Eq Frequencies...

[john]

Hey

I just wondered, how many of you have used our EQ Frequencies article?

What do you think of it?

Is it useful?

Is there anything we could add that could improve it?

thanks guys!

Cheers

John

[Retrosaurus Rex]

I've come across a couple of charts like this, and I find them to be useful starting points. Also if you're trying to work quickly and get things to sit well in a rough mix it's a useful guide.

[john]

Hey Retro

Thanks for checking it out. How do you think this one compares with others? It was published in 2000, and has had a few small edits since.

Cheers

John

[Retrosaurus Rex]

I would say as far as charts go it's as good as I've seen, and any budding recordist would find themselves getting better mixes faster by using it. I would stress that these are somewhat generalized starting points and may not apply exactly the same in every mix. You have to trust your ears at every step of the process. The best primer I've seen on EQ gave a series of steps to find the right EQ profile for each instrument in your mix. It's more time consuming, but it really helps to train your ears and get things to sit in a dense mix.

[john]

Hey Retro

Thanks for posting back.

I've often thought about extending the eq article, or doing a follow on, but I have never quite got around to it. WHo knows, maybe one day.

Cheers

John

[Rudi]

Ive never had to do this. It looks a simple enough guide. I'll give it a try if I come across this when mastering the current project.

[john]

Hey Rudi

Cool. Let me know how it goes? I think Tom tried using some of the guidelines when mastering his latter material, but I could be wrong!

Cheers

John

[memphisindie]

I've been using that for 20 years prior to it being written here! Well done and very understandable.

[john]

Hey, Thanks!