The Mastering Show

The Mastering Show Podcast

with Ian Shepherd and Jon Tidey

The Mastering Show #58 - Mud or magic ? Managing the mids

January 14th, 2019 BY Jon Tidey - No Comments

We’ve all heard it - “the music is in the mid-range”. But what does that mean, exactly ? And if it’s true, is there anything we can do about it in mastering ?

We’ve talked about bass and high frequencies, but in this show we dive into the muddy, murky mess that is (often) the mid-range, and talk about how crucial it is for a great-sounding master.

Including:

  • How the mids help us hear bass
  • Common problems with the mid-range, and what causes them
  • How to open up cluttered mids in mastering
  • Our least favourite mid-range frequencies
  • Mids versus dynamics
  • The importance of linear phase EQ for the mids

Links

TMS #55 - How bright is too bright ? Mastering top end
TMS #53 - Fear of bass
Leapwing Audio CenterOne
reFuse Software Lowender

Too Much 4k ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cBgxzJOuvM

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