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Why some people high pass and low pass in final mixing? And why some don't?

I am very new at mixing stuff. Some tutorials show that they high pass about 30 hz the final mixing, but some don't do that. My question is - Is it good to high pass and low pass the final mixing? Thanks in advance
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Creating Large Animal Breathing Sounds

Hey all. I'm currently working on a short film adaptation of a children's book called 'There's a Hippopotamus on the Roof Eating Cake' (Here's a link to a teaser if you're interested: http://vimeo.com/9576401) Very simply put it is about a girl and…
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Is Sound Design the Best Job Ever?

I mean, where else can you shoot machine guns at a van and call it work? Or set off fireworks all night long, Or walking in the mountains all day, Or visiting a Zoo, Or, or, or... What is your fondest memory from designing sound? Places you've been,…
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Techniques for making a crowd sound bigger and fuller

For the film I'm working on, the on-set recordist recorded some very nice and useful crowds and chants. But these where recorded in mono and with a group smaller than the films requires. Currently I'm combining various takes and panning the sounds…
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Field Recordists - How do you protect your mics on the way to the field?

So I've recently been doing a bit of hiking to remote locations for field recording. On my trips so far I have used a rain coat that also zips up into a bag to hold my m/s rig in a rycote with a bit of padding. My recorder is in a portabrace bag…
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Best way to clean up plosives

Last night I did live sound for a major awards event. I was working Front of House and there was this woman who came up to give a speech and she leaned into my MK41s at point blank range for the duration of her speech. I'm now back home at my studio…
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How to dress when recording Foleys?

Just discovered a 2014 short called The Sound of COS. It shows two guys creating Foleys for a fashion commercial. The short being sponsored by COS, of course the two are dressed sleekly. However, I expect such clothing to create unwanted sounds…
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Sound Design Documentation

I've met sound designers who meticulously write down every little thing that they do, and I've met sound designers who get done with a project and have no idea how they arrived at the final product. How do you document your work and ideas? Or don't…
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How would one "morph" human vocals with a bat scream?

I am producing sounds for an old time vampire game. I have recorded human vocals in Latin that I would like to combine with a bat scream. It's (obviously) for a section in the game where the vampire turns into the bat. It would be incredible if I…
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What does warm mean?

It seams like there is one magical word in post production, sound design and music production that describes everything from compressing and distorting signals to expanding and filtering signals: warm There are so many conflicting descriptions and…
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If studio monitors have flat response, what makes some better than others?

I am looking into replacing some consumer stereo speakers with proper studio monitors for my home studio. I understand that studio monitors have a neutral, flat response whereas consumer speakers introduce variations in frequency response designed…
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Looking for inspiration to create a "swarm sound"

I'm trying to create a kind of "swarming" sound. It is a multimedia installation that shows an animated flock of "birds", not real birds but abstract forms that look and behave like birds. I'm trying to create a sound that is a mix between real wing…
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Recordings the Americas by motorcycle

I posted this same question on gearslutz, but I'm sure I'll find plenty of useful insights here too. So in a few months, I'm going to be traveling by motorcycle from New York to Ushaia, Argentina (southernmost city in the world). I'm then going to…
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Change tempo of entire project in logic, and stretch audio to fit the new tempo

I have a song, recorded in 77bpm. I listened to it now, and I think it may be to slow. I want to speed up the entire thing to 83bpm so I can listen how it will sound. The only solution I have found so far is to change the tempo of the song, then…
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What do the acronyms DX, FX, MX stand for?

I've been using the abbreviations for quite some time now but I don't know why they are called DX, FX, and MX. (Well, FX I can understand.) For me, it's practical because it shortens the track name on my DAW and helps with my organization. Just…
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