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My mixes all have a dip in them right between 4.8 - 8 kHz. When I correct this in HarBal, the cymbals become much more clear sounding and the entire mix gets a certain sheen to it.

My question is what causes a deficiency such as this? I am using good microphones (AT4050, 4040, Rode NTK etc...). I use high quality preamps (Great River). I have a fairly decent AD/DA conversion setup which is capable of capturing stated frequencies (MOTU). But for some reason there is always that dip, and I'm not doing any sort of shelving or surgical EQ in those stated frequencies. In my mind it only leaves one culprit; the room where I am recording the drums. Can a room have that type of dramatic effect on a recording?

Thanks for your thoughts,

You bet it can. Also the speakers on which you mix with can too.

dbmasters wrote:You bet it can. Also the speakers on which you mix with can too.

Dan, Thanks for your reply. I mix on HR-824's. When I make the correction with HarBal, it sounds better through the 824's...But I think my room is probably to blame. Low celing, carpeted floor, brick and wood panels on the walls. Yuk.

Yeah, you may wanna get some acoustic foam in there, hang some quilts or something like that.