Quote Originally Posted by j_s
Quote Originally Posted by dodgyedgy
Quote Originally Posted by pedrod
In a way yes .. It does need to be cut (but not all of it!) you need to have a high definition in your bass for it to sound right.
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Pedro is right.

the reason relates to a slight distortion in the mid range. irritating the upper harmonics of a bass track creates frequencies which are better at being heard by human ears. this can be achieved through OD or DIST. but not in the sub 200 hz range


also someone said earlier on that muddy is a certain range. it really depends on where your EQ'ing sits. There are certain frequencies that make a human ears react in certain ways. I cant give you a list cos i dont have time but i know that 1khz is the most piercing (BTW most of the UK lighthouses now emit a 1khz test tone for 2-3seconds rather than a 100hz tone, as was before - i work in bridlington, believe me its fucing hideous..)
and 250hz makes things, especially bass sound 'honky.'

as with everything in EQ, if you want to boost a frequency, dont boost, cut tghe other stuff away, prune! boost only a little bit..

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sorry to be a pedantic bastard but the human ear is most sensitive to freqs around 3khz.
Mammals are unique in having three ear bones. The incus and stapes are derived from bones of the jaw, and allow finer detection of sound.

These bones form the linkage between the tympanic membrane and the oval window that leads to the inner ear. The tympanum turns vibrations of air in the ear canal into vibrations of the ossicles. The ossicles in turn transmit the vibrations through the membrane of the oval window into the fluid of the inner ear. The ratio in area between the tympanic membrane and the oval window results in an effective amplication of approximately 14 dB, peaking at a frequency of around 1 kHz. The combined transfer function of the outer ear and middle ear gives humans a peak sensitivity to frequencies between 1 kHz and 3 kHz. The tensor tympani muscle and stapedius muscle of the inner ear contract in response to loud sounds, reducing the transmission of sound to the inner ear. This is called the acoustic reflex.

So what is the right answer then?

this is the link i got this from..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear

sorry to be so pedantic too... ;) :lol: