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XTensionTrigger 
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DC offset in your d'n'b track's, how is your's tips&tricks in sequencer or comlited files ?
(sorry my english is no good 
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29-12-2004 00:37 |
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Surya
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There are plugins to mess with the DC offset, but I wouldn't know their names...
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29-12-2004 10:51 |
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Try dealing with DC offset with an outside sound processor, like SoundForge... it has automatic DC offset calculation, and can help u alot!
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30-12-2004 01:15 |
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what's a dc offset?
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30-12-2004 18:59 |
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Originally posted by peet
what's a dc offset? |
Normally the average value of any signal u put into speakers should be 0V. If it is more or less, u got DC offset wich won't do ur speakers much good. In extreme cases it can cause unwanted clipping in either your amp or speakers. Mostly this isn't really a problem though.
mar: if what u want to do is remove the dc offset, just render, load it into wavelab, select all and click process-eliminate DC ofsett. In audacity check the remove DC-offset in the normalizing dialog.
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30-12-2004 19:48 |
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Surya
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I've noticed some softsynth patches have fucked up DC offsets. So if you fix this after the mixdown, you fuck up the DC offset of the other sounds that play in the same parts...
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30-12-2004 19:56 |
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some people add DC offset on purpose
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30-12-2004 21:00 |
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Surya
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Why would you do that? 
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30-12-2004 22:45 |
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peet
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is it advised to do this with every track you master? cause i have never heard of this before. i just tried it in audacity and i think what happens is that the vertical center of the waveform gets set at 0db. in my case it moves up a notch.
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30-12-2004 22:52 |
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peet
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oh and i just read this mastering guide while i was looking for info about that dc offset and i read how it's also good to cut everything below 60hz, and how it's advised to dither your stuff. so i did it with a track of mine and it just sounds so much more fresh on my stereo. it sounded somewhat muddy when i put the bass in before. yeh. that's cool.
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30-12-2004 23:15 |
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XTensionTrigger
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Due to for answer.
Everything there is say so so as, but sometimes frequency that retorts be dependent on musical sort, so, it between 20 - 60 Hz.
There is discussion problem.
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31-12-2004 00:40 |
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Surya
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and i read how it's also good to cut everything below 60hz |
Erm, I have some nice subs going on between 40hz and 60hz mostly, and I don't think they should be cut in any case! Cut everything below 30hz though, you can't hear that anyway.
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31-12-2004 11:45 |
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peet
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Originally posted by Akura
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Originally posted by Surya
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and i read how it's also good to cut everything below 60hz |
Erm, I have some nice subs going on between 40hz and 60hz mostly, and I don't think they should be cut in any case! Cut everything below 30hz though, you can't hear that anyway. |
Idd for music without a lot of bass it may be be beneficial to remove everything under 60Hz. But the Bass in DnB is very important so make it clear (no overlapping sounds) but only start cutting from 35-30Hz. My monitors' frequency response goes as low as 37Hz lower is vented in the back . Off course it's handy to have monitors that go low so you hear how loud you can mix those frequenties without ruining your sound. |
check out peet-headburn on the producers board. i did it with that. maybe it's not such a problem because the sub is pretty high.
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31-12-2004 15:45 |
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Originally posted by peet
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Originally posted by Akura
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Originally posted by Surya
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Originally posted by peet
and i read how it's also good to cut everything below 60hz |
Erm, I have some nice subs going on between 40hz and 60hz mostly, and I don't think they should be cut in any case! Cut everything below 30hz though, you can't hear that anyway. |
Idd for music without a lot of bass it may be be beneficial to remove everything under 60Hz. But the Bass in DnB is very important so make it clear (no overlapping sounds) but only start cutting from 35-30Hz. My monitors' frequency response goes as low as 37Hz lower is vented in the back . Off course it's handy to have monitors that go low so you hear how loud you can mix those frequenties without ruining your sound. |
check out peet-headburn on the producers board. i did it with that. maybe it's not such a problem because the sub is pretty high. |
oh and the fact that your sub doesn't show lower than something doesn't mean that the lower frequencies don't affect your other sounds. if you have too much low frequencies (even if they can't be displayed) it'll affect the sound and make it muddy.
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31-12-2004 15:46 |
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Surya
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I can tell from the movement of my (not so superb) monitors if there is too much sub going on, even if I can't hear it... And a good spectrum analyzer helps a lot too 
I cut below 30hz...
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02-01-2005 00:23 |
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XTensionTrigger
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What about synth's ?
Supposedly are cut in range 90 - 120 Hz prevent a "clip" and "bassboost efect" ? 
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02-01-2005 01:38 |
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Surya
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God no, it will take away the brilliance! But make sure not too go too loud in those frequencies, it will fuck up your ears!
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