I know this may sound a bit dumb but I don't really get where to start learning how to EQ my tracks correctly and what plugins (if any) I should be using to do this.
I am reading a lot about recording and mixing and eqing but I don't really know where to begin with it.
Can anyone recommend any decent tutorials or advice on how to start understanding this more?
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eqing live is just a matter of taste...do you like thumbing bass and squeeling treble ..then pile it on
at your own discretion ( being sensible ) its your sound
eqing in a recording situation is a bit more selective as you have to sit on a track with other instruments
so.. in a nut shell if your record with the same sound ( and theres no reason not to ) then at a mixing situation you will probably have to filter parts of the recorded sound to sit in the track with other instruments
theres plenty of stuff on youtube about mixing and eqing etc
at your own discretion ( being sensible ) its your sound
eqing in a recording situation is a bit more selective as you have to sit on a track with other instruments
so.. in a nut shell if your record with the same sound ( and theres no reason not to ) then at a mixing situation you will probably have to filter parts of the recorded sound to sit in the track with other instruments
theres plenty of stuff on youtube about mixing and eqing etc
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Hal Leonard has a Great series on Home Recording, but their books can be a bit pricey. The things I am learning is that recording is a science and an art, just like other disciplines. You have to learn about the harmonic range of instruments and where they are found so you can isolate those in the audio mix spectrum, as they reside in certain frequencies. Its much more than, listening...these guys know "where" the problem is at and whether to take it down -2 or bump up a neighboring frequency +.5.
If you plan on some good results, some time invested learning these kinds of things will help get you there. I have the whole series and it was several hundred for them, but I cannot say enough good things about these books. They really do pay for themselves. Even though I cannot presently record myself I understand more about what to do and where, when the time comes.
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If you plan on some good results, some time invested learning these kinds of things will help get you there. I have the whole series and it was several hundred for them, but I cannot say enough good things about these books. They really do pay for themselves. Even though I cannot presently record myself I understand more about what to do and where, when the time comes.
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I have certainly heard people say things like this on the videos I have been watching. They seem to have learned exactly how to identify small changes that make the overall difference to the mix.Instructor wrote:take it down -2 or bump up a neighboring frequency +.5
To my ear I cannot even here the difference with these subtle changes, but like you said, it is an art in itself and something that needs time and practice to begin to master.