11 thoughts on “How To Use Hi-Pass & Low-Pass Filters To Improve Your Bass”

1. That’s a useful tip.

   That process, combined with the idea of how the kick & bass co-habitate in the low frequencies, and dynamic control of low-end can help control a mix.

2. Would be more useful tutorial if he added a spectrum analyzer to show what we are hearing instead of “now it sounds perfect” which is kind of subjective to taste

   1. You can add the analizer your self, so you can see what you can’t hear.

3. Great vid.

4. Pensados stuff is always great.

5. nice vid, although this is pretty much common knowledge.

6. I have a ton of respect for this guy’s knowledge and skill, but it breaks my heart to watch him… he always looks and acts like he feels like hell. He seems like a physical train wreck.

7. I wish I could stick a straw into his brain and suck out all the knowledge kind of like a genius slurpy.

8. interesting… even if i totaly agree this operation to clean the infra… I’m not sure of the pertinence of this hi-cut in a mix. I think we sometimes need details to detach an electric bass in a mix, and the noise of the player on the strings and the frets are often important… but if you just kill it with an hard hi-cut, like in this video…
   it’s a matter of taste…

   1. I think you’d have to hear it in the mix. If the bass part was solo, you’d definitely want those string and fret sounds, but if there’s a lot of other stuff going on, it makes sense to make room for the other stuff.

   2. Agreed. I usually find all that high-end fretty noise adds to the expression of the player. I did say usually which means there are exceptions. I find that I almost never use a low pass on the bass but I do tend to boost ever so slightly that sweet spot which gives the bass life. The sweet spot is not a hard frequency, it depends on the relationship to the whole mix and the bass rig itself.
      Overall, good advise on this vid.