Cleaning It Up: Optimizing Electric Bass In Personal Monitor Mixes
The band is complaining that the bass guitar sounds “fuzzy” in all of their in-ear monitors – here are some recommendations.
The band is complaining that the bass guitar sounds “fuzzy” in all of their in-ear monitors – here are some recommendations.
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