glossary
A high-pass filter reduces low frequencies below its cutoff while leaving higher content mostly intact.
A high-pass filter, often called an HPF, attenuates frequencies below a chosen cutoff. Engineers use it to remove rumble, plosives, handling noise, or unnecessary low-end buildup.
The cutoff frequency and slope decide how much low content is removed and how quickly the filter takes effect.
High-passing every channel by habit can make a mix smaller, especially when sources rely on low-mid weight for body.
Set the filter while listening in context, then bypass it to confirm the source improved rather than simply got brighter.
Controlled low-end leaves more room for kick, bass, and master headroom. It can also reduce low-frequency masking that makes small-speaker translation harder.
Meter Core helps you watch peak and loudness changes when filtering removes energy that meters may show before your ears notice.