Equalizer

[Trumpspade]

How does a stand alone equalizer relate to recording when it is seems to come into play after the recording?
I guess my question really is, is it needed for recording or just for listening to it on your own home stereo.
Should I just use EQ on the recorder only, or is there any way that I can patch an external one to enhance sound quality of my recording?

My brain locked up on me, Sorry!!!!


Trizza

[Fusion2]

Originally posted by Trumpspade
How does a stand alone equalizer relate to recording when it is seems to come into play after the recording?
I guess my question really is, is it needed for recording or just for listening to it on your own home stereo.
Should I just use EQ on the recorder only, or is there any way that I can patch an external one to enhance sound quality of my recording?

My brain locked up on me, Sorry!!!!


Trizza

bridge it in before or in front of the recorder, eh?

[Todzilla]

Be very careful about using EQ when you record. With acoustic recording you want to get the microphone to capture the best sound possible, so it needs no EQ.

Overzealous use of EQ turns recordings into garbage. The trickiest thing is figuring out how to EQ instruments so they sit well in the mix, which is usually a VERY different thing from making them sound great on their own.

Biggest newbie mistake I've heard is eachinstrument is EQ'ed so, when solo'ed, it sounds like the voice of God. You put 12 tracks of this together and it sounds like a Holy War.

[packratlouie]

Originally posted by Todzilla

Biggest newbie mistake I've heard is eachinstrument is EQ'ed so, when solo'ed, it sounds like the voice of God. You put 12 tracks of this together and it sounds like a Holy War.

That quote is simply priceless... I know this is a recording board, but I simply had to point out the comedy in your wit.

[MISTERQCUE]

Originally posted by sonusman
I track with eq applied to tracks all the time.


John Sayers long ago mic'ed up an acoutic piano with a SM-58 with some eq applied and a AT 4050 with no eq applied. The mics were right next to each other, so essentially picking up a VERY similar sound from the piano. He post two mixes, one using one track, one using the other and asked people to guess which track was which.

He even stumped me! NOBODY got it right without admitting that they were just guessing at which was which.

Indeed, the tracks sounded a hair different, but which sounded "better" was debated, and all agreed that either track was quite usable, just that they had their preference.



Ed

Ummmm, you're wrong their about no-1 being able to tell which was the 58 and which was the AT40!

If you look at that thread, I was the only 1who picked the which 1 was which!!!

[grinder]

An good outboard eq is a must have piece of gear for anyone into recording.As mentioned by others, you should only use it when it's really needed.