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A muddy mix is a mix where you have overlapping frequencies that clash with each other making it difficult to hear all the individual elements in the track. ... The most common cause of muddiness in a mix is when you add multiple sounds to your mix that have overlapping frequencies and similar frequency content.
How do I know if my mix is muddy?
The word “muddy” is thrown around all the time when mixers talk about too much unwanted sound clashing. So, what do they mean by a muddy mix? Essentially, if your frequencies are fighting, the master audio is peaking, nothing is popping, and everything sounds distorted, you're dealing with a muddy mix.
What makes a muddy mix?
A muddy mix is when the lower mids of your mix get cluttered up and all the bottom end seems to lack definition. You can't hear the differences between the bass drum and the bass guitar because they take up the same space, resulting in a cluttered mix.
What are muddy frequencies?
In general, 200-500Hz is the frequency range responsible for muddiness. If you starting boosting instruments in this frequency range, you are going to make the problem worse. If you want to make a track sound warmer, try cutting the upper mids around 2-6kHz instead of boosting the lower mids.
