hi-pass, individual vs group, any difference?

[-tc-]

Originally Posted by Aiyn Zahav

My guess is there is no difference

Correct, as long as the filter is LTI ... which is highly likely.

[Aiyn Zahav]

Originally Posted by -tc-

Correct, as long as the filter is LTI ... which is highly likely.

Yes, LTI of course...

[ZombieMorg]

There won't be any difference but I prefer high passing separately anyway to control how much low end is present on the instrument.

I like to high pass overheads at about 500Hz, snares at 150Hz, guitars at 200Hz etc, so if I high passed all my tracks together I think some things might end up sounding thinner/muddier than they need to be.

[u b k]

In a daw, no difference that I'm aware of. I do agree I'd rather be hpf'ing tracks individually because I don't want to cut out more than is necessary, but that's a workflow/taste issue.

Analog, there's technically a difference: summing hpf'd signals = more available headroom than summing signals that need to be hpf'd. But even then, as long as your gain staging is reasonable, it's not likely to matter.


Gregory Scott - ubk

[Aaron Miller]

The other consideration is whether you want to high pass before other plugins that might be on individual tracks.