Wednesday, February 25, 2009

From livewire

50Hz

1. Increase to add more fullness to lowest frequency instruments like foot, toms, and the bass.

2. Reduce to decrease the "boom" of the bass and will increase overtones and the recognition of bass line in the mix. This is most often used on loud bass lines like rock.


100Hz

1. Increase to add a harder bass sound to lowest frequency instruments.

2. Increase to add fullness to guitars, snare.

3. Increase to add warmth to piano and horns.

4. Reduce to remove boom on guitars & increase clarity.


200Hz

1. Increase to add fullness to vocals.

2. Increase to add fullness to snare and guitar ( harder sound ).

3. Reduce to decrease muddiness of vocals or mid-range instruments.

4. Reduce to decrease gong sound of cymbals.


400Hz

1. Increase to add clarity to bass lines especially when speakers are at low volume.

2. Reduce to decrease "cardboard" sound of lower drums (foot and toms).

3. Reduce to decrease ambiance on cymbals.


800Hz

1. Increase for clarity and "punch" of bass.

2. Reduce to remove "cheap" sound of guitars.


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5KHz

1. Increase for "clarity" and "pluck" of bass.

2. Reduce to remove dullness of guitars.


3KHz

1. Increase for more "pluck" of bass.

2. Increase for more attack of electric / acoustic guitar.

3. Increase for more attack on low piano parts.

4. Increase for more clarity / hardness on voice.

5. Reduce to increase breathy, soft sound on background vocals.

6. Reduce to disguise out-of-tune vocals / guitars.


5KHz

1. Increase for vocal presence.

2. Increase low frequency drum attack ( foot / toms).

3. Increase for more "finger sound" on bass.

4. Increase attack of piano, acoustic guitar and brightness on guitars (especially rock guitars).

5. Reduce to make background parts more distant.

6. Reduce to soften "thin" guitar.


7KHz

1. Increase to add attack on low frequency drums ( more metallic sound ).

2. Increase to add attack to percussion instruments.

3. Increase on dull singer.

4. Increase for more "finger sound" on acoustic bass.

5. Reduce to decrease "s" sound on singers.

6. Increase to add sharpness to synthesizers, rock guitars, acoustic guitar and piano.


10KHz

1. Increase to brighten vocals.

2. Increase for "light brightness" in acoustic guitar and piano.

3. Increase for hardness on cymbals.

4. Reduce to decrease "s" sound on singers.


15KHz

1. Increase to brighten vocals (breath sound).

2. Increase to brighten cymbals, string instruments and flutes.

3. Increase to make sampled synthesizer sound more real.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

2-17-09

starting with Friday the 13th - Jeanette and I saw Friday the 13th then went downtown to a party @ art gallery on the northside. It was pretty fun packed but not super crowded, and we danced laughed at people. Some teenage hipster was walking around the party telling people that Jeanette and I were undercover's and after like 5 min of that i flickd a lit cigarette at him and hit him square in the head - Priceless-
Saturday was Valentines day and we had an Awesome dinner at Brio and we got a hotel with a jacuzzi suite and stayed in :) Jeanette got me the new Beck cd and ive been digg'n it the whole weekend-
Sunday was chill homework blah
more later

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What a weekend

2-10-09
Jeanette and I had our 1 year Anny on Feb 7th which was Saturday :) but lets start with friday- the 6th I went to daves and worked on some music and shit was going good i like working on tunes with him, Jeanette was doing a girls night and then she met up with me @ Daves and then Her, dave and myself went downtown to sum party at a supposed art gallery place and it was in Pilson, so we gots some Gin and chasers (and I soooo cant do gin) did some
and finally made it downtown and get to the party, it was pretty packed and we chill upstairs for a bit then head downstairs to the artists dungeon and we see all these drawings and some crazy old mexican who doesnt speak english. Dave got him drunker off the Gin and then I pay him to Draw Jeanette and then after i few minutes the gin hits him and the guy starts falling over and knocking all his shit over and by that time the gin hits me and puke in the basement and then
find dave and dip out. I puke more and more from not eating for like 9 hours before and Jeanette being the sweety that she is drives cuz dave and I are far too drunk do be behind any wheel. She takes dave home then to my house I pass out right away and then when I awake i feel great and wait for her to wake and then kiss her and wish her a happy 1 year :). Sat I buy a kick ass leather Jacket and we walk around woodfield for a bit then then home and I take to her to Cheesecake and have a kick ass desert and awesome SEXXX :] sunday was a chill day I think- I did some cleaning and homework and then more sex later :). The days have been Awesome lately with like 50's and damn near 60 and sunny !

ON BEATPORT with MelissFX RMX love will come to you-

Thursday, February 5, 2009

2-4-09

Almost 1 year of being with PSN. Things seem to grow each day :)Almost time to graduate, she started school. Work is getting scary, FP let like 8 people go, who knows how long i have left ther. Bought a New HD TV 32in flat screen its really fatty and im glad i bought it. cant think of much now, write more later... plus good video interview from Richie Hawtin
http://www.yournight.ie/play.php?vid=909

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