This is one of the most important things I have ever learned about mixing and I guarantee it will change how you mix forever!
Getting to grips with EQ can be tricky. Over time, you start to have more confidence in your decisions and you start to spot the frequencies that need adjusting a lot quicker than before.
Yet, even when you’ve identified the frequencies that need fixing, your mix still doesn’t sound the way you want after adding EQ.
If this happens to you, then this video is going to make a massive difference – bringing a whole new sense of balance and clarity to your mixes!
Now, I’d love to know…
Do you level match your EQ or is this news to you?
Leave a comment below!
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Thanks for the great video! I actually first learned about level matching from pedals, and had it confirmed elsewhere as well as here. It helped me to undo something I was taught that caused some confusion for me insofar as how EQ works.
I was told many years ago that when adding a boost in one area, a cut of total equal value somewhere else in the frequency spectrum (NOT the output gain) is needed to offset it. The placement of cuts was said to depend on the material and the type of EQ, although this was predominantly meant for graphic EQs. “Always” was at least implied in reference to the cuts alleged to be needed; I don’t remember if “always” was actually said. For example, if we boosted one band by 6 dB, we had to cut a total of 6 dB in other bands–could be one, some, or all of the others–depending on which bands were important to the source material.
Now I know that this is mostly wrong, and I think I know why so; but I’d like to give you the opportunity to elaborate as to how and why this is wrong, if you’re interested in doing so. I’m still learning, so it’s possible that I’ve missed something.
Thanks again!
Thanks for all that you share you are a blessing from God
Thanks Calvin. That’s nice of you to say.
You’re welcome Rob. Glad to hear it helped you. Simple answer to your question with another question… if you’ve to compensate for boosts or cuts somewhere else in the frequency spectrum, where does it end? What determines the true balance?
Ok… that was two questions.
BUT my point is that mixing should be a simple process and we shouldn’t spend forever chasing our tail with EQ decisions. Set your balance, make your EQ decisions preserving balance and move on.
Hope that helps!
It definitely helps–thanks!
Powerful and interesting
Thanks Jeff. I’m glad you found it interesting.
Interesting, yes. During a production coarse I took last year, I saw my “personal trainer” making this move in a free EQ plugin that he downloaded directly into my PC but didn`t catch the idea (and he didn`t explain why, just did it and kept going). Now it all makes sense, so thanks for this valuable information!..
You’re welcome! Now you know 🙂