
dobro
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I'm studying a bit of stuff these days. Robert Dennis says to pan, set the levels and apply reverb before you get to work EQing individual tracks. Because I always do EQ before reverb, that surprised me, but when I thought about it, it seemed to make some sense:
1 EQ's the single most important thing you do to a track or mix. So, leave it until the end to make sure you have EQ exactly the way you want it.
2 Reverb changes the color of the sound. Okay, there are EQ adjustments you can make along with the reverb algorithm, but that's not as good as precision EQ'ing.
Is that the general idea? Or is the issue of which one first - reverb or EQ - just a personal preference with a tradeoff either way you choose?
1 EQ's the single most important thing you do to a track or mix. So, leave it until the end to make sure you have EQ exactly the way you want it.
2 Reverb changes the color of the sound. Okay, there are EQ adjustments you can make along with the reverb algorithm, but that's not as good as precision EQ'ing.
Is that the general idea? Or is the issue of which one first - reverb or EQ - just a personal preference with a tradeoff either way you choose?