I mix in a non treated room on Event Electronics TR6 monitors. I like the sound of my mixes even they dont ever stack up to the CDs I buy in a store(probably cause of my Mackie board). My mixes usually sound pretty good in my car and on my nice home stereo but why do they sound so terrible on pc speakers? i know it is mostly because it i not mastered but other people post non mastered material all the time and it still sounds good on pc speakers.
i'll post a link to a song as soon as purevolume uploads the songs.
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yes Harmonisers and the Waves Maxx Bass is the sort of trick tha
yes
Harmonisers and the Waves Maxx Bass is the sort of trick that is used.
Tones from synths to support both bass guitar and kick drum.
Careful use of limiters and compression ... and frequency conscious compression
BUT
a HI PASS filter can be very useful
just as a hi pass or low cut can help a vocal to remove the explosive puffs
the hi pass can also help kick and bass for the same reason ... cut at the very low but boost at the sweet spot and then limit of compress to give an even presence
The higher harmonics can be the trick for the computer speaker as they just can't produce the low frequency no matter how even the tone is.
This is the principle of the MaxxBass
The old school version of what Kev mentions re: MaxxBass was to
The old school version of what Kev mentions re: MaxxBass was to mix on small speakers like Auratones, and emphasize the bass around the 3rd harmonic, ie 250-300Hz. It was referred to as "apparent bass", usually used for mixing things headed to the AM dial and listened to on a car radio.
PC speaker and other small speakers can be very unforgiving when
PC speaker and other small speakers can be very unforgiving when it comes to Dynamic Range and low frequency.
Todays Mastering is providing for very limited dynamic range in the end product ... this is a big part of why main label CD's are so loud
and
there are some Low frequency tricks that can be implemented to make PC speakers shine.