28-02-2016, 07:45 PM
(28-02-2016, 05:17 PM)ulynch Wrote: High pass on the bass was fairly steep @ 60hz. I only used the DI, re-amped ITB with an Ampeg 810 IR, which tends be heavy in the low mids and virtually eliminated everything below 40 anyway. There's only close mics on the IR, with no room presence to speak of, no reverb on the track, and full mono. I like my low end tightly centered, especially here where there's so much sub-60hz from the Hammond in the stereo field, and the bass guitar carries so much of the tune. Again, back to the early Sabbath reference (with a dash of Jon Lord). Plus, I'm not a fan of useless sub frequencies, which to me only serve to reduce the intelligibility of the bass line (and blow your car stereo speakers).
It realy depends on the speed of given track and if it fits the music from artistic point of view, another thing is to watch out for useless frequencies which are hard to hear due to wave shape or they harmonically doesn't contribute to anything.
Car is not the best place to listen to music anyway. The aim is to make your track listenable on all systems, if you don't like the sub frequencies then make them appear at one or more points during the song then they will seem more effective and people with sub-woofers or stereo speakers with extended frequency response will be kept ''happy''.
(28-02-2016, 05:17 PM)ulynch Wrote: Listening again with fresh ears, the thing that stands out for me now is the high pitched squeak of the guitar's pick attack in some sections. I need to figure out how to deal with that more effectively.
For me squeaks and pops seem to be more interesting if they sound ''aesthetically'' good, especially if it's a psychedelic piece of music.