Still use a harmonic exicter with Har-Bal?

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Hi there,

I just purchased Har-Bal and am looking forward to re-EQing some of my tracks.

Here's my question, though. In the past, I have used BBE Sonic Maximizer (harmonic exciter) when mastering. Do you think that Har-Bal replaces that, or do you still use it?

If you do still use it, where do you put it in the mastering process?

Thanks!

Samplesize

[har-bal]

Hi there,

I just purchased Har-Bal and am looking forward to re-EQing some of my tracks.

Here's my question, though. In the past, I have used BBE Sonic Maximizer (harmonic exciter) when mastering. Do you think that Har-Bal replaces that, or do you still use it?

If you do still use it, where do you put it in the mastering process?

Thanks!

Samplesize

Samplesize

It is not really necessary to use a Sonic Maximizer with Har-Bal. If you absolutely must then you should possibly use it before Har-Bal because there can be quite a bit of frequency boosts using BBE and you want to make sure you catch it before further processing of your track.
There is nothing wrong with giving your track punch. You just want to make sure the track remains balanced so it can sound good on everything.

Cheers

Earle