From the course: Music Production Secrets: Larry Crane on Mixing
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Cutting frequencies - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Music Production Secrets: Larry Crane on Mixing
Cutting frequencies
When I first started recording, I did a lot of research into the art of recording. When I'd see interviews with professional engineers, they would always talk about cutting frequencies, using equalization to remove certain frequencies from sounds and therefore getting better mixes. Well, I listened to that information, but then I kind of abandoned it and I went to what most novice recordists do, I would always add EQ boost. Like, I want to hear more top end, I want to hear more top end. But I've come to learn that cutting frequencies, especially while your mixing, can be really, really rewarding and actually help everything else work much better. I'm going to show you a few examples here that'll work well for you in the real world. So first up, I have a guitar track that I find to be a little dark and muddy. Hear a split second of that. (MUSIC) What I'm hearing in there is not a lot of bright sounds. I'm not hearing a lot of top end, and I'm hearing a very thick mids and, and thick…
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