Music producer Words

Question 1

Air

”the song needs a bit more air”

Answer 1

Air: Refers to frequencies above 12 kHz. A quality that allows the song to breathe a little. A feeling of spaciousness. Similar to shimmer.

Question 2

Body.

”The song needs more body”

Answer 2

Body: The frequency range of an instrument where it produces its richest tone, often around 800 Hz to 1 kHz.

Question 3

Boomy

”It sounds a bit too boomy”..

Answer 3

Boomy: Too much low-frequency energy. To get rid of boominess, cut frequencies below 120 Hz.

Question 4

Cold.

”That sound is a bit cold, let’s do an analog recording of the guitar”

Answer 4

Cold: Lacking warmth. Often used as a derogatory term to describe digital recordings. It could also mean too much high end in a recording. In this case, reduce frequencies above 10 kHz sligh

Question 5

Bright/Crisp

Answer 5

Bright: Lots of high end, usually referring to frequencies above 8 kHz.