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Important EQ and Compressing!!!
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| fixer |
hi all
does someone know a good manual to EQ and compressing
which writes execly wich frequency to cut and add to every sound like: bass,kick,hi hat, fxs,vocals and more.
listen this is very important to all your song producers.
if you create good music the second half that will complet it will be the EQ and compressing, and headroom.
knowing it will bring us all the higher quallty track and even to a record deal.
tnx |
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| Eric J |
I think its important to note that there is not simply one good setting for EQ and compression. The character of the timbre and the way it interacts with the other timbres in the mix will determine the proper EQing and compression settings. The aim of EQing and compression is to get all the sounds in your mix to gel together, and there is not just one way to do it. Using your ears with lots and lots of practice is the only way to get things to sound good.
That being said, there are a lot of good resources on the internet that you can use to get a baseline to start off from, but anything you find out there is only going to be a general guideline, not a hard and fast rule.
If you are looking for a good jumping off point, check out the book: The Dance Music Manual. This has lots of good guidelines to get you started.
HTH |
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| BOOsTER |
| quote: | Originally posted by fixer
hi all
does someone know a good manual to EQ and compressing
which writes execly wich frequency to cut and add to every sound like: bass,kick,hi hat, fxs,vocals and more.
listen this is very important to all your song producers.
if you create good music the second half that will complet it will be the EQ and compressing, and headroom.
knowing it will bring us all the higher quallty track and even to a record deal.
tnx |
exactly? lol...there's no such thing in this case...every track is different...and it will never be like that you use some kind of magic preset to make your track sound good...
dumb... |
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| fixer |
what kind of Eq settings?
to bass
kick
snare
hi hat
lead and fxs more? |
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| skot_e |
what kind of Eq settings?
to bass
TURN IT UP
kick
TURN IT UP
snare
TURN IT UP
hi hat
TURN IT UP
lead and fxs more?
TURN IT UP
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| substorm |
| quote: | Originally posted by fixer
what kind of Eq settings?
to bass
kick
snare
hi hat
lead and fxs more? |
Well the settings depends on:
What bassline you have, and how it sounds!
What Kick you use, how it sounds!
What snare you use, again...how does it sound...
I could go on forever... Every sound you use or make needs its special "treatment"!
Here are some guidelines for you... Now these are VERRY GENERAL... so dont hang me if it doesnt sound good in your mix!
Kick Drum
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. Try a small boost around 5-7kHz to
add some high end.
50-100Hz ~ Adds bottom to the sound
100-250Hz ~ Adds roundness
250-800Hz ~ Muddiness Area
5-8kHz ~ Adds high end prescence
8-12kHz ~ Adds Hiss
Snare
Try a small boost around 60-120Hz if the sound is a little too wimpy. Try boosting around
6kHz for that 'snappy' sound.
100-250Hz ~ Fills out the sound
6-8kHz ~ Adds prescence
Hi hats or cymbals
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. To add some brightness try a small
boost around 3kHz.
250-800Hz ~ Muddiness area
1-6kHz ~ Adds presence
6-8kHz ~ Adds clarity
8-12kHz ~ Adds brightness
Bass
Try boosting around 60Hz to add more body. Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz.
If more presence is needed, boost around 6kHz.
50-100Hz ~ Adds bottom end
100-250Hz ~ Adds roundness
250-800Hz ~ Muddiness Area
800-1kHz ~ Adds beef to small speakers
1-6kHz ~ Adds presence
6-8kHz ~ Adds high-end presence
8-12kHz ~ Adds hiss
Vocals
This is a difficult one, as it depends on the mic used to record the vocal. However...
Apply either cut or boost around 300hz, depending on the mic and song.Apply a very small boost
around 6kHz to add some clarity.
100-250Hz ~ Adds 'up-frontness'
250-800Hz ~ Muddiness area
1-6kHz ~ Adds presence
6-8kHz ~ Adds sibilance and clarity
8-12kHz ~ Adds brightness
Piano
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. Apply a very small boost around 6kHz
to add some clarity.
50-100Hz ~ Adds bottom
100-250Hz ~ Adds roundness
250-1kHz ~ Muddiness area
1-6kHz ~ Adds presence
6-8Khz ~ Adds clarity
8-12kHz ~ Adds hiss
Electric guitars
Again this depends on the mix and the recording. Apply either cut or boost around 300hz,
depending on the song and sound. Try boosting around 3kHz to add some edge to the sound,
or cut to add some transparency. Try boosting around 6kHz to add presence.
Try boosting around 10kHz to add brightness.
100-250Hz ~ Adds body
250-800Hz ~ Muddiness area
1-6Khz ~ Cuts through the mix
6-8kHz ~ Adds clarity
8=12kHz ~ Adds hiss
Acoustic guitar
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off between 100-300Hz. Apply small amounts of cut around
1-3kHz to push the image higher. Apply small amounts of boost around 5kHz to add some presence.
100-250Hz ~ Adds body
6-8kHz ~ Adds clarity
8-12kHz ~ Adds brightness
Strings
These depend entirely on the mix and the sound used.
50-100Hz ~ Adds bottom end
100-250Hz ~ Adds body
250-800Hz ~ Muddiness area
1-6hHz ~ Sounds crunchy
6-8kHz ~ Adds clarity
8-12kHz ~ Adds brightness
Source: Audipioneers.com |
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| DigiNut |
I'd suggest reading the tutorials sticky, there are entire sections dedicated to both EQ and compression.
You'll never get a useful answer because you haven't asked a useful question. EQ and compressors are just tools; you don't pick up a video game and ask "OK, which buttons do I press to win - this is IMPORTANT information for all players!" You have to learn the controls, learn how to play, and practice. |
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| Blake_Jarrell |
| one of the most important things ive learned is to cut out everything below 200hz on everything but your kick and bassline. |
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| Derivative |
But but but
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What if you have a solo Cello and you are playing a low E and the fundamental is humping 200hz? Doing a blanket cut on 200hz is a great way to make a beautiful solo cello sound tinny and crap.
And theres loads of instruments that dip into 200hz and below. You just don't want loads of instruments doing it at the same time in the same phase. |
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| Vizay |
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| DJ Shibby |
| read the sticky |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell
one of the most important things ive learned is to cut out everything below 200hz on everything but your kick and bassline. |
This is an "ok" rule for generic uplifting trance, but it doesnt really apply to much more than that. tech trance for example obviously often has a lot more low end in the percussion.
The only RULE i think is valid for all music is to roll off your lows at 30hz for improved speaker wellbeing :p |
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