Dealing with Mid and Low-Mid Mud?

**shawty1** · 03-21-2012

Mixing is my biggest drawback so I've been spending more time with that lately. Someone told me this track had a mid and low-mid build-up but I wasn't quite sure on how to go about correcting it.

Untitled

http://soundcloud.com/yardie-yaar/untitled-1

Obviously EQ, but I'm still unsure on what to cut and how much. Going to mess with it later,

Thoughts so far?

**RaeTheBastard** · 03-21-2012

Sounds like that synth needs to be eq'd, it's definately real muddy. Try dropping down somewhere in 300-800 hz range. What are you working on this piece in?

**shawty1** · 03-21-2012

Originally Posted by RaeTheBastard

Sounds like that synth needs to be eq'd, it's definately real muddy. Try dropping down somewhere in 300-800 hz range. What are you working on this piece in?

which synth? the phaser-pad(rhodes)? or the saw bass?

you mean which daw? FL Studio.

**RaeTheBastard** · 03-21-2012

Yeah so I haven't worked too much with FL Studio and yes, the phased rhodes. I've had a notorius experince with too much mids in a lower quality Rhodes sound. Your gonna need to eq the rhodes with a multi band eq that you can assign the frequencies to. Drop it in the 300-800 range like I said, and then if you want to accentuate the attack you can bring it up a smidge in the highs. I'm gonna go grab a thread for you that might be helpful.

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Read the post there, and scroll down a few posts and there is a guy who posted a nice table with all kinds of eq information for different instruments. I refer to it all the time

Paste this:
/forums/production-techniques/recording-mixing-mastering/understanding-eq-everything-in-it-own-space-29861/

**FCNYJordan** · 03-22-2012

Just Take Out Some Of The Mix In The Synths With EQ - Maybe Along The 250-750 Range, And That Should Clear Out Your Mix

**krushing** · 03-22-2012

Also, the clap reverb is seriously overcooked, which adds to the overall muddiness. And as a separate tip, work that lead synth a bit more - it's very dull in the beginning (but gets going nicely later on)l.

**themixspace** · 03-23-2012

A simple EQ dip around 300 - 450hz and maybe another around 800hz if necessary. This should solve the problem, also maybe turn the rhodes down ever so slightly.

Try high passing your reverb returns around 150-200hz to tighten up the low end a touch and take a little bit off the clap.

**shawty1** · 03-23-2012

Originally Posted by krushing

Also, the clap reverb is seriously overcooked, which adds to the overall muddiness. And as a separate tip, work that lead synth a bit more - it's very dull in the beginning (but gets going nicely later on)l.

will do, overcooked . . . as in, not high-passed enough or just too long?

Originally Posted by themixspace

A simple EQ dip around 300 - 450hz and maybe another around 800hz if necessary. This should solve the problem, also maybe turn the rhodes down ever so slightly.

Try high passing your reverb returns around 150-200hz to tighten up the low end a touch and take a little bit off the clap.

will do, appreciate all comments and feedback.

So no complaints towards the Saw Bass or Wah Guitars? that bass was literally a last-minute decision, lol. thinking about adding some delayed bongos to spice up the rhythmic tracks a bit.

**krushing** · 03-23-2012

Originally Posted by shawty1

will do, overcooked . . . as in, not high-passed enough or just too long?

A bit too long, imo.

**MCMAmusic** · 03-29-2012

a solid technique on clearing out some midrange mud, you can pretty much do this with every sound you have in your project that is eating up some mid range frequencies, (Parametric Eq2)Take a peaking band, go to around your 375 to 400Hz and cut out around 3db of the, do this with most of your sounds it will deffinitly open up some midrange space in your mix, also remember if you have to many sounds fighting for that space, its also going to be muddy, more isnt always better.