Should I cut very low and very high frequencies on master ?

[VibraSound]

Lame MP3 Encoder filters out everything above 20 kHz @ 320 Kbps.

I don't cut the very low frequencies.

[iseeghosties]

Honestly anything below 30h will be fine.. if your making dubstep/midtempo/dark electro shit cyberpunk then you can leave a good amount of low frequencies just make sure to cut the middle ones a bit before you get stuck in mud.

[__Karlo__]

There is a lot of terrible info on the web, so here is my contribution: if I put an eq on the master (or a multiband comp) I go back to my tracks or stems and then attempt to correct them (and then remove the processing on the master) to approximate what I did on the master bus so I don’t have to process the master.

If you have some low freq rumble, find out where it’s coming from and then correct it on the track.

[_leras]

I've noticed that most commercial tracks don't have much high frequencies (maybe due to MP3 compression ?), they sound rather muddy to my opinion exept some house tracks.

I like to boost my high frequencies a little on the master to give some air to my mix. But is it bad ? Do they cut the very high frequencies on commercial tracks to prevent speakers damage or something like that ?

What about very low frequencies ? Should I cut everything below 30hz ?

Thanks.

You can roll off the very highs, the one that are almost inaudible, to help protect peoples ears. anywhere from 15k-18k+

Rolling off low end can help get a tighter and more punchy bass, but you should start this process when making the bass sound. You can also do this again on the final track, sure, it can help reproduce better low end on smaller speakers. this often goes hand in hand with cutting somewhere around 200-250 to remove mud

[elxsound]

I've noticed that most commercial tracks don't have much high frequencies (maybe due to MP3 compression ?), they sound rather muddy to my opinion exept some house tracks.

I like to boost my high frequencies a little on the master to give some air to my mix. But is it bad ? Do they cut the very high frequencies on commercial tracks to prevent speakers damage or something like that ?

What about very low frequencies ? Should I cut everything below 30hz ?

Thanks.

You can roll off the very highs, the one that are almost inaudible, to help protect peoples ears. anywhere from 15k-18k+

Rolling off low end can help get a tighter and more punchy bass, but you should start this process when making the bass sound. You can also do this again on the final track, sure, it can help reproduce better low end on smaller speakers. this often goes hand in hand with cutting somewhere around 200-250 to remove mud

I don’t know if Superbit still needs help…

12 years later.


It’s a necro thread.

[_leras]

12 years later.

Whoops....

[tr00stan]

I found a huge jump in clarity when I started high-passing individual tracks before they hit the mix bus (Guitars and Vocals especially).