eq first or effects?

[flash2ace]

i know this isnt a song to listen to and im sorry about posting this.im just wondering when you guys record like lets say a guitar track do you add effects first or do you eq it dry then add effects or does this realy not matter because the end result will be the same either way.ive been using the graphic eq in pro audio 9 for all my eq needs is the parametric eq any better, to be honest i dont even know how to use it properley. i have sonar 1.01 but it always crashes my system bad so im using 9 pro with all the sonar goodies added in. and it runs much more stable for me on my comp. i am running windows 98 2nd edition. and one more thing i tryed using the eq in realtime so i can hear the changes as i make them but it just makes the song break up badly im patching it in through the console view, so now i have to apply eq and then un apply it if it aint wright then reapply it again and this is a pain in the rump to get it tweaked in, its like a big guessing game lol. anyway thanks ahead of time for any responses good or bad, tim pate

 

[Seanmorse79]

Tim,

Generally speaking, (IMO) you want to get your guitar sound exactly the way you want it coming out of your amp. Record it with a mic (not direct), and then use eq sparingly when your at the mixing stage.

And yes, parametric (or better yet, paragraphic) eq is much more powerful and flexible for mixing. Here's an article with lots of information about how EQ works and how to use it. http://www.prorec.com./prorec/articles.nsf/files/AFFCBC3A0382C83A862565D6001E69A8

For future reference, you'd probably want to post a question like this in the Mixing forum (just make sure you don't cross-post).

Sean

 

[Lt. Bob]

Seanmorse has it right. But a little more....when you do use EQ....I would generally do that before adding FXs. Then when you have it sounding as good as possible...add the FX. Often at that point you'll have to tweak the EQ a little bit because the fx will add their own sound and that has to be compensated for.

BTW....Flash...check your PMs.