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*more vocal presence

*more attack on kick & tom

*more finger sound on bass


*brighter vocals, acoustic,
*more attack on piano &
*adds harder bass to low guitar & piano
*adds clarity & punch acoustic guitar
frequency instruments
to bass lines *more hardness on cymbals
*brighter rock guitar
*adds fullness to guitar and
snare
*adds clarity to bass lines *more attack on kick & tom *breathier vocals
*adds warmth to piano and *more “pluck” to bass
(especially at softer playback
horns *brighten cymbals,
volumes) *more attack to *more attack to percussion
acoustic & electric string instruments and
*reduce dullness on vocals flutes
*adds fullness to guitars
*adds clarity & punch to
*adds fullness to low vocals *more finger sound on bass
bass lines *more attack on lower * makes samples &
frequency instruments
piano register synths sound more real
(kick, tom, bass) *harder hitting snare *adds sharpness to synths,
& guitar rock guitars, acoustic
*more clarity to vocals
guitars & piano

50 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz 400 Hz 800 Hz 1.5 KHz 3 KHz 5 KHz 7 KHz 10 KHz 15 KHz

*increase breathiness in
*decrease muddiness *decrease thinness of *reduces “s” sound
background vocals
in vocal & mid-range overly bright on vocals
*decrease bass “boom” instruments overtones in guitars *disguise slightly out of
to increase overtones tune vocals & guitars
*decrease long bass *reduces “s” sound on
and clarity in the mix
overtones in cymbals vocals
*make background
*decrease dullness in kick
*decrease “boom” in guitars instruments sound more
and tom
to increase clarity distant
*decrease ambiance in *decrease dullness in
*soften a “thin” guitar
cymbals guitars

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