EQ- Are you a Cutter, or a Booster?
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EQ- Are you a Cutter, or a Booster?
When asked how he created the 17-foot tall "David" from a block of marble, Michelangelo addressed the stunned observer by replying-
"David was already in marble, all I did was chip-away the excess".
Kind of like cutting EQ, (a good boosting analogy would be like adding more marble for a bigger wang or something). Although I will sweep and sweep, back and forth, every track, individualy, I find that I probably wind-up cutting frequencies about 75% of the time, (maybe more). This is probably due to bad tracking because of a lack in better equipment, but I feel 75% is too much. I am afraid of keeping these same cutting habits when I finally get some decent gear, and was curious to know what you fine folks do most of the time. If anyone wants to post (constructive):D suggestions, thoughts, or comments- they will certainly be appreciated.
P.S. If anyone wants to use this time to post any methods of-their-own for finding the right EQ, then by all means!
Thanks guys, your too good to me sometimes-
"David was already in marble, all I did was chip-away the excess".
Kind of like cutting EQ, (a good boosting analogy would be like adding more marble for a bigger wang or something). Although I will sweep and sweep, back and forth, every track, individualy, I find that I probably wind-up cutting frequencies about 75% of the time, (maybe more). This is probably due to bad tracking because of a lack in better equipment, but I feel 75% is too much. I am afraid of keeping these same cutting habits when I finally get some decent gear, and was curious to know what you fine folks do most of the time. If anyone wants to post (constructive):D suggestions, thoughts, or comments- they will certainly be appreciated.
P.S. If anyone wants to use this time to post any methods of-their-own for finding the right EQ, then by all means!
Thanks guys, your too good to me sometimes-
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fuck i don't know, both. I cut out the shit, and then boost the stuff i like that i think needs it. My mixes are usually wrestling matches though, so i'm sure i'm making more work for myself than needed.
i'll cut the hell out of stuff in the box and then boost out of the box, and sometimes just the opposite.
hahah i guess i'm bi. i welcome both.
i'll cut the hell out of stuff in the box and then boost out of the box, and sometimes just the opposite.
hahah i guess i'm bi. i welcome both.
Digital: 50/50 Analog: 70% cut, 30% boost.
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Perfect. Me too.trodden wrote:fuck i don't know, both. I cut out the shit, and then boost the stuff i like that i think needs it. My mixes are usually wrestling matches though, so i'm sure i'm making more work for myself than needed.
i'll cut the hell out of stuff in the box and then boost out of the box, and sometimes just the opposite.
hahah i guess i'm bi. i welcome both.
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There is, of course, the school of thought that boosting with an analog EQ also introduces more nasty phase shift into your mix and is therefore a bad thing. I'm not all that great at explaining it though, perhaps the Professor would like to take a crack.
"Jeweller, you've failed. Jeweller."
"Lots of people are nostalgic for analog. I suspect they're people who never had to work with it." ? Brian Eno
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"Lots of people are nostalgic for analog. I suspect they're people who never had to work with it." ? Brian Eno
All the DWLB music is at http://dwlb.bandcamp.com/
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