hahaha this is such a beginers questiob but can someone explain to me some popular equaliser positions and stuff i know it has a great deal of influence on the sound you put out but i think im with the rest of the 90% of population where i look at one and just go what the fuck... ive made no attempt to understand it lol ever its just been one of those nice extras on things and goto presets on my stereo.... so could someone explain it to me noob style please
sorry
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Apr-16-2002 06:38
skywarp
goa trooper
Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Edmonton, AB
Just mess around with your EQ until it sounds good. There is no "universal" EQ setting, it has to be adjusted to your equipment and to the accoustics of your room.
(I assume you're talking about a regular EQ for home stereo ... the multi-band one, NOT the DJ one ... )
The purpose of DJ EQs (the ones on the mixers) isn't to improve the overall sound ... they are used to cut the frequencies of two tracks in the mix that would be clashing (ie. reduce the volume of hihats on the incoming track so they don't overpower the hihats in the track already playing).
the DJ may use EQ for a different purpose than a home stereo user or a producer but an EQ is an EQ, all the same
Think of it as individual volume settings for some ranges of the frequency spectrum. So if you want the bass to be louder while the rest stays normal you adjust the EQ sliders that stand for low frequencies (the ones on the left that is).
Personally I think a nice setting is that of the "loudness" principle...Give the low and the high a little boost while the mid stays the same. With a lot of bands this usually looks like a very flattened "U"
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Apr-16-2002 18:01
skywarp
goa trooper
Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Edmonton, AB
quote:
Originally posted by Scorchio
Your EQ should never go above 0 DB.
This is NOT true.
EQ can be set to whatever sounds best, even if it means cranking certain bands past 0dB. Your overall signal level should never go over 0dB ... although this wouldn't be much of a problem either since most audio gear is built to handle some overhead, up to 20dB or more in some cases.
Even records are pressed at +6dB reference level !
Whenever i spin, i always have my stereo set on its "FLAT" equilizer setting so i can sculpt the sound how i want it using the 3-band EQ on my mixer. This works pretty well for getting the sound shaped just how i like it, but then again i am monitoring from a very shitty bookshelf stero system, so my recordings always sound different when played on a different system.
Oh well, time to upgrade.
Apr-16-2002 20:23
DJ LIQUID
House DJ 4 Life
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: IL USA
quote:
Originally posted by Kevin
Whenever i spin, i always have my stereo set on its "FLAT" equilizer setting so i can sculpt the sound how i want it using the 3-band EQ on my mixer. This works pretty well for getting the sound shaped just how i like it, but then again i am monitoring from a very shitty bookshelf stero system, so my recordings always sound different when played on a different system.
Oh well, time to upgrade.
same here i need some new monitors
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Apr-17-2002 04:07
Scorchio
Sorry! We Are Circoloco
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Lexicon Avenue
quote:
Originally posted by skywarp
This is NOT true.
EQ can be set to whatever sounds best, even if it means cranking certain bands past 0dB. Your overall signal level should never go over 0dB ... although this wouldn't be much of a problem either since most audio gear is built to handle some overhead, up to 20dB or more in some cases.
Even records are pressed at +6dB reference level !
Well I used to do what you say, but then DJTJ told me to never raise it above the 0DB
And since his advice my mixes are much more smoother and unrecognisable.
If you have another method I would be happy to listen.
