Aug 16, 2004 08:08 pm Yeah, I have a couple hundred 'audio'-examples ! lol So I'll site my error of stepping on frequencies in the mix, or in everyone's terms: bad mixing . I find that after mixing to a sterio field, and then 'checking' it with a mono source has helped me with the eq'ing process quite a bit lately . After checking it, and making the changes in the eq, things sit a little nicer in the mix . Recording instruments with similar frequencies has been the issue for me, and it wasn't until I was able to 'see' the frequency changes I was making on a computer screen, that I was able to make a big difference in my eq'ing techniques . So, I guess I'll say that impropper eq'ing, and overlapping similar frequencies in the mix, is a way to muddy-up a mono-mix real quick . Since you're looking to play the material in mono, mixing it in mono is key, and avoiding the frequency 'abuse' . Hope this may help .