sean.brown
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I have spoken to quite a few friends who have recently attended very reputable schools for audio engineering and producing, and they all seem to follow the same school of thought as far as EQing goes: Never EQ the input, record flat and EQ the output.
Now, this seems logical to me. For the most part, you would want to get the most "natural" sound from any source whether it be vocals, guitar amps, bass amps, drums, what have you. That way you don't shoot yourself in the foot before you've even started mixing... Having EQed something badly on input, you have no options left when you try to EQ something back in that should be there, when it isn't there anymore. If any of that makes sense.
Then I have also talked to professionals who have been recording/mixing/producing for years who seem to believe that you cannot record a good track without first EQing the source on input. They seem to believe that you should always EQ in and EQ out as well, that way you can get the best sound out of your source.
I am curious to see what anyone else here might have to say on the issue! Let's hear it!
Now, this seems logical to me. For the most part, you would want to get the most "natural" sound from any source whether it be vocals, guitar amps, bass amps, drums, what have you. That way you don't shoot yourself in the foot before you've even started mixing... Having EQed something badly on input, you have no options left when you try to EQ something back in that should be there, when it isn't there anymore. If any of that makes sense.
Then I have also talked to professionals who have been recording/mixing/producing for years who seem to believe that you cannot record a good track without first EQing the source on input. They seem to believe that you should always EQ in and EQ out as well, that way you can get the best sound out of your source.
I am curious to see what anyone else here might have to say on the issue! Let's hear it!