Filters vs. EQ's

[nunyabusiness]

Hello. I’ve read Blue Bears “mixing 101” thing. I was wondering if using filters would leave behind the same artifacts that EQ’s leave. I’m doing a mix down of a composition that primarily uses samplers (which have non-resonant high pass and low pass filters). I was thinking that I could change some filter settings to remove highs and lows from sounds that don’t need them. That would leave less for the eq’s to do in the mix down stage.

 

[Teacher]

if it sounds good do it!

 

[grinder]

Yes, get the sound the way you want it before recording, don't fix it in the mix.

 

[TexRoadkill]

EQ's are a type of filter.

 

[nunyabusiness]

EQ's are a type of filter.

The Mixing 101 article says that “The addition of EQ into the signal chain always results in "some" compromise of the waveform by introducing phase-shifts.” Are my samplers filters likely to cause the same problem?

PS. What does comb filtering the waveform mean?

 

[TexRoadkill]

If you really want to learn about this stuff check out the articles at www.digido.com

Comparing the filters on your synth to the EQ on a board or DAW is apples and oranges. I would just go with whatever sounds best. I don't really think you will hear a big difference. It's not like synths need a pristine signal path anyway. These discussions are more relevant when dealing with miked sources.