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| quote: | Originally posted by G-Con
Posting a sample of a single synth sound without hearing it in its context means nothing. And trying to make a single sound become huge, phat and massive on its own will likely render it unuseable in a mix. |
I agree with G-Con here. A single sound isn't muddy on it's own, it's only when it starts clashing with other instruments in the same frequency range that things start getting muddy.
Having said that, if I put a sound like the one in the sample into one of my productions, assuming it's going to be a "pluck" type sound, I'd use a highpass filter to cut out some of the bass region (depending on the sound of my bass instruments - I can't advise "cut it up to 100Hz" or anything like that)
Probably another cut wherever it's a bit boomy down there in the 100 to 500 Hz region. A frequency analyser on that track will show you at what frequency there's a lot of content. A parametric EQ with a decently wide Q at that frequency, and pull it back just enough so the sound fits better but doesn't become small/ thin. Once again, totally depennds on the overall sound. The overall sound is what is important, not what instruments sound like on their own. Of course, that doesn't mean instruments should sound terrible on their own... spend time creating music, listening to songs you think sound excellent, working out what you need to improve on... you'll get better and better at it, if you focus on improving each day.
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