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We've all watched the same YouTube videos on how to "clean up a muddy mix". Use EQ to cut "these three key frequencies" or "make sure all of your bass signals are mono." Those tactics are all well and good, but I'm MUCH more interested in the principles at play.

What is the root cause of muddy mixes? The truth is there's four main factors that contribute to muddy mixes in a live environment and only ONE of them can be fixed with EQ.

We'll talk about:

- Why EQ can't fix all your problems (across the whole system or individual channels)
- How your own sound system deployment can shoot yourself in the foot
- What musicians do when shaping their own sounds that makes your life harder