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I find that setting the Q high and sweeping to cut or boost helps me zero in on the instruments/bands that need tweaking.
I imagine you guys all in dark bunkers looking closely at radar screens....
Use the spectrum analyzer as a starting point if you hear a sound you don't like, then use your ears to cut where you think the problem may be. The more you do it you start to notice you're finding what you need much quicker.
I've been doing a lot of live sound in the past 3 years at a church in NYC and that has also really helped me to figure it out quicker since soundcheck is done during rehearsal. Since the musicians I'm working with at this church are top shelf pros, they don't run through things too many times. If I'm working with a new singer for example, I get only a few minutes to get it where I want.
Using the pre-post analyzer on Pro-Q is probably my favorite thing about it. Seeing the difference makes all the... uh, difference.
In general I find that people go a little overboard with EQ when trying to isolate a sound. You don't need to completely kill all other frequencies, sometimes just a gentle 2dB boost or cut is all that's needed to make that sound get a little more focus in the mix. The steeper your curve and the bigger they are, the more likely you are to have a mix that can sound almost too thin. You don't want to remove all the warmth or air in a track if you don't have to.
Good thought (and advice) @Tarekith. For a long time I've been guilty of 'I will because I can'. Hard to trust the subtlety.
I call it the "just because" effect, where people are doing things because they think they are supposed to, instead of because they hear a real reason to
@Tarekith said:
Good 'un. I'll also add that if you're not listening to something solo'd and you find the problem frequency (needing a boost or cut from a specific track) the solution might be to do the opposite on some other channel(s) and leave the original alone. For example, instead of boosting the highs on your bass guitar to bring out the articulation, try reducing that same frequency from your guitars a bit. Sometimes it's a compromise; e.g. if it seems like the bass needs a 6db boost to hear the strings, try a 3db boost and a 3db cut somewhere else. Keyboards and synths are really good at needlessly eating up the entire frequency spectrum.
@funjunkie27 said:
This is how I find frequencies. I set the Q to pretty narrow and boost to max. Start sweeping and the sound you're looking for will jump way out (along with a lot of others!). Spread the Q back out and, for most things, reduce to sane levels (+/- 3db). I play a different part of the song for a a few seconds (mouthwash) and then come back and check my work.
Two EQ tips I've picked up doing online research and in practice is rolling off everything below 100hz with a low cut (except on kicks and bass/bass synth tracks) and whenever possible, cut rather than boost.
Also, +1 to @Tarekith's comments ... Less is usually more. Seems like it's easy to "over EQ" and find yourself down the rabbit hole.
Awesome, thanks for the tips!