Hi-Cut filter on vocals

[Georgia_Boi]

When mixing, what is the highest level you should set the filter for the vocals without cutting too much of the vocal ?

 

[mpiazza89]

just curious why would you even want to put a HCF on vocals?

 

[Georgia_Boi]

just curious why would you even want to put a HCF on vocals?

Maybe the vocal may have too much high end on it that needs to be reduced. And watch it with the attitude buddy.

 

[DaGSpotSoldier]

Or maybe you are attempting to make a vocal, or any instrument, sound distant, its a mixing function. The air around you filters high frequency and they will decay faster than low frequencies at a given distance from the sound source. Or to create a warm sound, if the mic used was brittle, or for whatever reason you want.
Also to create a telephone effect if you combine the lowpass(hi-cut) filter with a high pass filter...

To the OP,,just use your ears it what most are going to tell you...there is no rule. Listen to the rest of the instrumentation and vocals.
Cutting too much of the high end, will seem to make other things sound bright....Yin Yang..

You can also create a low shelf, set it at 13-16Khz, and increase all the low end, leaving the high end alone, to create a different type of sound to the same effect so to speak.
Basically just raising the everything below 13-16Khz, High frequencies untouched.
Just as you can take that low shelf to the same frequency area, and lower all the lower frequencies, to leave the high end, which will give you a different type of "airy" sound,
as opposed to just using a high shelf on the high end to boost the air, which will also create its own unique sound.

 

[Georgia_Boi]

Or maybe you are attempting to make a vocal, or any instrument, sound distant, its a mixing function. The air around you filters high frequency and they will decay faster than low frequencies at a given distance from the sound source. Or to create a warm sound, if the mic used was brittle, or for whatever reason you want.
Also to create a telephone effect if you combine the lowpass(hi-cut) filter with a high pass filter...

To the OP,,just use your ears it what most are going to tell you...there is no rule. Listen to the rest of the instrumentation and vocals.
Cutting too much of the high end, will seem to make other things sound bright....Yin Yang..

I'm not trying to get a telephone effect, which I know how to do, but thanks anyways.

 

[DaGSpotSoldier]

Like I said...To the OP,,just use your ears it what most are going to tell you...there is no rule. Listen to the rest of the instrumentation and vocals.
Cutting too much of the high end, will seem to make other things sound bright....Yin Yang..

The other non-sense was directed to those who may wonder why you would want to use a low pass filter.

 

[Georgia_Boi]

Thanks man.