Eq Tips; What Is The Best Way To Use Eq - Art Tube Channel User Manual

EQ Tips

What is the best way to use EQ?

There are two schools of thought on EQ: 1) Use as much as you need
to make things sound good. 2) Don't use any EQ. Most people follow
the suggestion of "if it sounds good, it is good." You need to use your
ears and judge for yourself as their are no steadfast rules for EQing.
Here are a few pointers to guide you.Always tweak the instrument you
are EQing while listening to it in the mix. EQ'ing an instrument when
it is soloed doesn't give you a good representation of how it will sound
when mixed with other instruments. You'd be surprised at how bad a
killer guitar track can sound when it is isolated from the rest of the
mix. Remember, what makes it killer is how it sounds in relation to
the other instruments! Always keep the big picture in mind.Most
people think of EQ as boosting only ("we'll just add a little EQ...").
Many times a "bad" sounding instrument can be fixed by simply
isolating the bad frequency and pulling it out. After you determine
approximately where the "problem area" is in the instrument (highs,
lows, mids), isolate the track and boost one of the mid bands. Slowly
sweep through the frequency range. When the really nasty sound
jumps out at you (you'll know it when it happens) turn the boost back
to "0" (12 o'clock). Now put the track back into the mix and cut the
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