I would tend to not use reverb on the mix and istead use it via an fx >send. > >al > >-----Original Message----- >From: Nikola Fox [mailto:nfox@;public.srce.hr] >Sent: 18 October 2002 16:49 >To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List >Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: mastering plugin order > >alpher25 wrote: > > I would go: > > > > reverb > > compressor > > eq > > limiter > > > > reverb first, but I spose it could go at any stage before the final > > limiter. > >Reverb has quite a different sound when used before or after a >compressor. >If you put it before, the compressor will bring up the reverb tails, >making >the mix seem more "wet" in a very specific way. It really depends on >what >kind of sound you're going for - I usually try it both ways and then >decide. > >peas, >juice > > > >--- >Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Everything you'll ever need on one web page > >from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > >http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > >--- >Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >--- >Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more >faith.yahoo.com > >--- >Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk >You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband.� Join now! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
