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[QUOTE="Goldmidi, post: 6765, member: 8"]
Like everything in [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/tags/music-production/']music production[/URL] it all varies from each project, you are working on. However, it is perhaps much better to use high-pass filters or low-shelf filters on individual mixer tracks rather than using them on an entire mix.

Furthermore, you may want to avoid using steep or gentle low-pass filters (LPF or high-cut filters) because it's often not necessary to utilize them for [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/resources/what-is-audio-mixing-and-mastering.429/']audio mastering[/URL] assuming the mix is within a reasonable commercial ballpark.

But for your high-pass filter (HPF or low-cut filter) set it around 20 Hz or 25 Hz and always make sure it's a minimum-phase filter because a linear-phase HPF may change things in a weird way down there (i.e. the pre-ringing produced by ripples in the filter's impulse response), particularly transients. Sometimes it may give you the sound you want. It's all up to you to decide on that.

You may also want to use a gentle slope for high-pass filters. For example, you ought to use either a 6 or 12 dB/octave HPF instead of something as steep as 18 dB/octave or 24 dB/octave and upwards. Nonetheless, it all depends on the context.
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