Soft Clipping works very similarly to saturation. So, if you saturate the mid-range (around 250Hz – 700Hz), it’s going to add lots of harmonic frequencies around 700Hz and, therefore, make your 808 a lot more prominent on small speakers. For 808s, it’s the 700Hz area that does the trick. Therefore, the only way to make something stand out more on small speakers is to boost its higher frequencies. Well, as you may know, small speakers such as phone or laptop speakers can’t really output anything below 100Hz at all and kind of suck at outputting any low-end as well. Now you may ask yourself – How can that improve the presence of my 808 on small speakers? It can really help with thin kicks and 808s by adding more mid-range and low harmonic frequencies to it and help with kicks & 808s that aren’t bright enough by adding top-mid and high-end frequencies. Single Frequency – Post SaturationĪs you can see, the saturation added a bunch of new harmonic frequencies that make the sound richer. Let’s see what happens when we add saturation to a single frequency generator. (In contrast to an equalizer that can only boost or lower existing frequencies). Saturation can help you whenever you want to add new frequencies to a sound. Soft clipping & saturation can both help you boost the punchiness of your drums and actually boost the presence of your 808 on small speakers. So, to make your 808 stand out on small speakers, make the 700Hz loud & clear. Frequency Group (Hz) Small Speakers Sound 0Hz – 100Hz Can’t be heard 100Hz – 250Hz Can barely be heard 250Hz – 350Hz The low-end’s bottom 700Hz Body of the 808 1kHz – 2.5kHz High-End Major Frequency Groups Of 808s On Small SpeakersĪs you can see, the most prominent frequency area of 808s on small speakers is actually 700Hz. Let’s look at this organized table of the most important frequencies of 808 to understand what’s the effect of each frequency group over the 808 on small speakers. Only 250Hz and above can actually affect how your 808s sound on small speakers. Therefore, no matter how loud you’ll make the bass of the 808 it won’t improve how it sounds on small speakers. Step #4: Check Your Mix On Small Speakers And Make Necessary Changes Step #1: Equalize Your 808 For Small Speakersīefore we go ahead and eq the 808, let’s understand the 808’s most important areas in the frequency spectrum so we can know exactly what we should do in every situation.įirst of all, we have to understand that most small speakers can’t output anything below 150Hz, and struggle with outputting 150Hz – 400Hz correctly. Step #1: Equalize Your 808 For Small Speakers.
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