09-12-2022, 08:22 AM
I have a little trick on (EQ) I want to share with you guys on frequency balancing. If, let's say that when I listen back to the mix and think that the guitar's a little bright. I would put an new eq (let's call it #2) either the begin of the chain (I always have the first slot open just for situation like this. You, on the other hand, may have to move your plugs around to do that) or the last place (the best place, imo). The point is to use it to affect the whole track w/o interfering with those current being used. I then would hone in around 3k(center) + give it a medium Q and yank it down quite aggressively (the sudden change will help the ears to latch on to determine if the location is correct), set it where I want and listen to the mix again with the move in place while playing with the Q to get it as small as I can and still do the work. If that's cool and help tame the top end then I go back to the EQ(#1) and add the move and then get rid of the EQ2, take it out of the chain completely. You can just leave it there if you need it. I am not sure that is the best way to do but it helps me identify frequency problem and provide a solution quickly; it also helps telling my ears if I am barking up the right tree. I do the same for masking. Try it and come back here to let me know if it works, and if you have better way, share it. it works on individual track as well as stereo bus. Thanks for reading.