Mixing an 808! On The EQ Spectrum...

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Mixing an 808! On The EQ Spectrum...

Yesterday I was mixing an 808...experimenting...because I alwasy find that when I listen to finish records..the 808 bass kick alsways seemed to pop. it has the right amount of bass, not too much, but its loud. My problem is when my 808 is loud...theres too much bass, and when i turn down the bass, theres not enough loudness. So I thought...HEY! what if I boosted the note where the frequency is at..at a higher octave on the frequency spectrum...like for example..if its hitting at 61hz, I would boost at 930 somthin hz? does that mke sence!!?? If so...does anybody know where to get the chart...because what I did was noticed that my 808 was hitting at note "B" so I went up two octaves to another "B" and that was 930 somthin...lol i didnt really hear any difference really...but maybe I am on the right path?

Message was edited by: KennaOkoye

iMac intel, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Apr 27, 2008 7:42 AM

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Answer 1

noeqplease

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Apr 27, 2008 10:04 AM in response to OneKenna

Hi,

For the Bass to "pop" you need to look at the Attack frequency. This can be up there in the 1.5 kHz to 3 kHz area.

To determine octaves it is really easy. Here's am example.

A110 )TWO octaves below A440)

A220 (ONE octave below A440)

A440 (reference tuning note)

A880 (ONE octave above A440)

A1660 (TWO octaves above A440)

From this you can figure out that any octave reference is above or below your current note by halving (going DOWN) or multiplying by 2 (going UP) from the note. Each time you go up / down an octave, multiply / divide the CURRENT note value, in HZ.

There are many places you can find the frequency - note chart. Just look with Google.

Cheers

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OneKenna Author

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Apr 28, 2008 1:40 AM in response to noeqplease

thank you man, but am I on the right path in reguards to octaves??

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Apr 28, 2008 11:39 AM in response to OneKenna

One way is to play back the track that you have that contains the pop and frequency match the high freq pop you have with it.

Otherwise, I usually use a low cut by ear with a high q all up to 800-and then between 1-3k to fine tune, then chop off the top around 12-16khz if you get too much noise and your hats should take care of the ultra high end for clarity and balance.

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noeqplease

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Apr 30, 2008 10:54 AM in response to OneKenna

KennaOkoye wrote:
thank you man, but am I on the right path in reguards to octaves??

Hi,

usually when EQ'ing a kick drum, you EQ the following:

The FUNDAMENTAL tone. This is the lower tone. The one around 62 - 100 Hz.

The SECOND harmonic. This is DOUBLE the fundamental tone. Or to put it in "octave" speak, ONE octave higher.

If you EQ TWO octaves higher...you've gone too far. As in your example.

Cheers

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OneKenna Author

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Apr 30, 2008 11:08 AM in response to noeqplease

Thanks Neo... Does this refer to "808's" as well...you know the sub???? thats what im talkin about.

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noeqplease

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Apr 30, 2008 11:09 AM in response to OneKenna

KennaOkoye wrote:
Thanks Neo... Does this refer to "808's" as well...you know the sub???? thats what im talkin about.

Any kick. Any instrument, actually... experiment...

Cheers

"I aint' neo, I is noeq..."

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