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Sound Design / Re: Never able to get anything above 15 khz consistently unless using high hats
« on: April 17, 2016, 04:43:22 pm »
White noise. Or supersaws if they're appropriate.
But really, most producers cut everything above 18k anyway, since most people won't be able to hear it and it just takes up headroom. Unless your mixes sound thin without anything in the 15k-18k band, and I do mean sound, it's not that important; just put some noise on it (high-passing it appropriately), turn it to 0 and bring it up until the mix sounds okay, and forget it. A spectrum doesn't tell you how to mix; your ears tell you how to mix.
But really, most producers cut everything above 18k anyway, since most people won't be able to hear it and it just takes up headroom. Unless your mixes sound thin without anything in the 15k-18k band, and I do mean sound, it's not that important; just put some noise on it (high-passing it appropriately), turn it to 0 and bring it up until the mix sounds okay, and forget it. A spectrum doesn't tell you how to mix; your ears tell you how to mix.