superelixir
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hi, i'm having a bit of bass trouble. i boosted my bass track at 800 and 4.1k, cut out some of the yucky frequencies (around 230 hz and 470 hz), and eq'd the other tracks to make room for it. everything sounded pretty good on my speakers/headphones, but when i tested it on my car speakers, it failed miserably--the low end sounded like mush and the bass was so boomy it gave me a headache.
so i did a high pass at 50 hz, and cut the sub-bass frequencies on pretty much every track. it doesn't seem to be helping though; no matter what i do, the bass is either inaudible (in my headphones) or obnoxious (on my car speakers). i lowered the volume on the bass for now, tried to make the guitars brighter, but it's hard to get them out of the low-mid range.
is there any trick to making the bass stand out on smaller speakers without making it explode on bigger speakers? and can i tighten up the low end without making the guitar tracks sound bright and tinny?
for reference here is the link to the song:
i'm hoping someone more experienced than me will take a listen and maybe point me in the right direction. thanks in advance.
so i did a high pass at 50 hz, and cut the sub-bass frequencies on pretty much every track. it doesn't seem to be helping though; no matter what i do, the bass is either inaudible (in my headphones) or obnoxious (on my car speakers). i lowered the volume on the bass for now, tried to make the guitars brighter, but it's hard to get them out of the low-mid range.
is there any trick to making the bass stand out on smaller speakers without making it explode on bigger speakers? and can i tighten up the low end without making the guitar tracks sound bright and tinny?
for reference here is the link to the song:
i'm hoping someone more experienced than me will take a listen and maybe point me in the right direction. thanks in advance.
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