Cubase editing help

[MasterRS]

A friend told me not to normalise vocals when editing he said it ruins them
Instead he said There should be a eq on each track, usually depending on program, bass, mid, trebs. You don't apply it, you take out the bass On one and take out the trebs and mids on the other, then you can fluctuate the levels...


How do i take the bass etc out like hes said on cooledit pro 2 as am unsure of this and i havent managaed to find a link i cud understand anywhere??

 

[TetraFish]

On each track you can click on the little "e" and open a window that has the inserts as well as a eq. You can use a "Low Shelf" eq and eliminate anything up to a certain frequency. Same for the highs. Using an EQ is a bit of an art form, so expect a learning curve.

 

[arcadeko]

A friend told me not to normalise vocals when editing he said it ruins them
Instead he said There should be a eq on each track, usually depending on program, bass, mid, trebs. You don't apply it, you take out the bass On one and take out the trebs and mids on the other, then you can fluctuate the levels...


How do i take the bass etc out like hes said on cooledit pro 2 as am unsure of this and i havent managaed to find a link i cud understand anywhere??

That sounds like some BS to me - there is nothing wrong with normalization, all it does it amp the signal - it doesn't add any distortion or anything. I don't know anything about making three tracks for splitting up the vocal spectrum but it sounds unnecessary to me. I have never heard of that and i have never done it like that either.

 

[Mo Facta]

Normalization (unless it's a specialized loudness normalizer) only normalizes the peak level. This will give little help if your vocal performance is dynamic. Your friend was right to recommend you don't do it.

The rest of the OP is gibberish to me. I can't make sense of it.

Cheers