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karatemanjohnny · 8th December 2004, 04:37 PM

I'm curious - how many people here use a rolloff in the EQ during the mastering stage? It seems to tame the bass on the projects I work on.

When I take a mix to my car (with four 8 inch speakers, no sub), if the bass has been rolled off, then I can crank it and the bass won't start sounding like crap. If it hasn't been rolled off, I can't crank it.

However, on commercial CD's, I can crank it and the bass stays pretty tame. After looking at some commercial mixes with a spectrum analyzer, I can also see that there isn't a heck of a lot going on below 35 Hz.

So, is a rolloff at 30/35 Hz useful?

Thoughts?

8th December 2004, 04:37 PM	#1
karatemanjohnny Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 126	Bass Rolloff during mastering - yes or no? I'm curious - how many people here use a rolloff in the EQ during the mastering stage? It seems to tame the bass on the projects I work on. When I take a mix to my car (with four 8 inch speakers, no sub), if the bass has been rolled off, then I can crank it and the bass won't start sounding like crap. If it hasn't been rolled off, I can't crank it. However, on commercial CD's, I can crank it and the bass stays pretty tame. After looking at some commercial mixes with a spectrum analyzer, I can also see that there isn't a heck of a lot going on below 35 Hz. So, is a rolloff at 30/35 Hz useful? Thoughts?