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Mixing Low End: The Ultimate Guide for Balanced Bass

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Mixing Low End: The Ultimate Guide for Balanced Bass


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Learn everything you need to know about mixing the low end. Discover how human hearing perceives low end frequencies and how using LUFS in mixing is important for low end clarity. Learn how to properly manage the rising level of low end in recorded music to compete with professionally produced material, what speakers and room treatment you need to effectively mix the low end, and what software you should use to balance your low end. By the end of this video, you will have a strong understanding of low end frequencies in modern mixes and how to perfect them in your mix with ease.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:45 What is “low end”?
03:10 Low end listening exercise
07:09 Best monitors for low end
11:17 Room treatment for low end
14:41 Headphones for mixing low end
16:24 Software for mixing low end
20:30 Cutting low end with high-pass filters for tonal balance
25:29 Eliminating frequency masking
29:54 Adding excitement to the low end
31:11 Using high-pass filters in mastering
33:21 Outro

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