Only thing I read on this page that I may question is the 'cut everything above 3kHz for bass'. In some cases there are a lot of interesting performance bits that happen around 2kHz (and up to almost 3kHz) on live bass tracks.. believe it or not. It's not the "bass" obviously, but it could be adding character to the bass. String noise, finger noise, snap on a string etc. {as Mac so finely stated, - a well recorded bass track sounds like they are working on a buick in the background (paraphrased probably)}
Also, the same applies to kick drum as there is some of the snap at 1-2kHz range. Often my EQ on both of these involves a reduction at 400Hz - 1kHz and then back up again for a small range above that... but every song is different.

I do think most tracks can be faded away below 250Hz. It cleans up a lot of the mud when you remove that range and below for most tracks like guitar, vocals, etc.

Last edited by rharv; 06/25/10 04:52 PM.
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