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bruno · Post by **bruno** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:34 pm

to be honest , im not confortable with mixing and mastering plugins, and cus i don´t wanna absorve all information outthere , (i will just be more confused), im starting with EQ plugins and how they can help the mixing..

someone there with a few free minuts to give me some tips? i guess its not have to be an extensive explanation, i just wanna start understanding the logical behind this plugins , i guess once i be able to do this i will know when and where i must use them

thanks.........

Left Headphone · Post by **Left Headphone** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:39 pm

Look here: http://www.recordingwebsite.com/forum/
And here: http://www.recordingeq.com/

audio class · Post by **audio class** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:53 pm

bruno wrote:to be honest , im not confortable with mixing and mastering plugins, and cus i don´t wanna absorve all information outthere , (i will just be more confused), im starting with EQ plugins and how they can help the mixing..

someone there with a few free minuts to give me some tips? i guess its not have to be an extensive explanation, i just wanna start understanding the logical behind this plugins , i guess once i be able to do this i will know when and where i must use them

thanks.........

Hi Bruno. I must say, and anybody else will say, EQ is THE #1 Engineers tool, hands down. It used most frequently and is fundamental in your learning proces. I too started my journey with EQ. I strongly admonish you start with a "parametric" EQ. What host app do you use btw, I have some tutorial files for FL studio if you know how to use it.

Thats all for now. Adventure awaits! -AbelG

rollasoc · Post by **rollasoc** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:56 pm

http://www.hairthieves.com/tip/eff/eq.htm

and when you've read that move onto compression

http://www.hairthieves.com/tip/eff/comp.htm

butter · Post by **butter** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:02 pm

audio class wrote:
bruno wrote:to be honest , im not confortable with mixing and mastering plugins, and cus i don´t wanna absorve all information outthere , (i will just be more confused), im starting with EQ plugins and how they can help the mixing..

someone there with a few free minuts to give me some tips? i guess its not have to be an extensive explanation, i just wanna start understanding the logical behind this plugins , i guess once i be able to do this i will know when and where i must use them

thanks.........
Hi Bruno. I must say, and anybody else will say, EQ is THE #1 Engineers tool, hands down. It used most frequently and is fundamental in your learning proces. I too started my journey with EQ. I strongly admonish you start with a "parametric" EQ. What host app do you use btw, I have some tutorial files for FL studio if you know how to use it.

Thats all for now. Adventure awaits! -AbelG

Personally, I would tie compression and eq for the number one spot. If you do the multiband compression thing the line is blurred just a little bit as the compression is based on the frequency ranges.

Good times, good times. Even though you don't want to do so, I would recommend reading as much as you can and trying lots of different things out till you get the hang of it. There's no absolute law on how to use eq or compression.

audio class · Post by **audio class** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:55 am

butter wrote:Personally, I would tie compression and eq for the number one spot. If you do the multiband compression thing the line is blurred just a little bit as the compression is based on the frequency ranges.

Good times, good times. Even though you don't want to do so, I would recommend reading as much as you can and trying lots of different things out till you get the hang of it. There's no absolute law on how to use eq or compression.

Hey Butter, you are absolutely right. I kinda jumped the gun, i guess because I never use compressors, hardly (and no Im not a purist). Anyway, I've been looking for a good multiband compressor, wish I could program one that fits my needs. - AbelG

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:27 am

Check out this chart:

http://www.recordingwebsite.com/rwtip/a ... rw15r.html

Other useful info at:

http://www.recordingwebsite.com/

bruno · Post by **bruno** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:02 am

thanks a lot guys !!

dharmawan · Post by **dharmawan** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:12 am

the most important thing is for your brain to learn where the different frequencies are and what they sound like. spend time with a parametric eq, for a few months, every day. subtract, add, take notes how it affects the sound and how you can make things sound better

EQ everything - individual tracks, full mixdowns the works. make comparisons between your work and cds you like

omo · Post by **omo** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:23 am

Now this is a good question. Not like one of those "best EQ" questions. Some good comments here already. I would just add that settle on genre you mostly work with and learn what frequencies different instruments are made of - base, harnomics, etc. Little by little learn to hear those and experiment with adjusting those important ranges according to your genre stylistics. Fully parametric EQ is the tool you want to use here.

Musicmad · Post by **Musicmad** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:53 am

You will probably start by EQ'ing tracks while solo'ed - but you should also try EQ'ing while the full mix is running. It's more challenging but the result is much better (IMHO).

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:29 am

I wrote a little "description-ish" thing in another thread, it's based on Cubase SX' equalizer, but it should apply to almost any of the common EQs, so you may want to have a look:
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... ba01f8e8f7

pooshka · Post by **pooshka** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:35 am

start with EQing your own voice or whatever the sound you are most familiar with. For example, if you've been guitarist for years, you will easily notice subtle changes in sound when you make EQ cuts/boosts.

To me EQ changes on my own voice is always the most obvious as I've been hearing it for years and years and I can easily tell the difference different EQ settings bring to my voice. Same applies to compression really. Experiment with sound you are familiar with. Since I'm a drummer I usually test new compressors with a drum loop first and then with my voice.

Anyway, the key really is learn the tool with sound you are familiar with - if you are trying to test EQ/compressors on some sound that's really strange to you naturally (e.g. really complex/obscure/subtle evolving synth pad!) then you will hear less of the difference. First learn what the tool does to the sound and then you can move on to use them to many different sounds.

pooshka · Post by **pooshka** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:42 am

oh and also, you can start off with some extreme settings first. Try applying 12db cut with moderate Q on the 100Hz on your vocal recording. And then sweep the frequencies between 100 and 15000Hz with same amount of cut (frequency mentioned here is arbitrary - you can pick any frequency really) - you should definitely hear the difference. After that change the cut to 10db, and then to 8db and so on. You can also play around with Q settings to change between narrow cut and wide cut. After messing about like this for a while you should be able to hear even very small cuts. Also, the reason why I think it's good to start with your own singing/voice is because when you are messing about with EQ, you will land on a particular EQ setting that makes you go 'hey i kinda like how my voice sounds here' - bingo. Do the same thing for any other sound source and after endless experimentations like this you should have some idea about what sort of EQ cuts/boosts you prefer on different sound sources.

zimba · Post by **zimba** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:31 pm

http://www.computermusic.co.uk/tutorial/eq/1.asp

http://www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com/articles6.htm

want to learn how to use EQ plugs.