I know there are no rules
but maybe someone
could share his experience
and knowledge on this topic.
When is it better to use eq
after and vice versa?
I saw someone boosting
a vocal track at 7khz
followed by a de-esser and
comp as last plugin.
The eq should make the
de-esser react more quickly, but
I once tried it and it didn't work well
for me.
eq b4 or after comp
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- KVRAF
- 6980 posts since 28 Dec, 2015 from Atlantis Island
2L8
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- KVRAF
- 4711 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
If it's enhance/additive EQ I always move the EQ before and after in realtime (in the mix) and listen to which sounds best. There are a lot of factors involved so each case is different.
If it's corrective or subtractive EQ (more prominent high and/or low pass, notching resonances etc) then it's usually before, since I want to clean up the sound first, then compress it.
If it's corrective or subtractive EQ (more prominent high and/or low pass, notching resonances etc) then it's usually before, since I want to clean up the sound first, then compress it.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 74 posts since 23 Jan, 2023
what is too late?
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- KVRAF
- 6980 posts since 28 Dec, 2015 from Atlantis Island
https://youtu.be/nl71vFvVOvw
https://sonograyn.bandcamp.com/music Experimental Ambient
https://martinjuenke.bandcamp.com/music Alternative Instrumental
https://martinjuenke.bandcamp.com/music Alternative Instrumental
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 74 posts since 23 Jan, 2023
I don't understand your post inmartinjuenke wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:24 pmhttps://youtu.be/nl71vFvVOvw
relation to the topic or are
you just promoting a video?
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- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
He's an old man with a long white beard. Just let him be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlug-u-JRc
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The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
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- KVRist
- 454 posts since 2 Sep, 2012
No right or wrong, it’s whatever works for the source. Some people put one pre and one post, remove unwanted frequencies first and some of the frequencies you want could be attenuated by the compressor, so final sweetening and touch up afterwards.
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- KVRist
- 275 posts since 11 May, 2010
I also vote either/what works.
If I'm going to be applying a high-pass filter though I'd do that before, since I don't want those unwanted lows to be causing the track to hit the threshold.
If I'm going to be applying a high-pass filter though I'd do that before, since I don't want those unwanted lows to be causing the track to hit the threshold.
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simon.a.billington simon.a.billington https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=341278
- KVRAF
- 2375 posts since 12 Nov, 2014
I like to place a modern eq before the compressor and doing some subtractive eq with it, even surgical stuff. Then place some kind of analog emulation after the compressor for boosting frequencies.
That's the general rule, but then I often find myself occasionally loosing some frequencies in to the compressor as well for a little extra saturation and sometimes a tighter sound. Thats where it's handy that the modern eq also does classic emulation, like the Waves H-EQ, IK EQual, or the new Kirchhoff EQ which seems to have band emulations from other PA products.
Not the these kind of eqs are necessary, its just a helpful feature to have.
I find that placing the eq before the compressor can produce a tighter, more controlled sound, good for controlling low-end in some cases. While it tends to "bloom' more when placing it after the compressor, also an aesthetic that can be quite useful.
That's the general rule, but then I often find myself occasionally loosing some frequencies in to the compressor as well for a little extra saturation and sometimes a tighter sound. Thats where it's handy that the modern eq also does classic emulation, like the Waves H-EQ, IK EQual, or the new Kirchhoff EQ which seems to have band emulations from other PA products.
Not the these kind of eqs are necessary, its just a helpful feature to have.
I find that placing the eq before the compressor can produce a tighter, more controlled sound, good for controlling low-end in some cases. While it tends to "bloom' more when placing it after the compressor, also an aesthetic that can be quite useful.
