what frequences should i enhance/cut

[Zephyr]

well when ive got a mix (2 guitars, drums) i find it difficult to hear each different thingespecially bass drum, what freq should i cut enhance on every part to make it sound less muddy, im gettin there but its taking me ages, any help would be appreciated!

i use pod pro and nskit (LOL) and my gutiar is in drop B

[psykopain]

just get the best sound from ur pod to record.....then, depending on ur recording softwear, adjust the eq frequencies each track at a different frequency from each other till u hear each track cutting threw......dont rely on just ur monitor speakers.....burn a cd then listen to it in ur car, on ur normal CD player, and whatever else.....make ur adjustment from what u hear on the CD......hope that helps.

[psykopain]

for the kicks low end use 75 to 100 k.......for the mid highs use around 1000 to 1500 and go from there

[Zephyr]

cheers man, ill see what me can do-sies

[psykopain]

i'll drink to that.............. :lol: .......... :wink:

[meshman]

the first thing you should do is cut out all of the frequencies that are beyond the spectrum of each instrument. This will clear things up in general. Then you should do what I call "carve" EQ holes---for example, cut the bass around 100 Hz and boost it around 80, then do the exact opposite to the kick. Then you can give each instrument it's own aural space. In general, for guitars I think it is always good to do some cutting around 5 kHz, but don't cut too much.

[Ekstasis]

Use your ears/taste
there is no rules..

[Elmface]

"there are"

[Pingu333]

Use your ears/taste
there is no rules..

maybe not 'rules' but there are ways of making a recording sound better by knowing a bit about frequency ranges and the human perception of sound. good use of eq can make a drastic improvement in even a very basic home recording.