EQ - DOs and DON'Ts

[xchump]

he reminds me of kid rock

[phildd0t]

This is the worst explanation of EQ I have heard to date.

[aplinap]

@phildd0t why do you think that this is the worst eq explanation to date

[ChrisBBeats1]

i swear engineers are always British.

[remusjacobs]

i thought that was kid rock in the thumb nail, that sounds like stewie griffin 100%

[barneycockburn]

Kid Rock don't eq

[andybarone1984]

kid rock?

[algertsulka]

..::Whow that was pure cool i really love that never seen in youtube to do that in mixer::..

[daverobertsonmusic]

Haha. The vocal sounds like Stewie Griffin.

[GhettoPunktual]

@daverobertsonmusic lmao i was thinking the same thing

[jaimiecurrie]

your tha one hippy boii xx

[xdray]

nice, thank you

[IAmThinkTankDubstep]

I WANT MY BODY FOR YOU.

[beergut111]

the big problem is all you dumbasses "think" you're a sound engineer. Unless you know how it's supposed to sound and understand unity gain, just sit there and enjoy the show and quit tellin me "it has too much treble"

[Michael55443]

Nice hat. :|

[Nintendog140]

Could you talk any quieter?

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@Nintendog140 sure can. Volume control fellas.

[APOSLHH]

english kid rock

[DjTokenMusic]

can i ask, what interface are you using? because I'd like to build a studio with more than, say, 8-10 pre's but really haven't found anything that will take a decent sized desk.

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@DjTokenMusic Heya, It was Avid's Digidesign Protools HD hardware. I'm a great fan of the Prismsound ones.

[RemnantMusicOfficial]

Day 24

Still searching for JxRsounds's comment...

*Refreshes*

O.o FFFUUUUUUUUU......

[7Lovz7]

@voicecouncil Thanks for upload :]

[Organonfire]

thumbs up if you thought he was Kid Rock

[LiamMcRaeMusic]

for a video about audio this has pretty shit audio hahah

[JimReaper24]

Why do these demo tracks always sound so awful? :L

[hhanslie]

thank god for the accent. i needed that right now.

[TTAGGproductions]

hopefully man thanks!!!

[bumpyheadman]

Kid Rock brought me here

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@bumpyheadman Rock 'n Roll Jesus! Thanks for watching.

[yaesuftm10]

cracked a rib laughing

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@LomoGrafik Hey, thanks for the feedback. Keep in mind this is a quick demo on a rough guide vocal for a project I had on the desk that time. Dry as a bone. Point taken. EQ cannot save a take that doesn't contain all the passion you can put into a performance. That's a whole new chapter.

I've just watched the whole thing for the first time (weird watching yourself speak) and I have no idea what the encoding has done to the sound, but it has definitely grunged it up. Let's inform the vid team.

[TheFatCampCrew]

Omg it's kid rock

[shaq147]

i dont think 500 knobs is really necessary

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@shaq147 Not on a vocal no. On an entire mix, yes. Bit like guitar notes, why play a million very fast if you can say it all in one.

[bumpyheadman]

@shaq147 Clearly, he used like four hahaha

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@bumpyheadman 4-band parametric :-)

[LomoGrafik]

hmmmm. theory is there. just grabbed the wrong frequencies. vocal sounds a little lifeless.

[TheSecretProvider]

Wow, I wanna know how you made the demonstration track INFINITELY louder than the guy talking about it. Seriously, I tried watching the tutorial and just could not stand how loud the vocal track was.

[PrizePirate]

Believe it or not this was actually helpful. I tend to boost everything and feel dumb for doing it and start from square one.

[redoubt9000]

@PrizePirate Think of it, if you boost everything whadda end up with? a louder track :P In the end you just get a bunch of peaks with a few valleys from the rolloff - all of which are driving the source, when essentially you could have just brought up a fader >_> It isn't as simple as that, but it's one way to think of it. Subtractive eq isn't the best kept secret but definitely a great tool :)

[GHQSonicCuisine]

Hey Alex,

Singling the track out is mainly for demonstration purposes.

You're absolutely right. There's no point in solo-ing every single track, make it sound the bomb and then try and put them back together again. They're all going to be fighting with each other.

I tend to quickly solo something to find out any problems, like excessive popping or so. Deal with that and then put it all back into context.

Any questions, drop us a line. Have fun!

[alexleblancmusic]

@GHQSonicCuisine That makes sense. Thanks for the prompt response!

[vetodnb]

your video is clipping lol

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@vetodnb encoding for the web. Grrr :-)

[angryphillip]

Stewie Griffin was laying down vocals?

[Ytbehandling11]

What song is that x)? Need to get that lyricloop of my head :c

[gibberish4545]

Sure sounded better at the end!

[TheHasselBoff]

I thought Kid Rock was American!

[xWiikenDx]

The hat made this video worth watching

[Thumpstarrr]

I want ma badehbooyoo

[FREETHINKITOVA]

is that stewie griffin singing?

[mmmusicc777]

very good tips and video thanks my man!!!!!

[domo3215]

WAIT, HE STOLE MY MOTHERFUCKING LYRICS!

[scissoroar]

i wish the vocal loop wasn't so painful to listen to!

[moyotte]

Less Is More

[PVenomCinema]

being a sound guy for years this is one of the most informing tips i've seen in years.

[RobYungTV]

That AWS is a great board. I've had the privilege of mixing on one.

[JxRsound]

whats that thing with all those knobs on it called?

[macewindex]

@JxRsound

Your mom.

[GuardadoMusic]

@JxRsound mixer

[speedybrock]

@JxRsound a console

[Elnufo]

@JxRsound a toaster of course, what did u think it was? lol

[Neonfunfair]

@JxRsound A mixer

[wilfan12]

@JxRsound X Factor!

[Siberianteknik]

@wilfan12 X-factor  hahahahahah....XD

[anthonypucino]

@JxRsound it's a mixer. lol

[Swidhelm]

@JxRsound A mixing console.

[lossleadas]

@JxRsound its a mixer console

[rhyskallen]

@JxRsound a mixing desk or mixing console

[FrickenSick]

@JxRsound Its called a Turkey sandwich.

[IsaacDeanMusic]

@JxRsound I think that's a monitor or something?

[124reppin]

@JxRsound a mixing board

[SabbathFuckingSucks]

@JxRsound Dude, that's a pop screen.

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Pretty sure that's an oven. Not 100% sure though.

[GHQSonicCuisine]

@spacitydrummer4JC Could be an oven! SSLs get pretty hot.



[JxRsound]

thank you

[bigjimmyrocker]

nice thanks for the post

[imuvessey]

thanks

[Downbeat1984]

My approach as well, peak eq's with high q setting and cut the crap out then go back in with a nice EQ to boost a bit, keep it no more than 3db

[YungTuckthaCount]

very nice and informative. I am a newbie to the mixing world. But this guy pretty much explained it so everyone can understand. just take your time. thanx homie

[konjunktion26]

is this kid rock? omg!

[KingNickYa]

Kid Rock!