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just wondering about eqing, as i see people talk about e.g. cutting out at 125hz etc. is all this personal preferance or are there certain 'rules' to follow, and also what programmes would people recommend for this. cheers
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27-12-2006 22:37 |
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First off....what program do u use, cause there are different EQ's that are better for certain programs. But all in all the Waves EQ is probably the best all around, but I use Acid Pro, so the built in Sony EQ plug in works better for me
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27-12-2006 22:48 |
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PLaGuE CeLL
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On how basic a level are we talking here?
what is eq? how do i use eq? etc
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27-12-2006 22:53 |
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basically i have been making my own tunes for just over half a year and as i am getting more into it, i am reading things about khz, db etc that i dont really understand to be honest when it comes to eqing. i am using fl5.
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27-12-2006 23:41 |
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by caz: 28-12-2006 01:02.
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28-12-2006 01:01 |
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Equalizing is something that mostly comes from personal preference, and a big part of it is your sound system - if you're slapping an overall EQ on your entire track and (for example) listening to it out of crappy laptop speakers, you're probably going to use the EQ to optimise the song for those speakers; to make it sound the best it can on them. This is why studio monitors exist, because if a track is EQ'd, mastered, etc. on a good pair of monitors, it will sound decent on pretty much any stereo.
Anyway, like I said, most of it is personal preference, and tweaking until you like the way a track/instrument sounds. BUT, there are certain conventions in EQing, just like in any dynamics or processing, that you can use to optimise instruments. For example, putting a bit of a cut around the 125Hz range on your bass will probably make your kickdrum sound better, because if this cut isn't used the bass and kickdrum can interfere (around 125Hz is roughly where most kickdrums have their 'punch') and sound muddy. Also, if you have a track with guitars and vocals you can fiddle around with the 1.5kHz-3kHz range on both of them, cutting or boosting one or the other to give them presence or make the guitar 'fall behind' the vocals.
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28-12-2006 15:50 |
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cheers again for that, brilliant help. unfortunately when i am working on the tune i am doing it on crappy computer speakers but when i go to eq and master it properly, i will be doing it on my m8s rig. its was supprising at first how a tune sounded on the comp and then when put it on to cd and played it on my system how crap it sounded!
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28-12-2006 19:59 |
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The 'conventions' and 'rules' in EQ come from the fact that sound transmition and reception is basically physical thing, so, because of our and media's physical characteristics, we have some special traits when listening to music. Like, the loudness is about 2000Hz, clearness is about 12 000 Hz etc.
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28-12-2006 20:03 |
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Also, when EQ'n its good to switch setups to get a good balanced sound between, ur computer, a set of headphones, ur stereo system, and some one elses computer. That way, it has a good balanced sound for anyone who listens to it. But when u get into the serious mastering part, it should sound good on everything without tweaking it out EQ wise.
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28-12-2006 20:42 |
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its very simple....
use spectral meters to see where youre sound should or shouldnt be adjusted.
for example: you use a bass sound but dont hear a very low frequency (just the same opposite) wich is bad for any speaker system.
when looking at the spectral meters eq the freq's hanging in the red. but also expand the freq's wich are way to low. beware, make sure that one freq of one sound doesnt interfere with another. thats the key off a good ballance in freq's.
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31-12-2006 13:17 |
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shootyourself
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i am using fl5. |
thats the spirit.
you can add effects like - 7 band eq and parametric eq, incase you didnt know...
parametric eq on each mixer channel - and apply your eq to each sample filters....
usually in a simple way...
i apply the same eq for most bass's i use in one song and tweak it from there....
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01-01-2007 10:19 |
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i am using fl5. |
thats the spirit.
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01-01-2007 15:26 |
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i am using fl5. |
thats the spirit.
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only because you cant do the rightclick to rename patterns in fl6.
thats all 
can you get surge for fl5??
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02-01-2007 02:58 |
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Press F2 
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02-01-2007 14:08 |
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pressing f2 is more effort.
is fl6 really that much better?
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04-01-2007 05:21 |
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is fl6 really that much better? |
It is. And also more cpu hungry.
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04-01-2007 06:36 |
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is fl6 really that much better? |
It is. And also more cpu hungry. |
well wont suit my hewlett packard 2ghz pc.
oh well.
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05-01-2007 22:46 |
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Originally posted by shootmyself
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Originally posted by shootmyself
is fl6 really that much better? |
It is. And also more cpu hungry. |
well wont suit my hewlett packard 2ghz pc.
oh well. |
I have 1.8 ghz, 512 mb ram pc. Eat that.
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06-01-2007 02:47 |
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Originally posted by Muad'Dib
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Originally posted by shootmyself
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Originally posted by Muad'Dib
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Originally posted by shootmyself
is fl6 really that much better? |
It is. And also more cpu hungry. |
well wont suit my hewlett packard 2ghz pc.
oh well. |
I have 1.8 ghz, 512 mb ram pc. Eat that. |
is it hewlett packard though?
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06-01-2007 08:15 |
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Originally posted by shootmyself
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Originally posted by shootmyself
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Originally posted by Muad'Dib
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Originally posted by shootmyself
is fl6 really that much better? |
It is. And also more cpu hungry. |
well wont suit my hewlett packard 2ghz pc.
oh well. |
I have 1.8 ghz, 512 mb ram pc. Eat that. |
is it hewlett packard though? |
No.
InfoProject (shit).
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