Suppressing cold/unwanted overtones
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 359 posts since 23 Mar, 2008
I recently recorded a track with a kalimba in it. The instrument produces a tone not unlike a marimba, but also a metallic, percussive sound that isn't in tune. On my recording, the low notes sound wrong because the overtones sound louder in the mix.
I've found I can suppress a lot of guitar scritching with a cabinet simulator, so I decided to run the kalimba tracks through a cab sim. This helps somewhat, but I'm not crazy about this solution.
Assuming different instruments can produce unwanted tonal byproducts, is there a way to either suppress or re-tune these frequencies?
- KVRian
- 643 posts since 17 Aug, 2015 from Finland
Have you tried EQ'ing it?
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- KVRAF
- 1530 posts since 17 Sep, 2002
Cab sim could be a good start.Maybe you could use EQ to tame those overtones from the impulse file itself, before running the kalimba through it (or something along these lines, as a starting point)? Convolution offers a lot of creative editing potential, a bit beyond just emulating cabs and spaces.
You could also try something like ReaFir
You could also try something like ReaFir
- KVRAF
- 15274 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
"Spectral editing" is what you need.
CoolEditPro could do that...
CoolEditPro could do that...
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- KVRAF
- 2565 posts since 2 Jul, 2010
This is a job for some sharp eq notches. It will come at the cost of some phase oddness in the sound, though. Be willing to compromise between removing this tone and maintaining overall sound quality.
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