guitar EQ

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Guys, what freq's of the acoustic guitar to cut so the lead vocal can pierce clearly thru the mix?

How to double one mono channel guitar and how to set the delays?





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TORUS
 
A nice tasteful scoop in the response curve at 1000 hz for a tennor and alto voice about 6db works ok for me.
 
Most recording software has a clone or copy function to duplicate any track.The offset feature should let you slide the clone over to make a nice delay. Pan the original track one side and pan the clone the other side and this will produce a sense of separation.But don't pan all the way,leave some signal in both speakers,say 9:00 and 3:00 or so.

Tom
 
use a sweepable EQ to find out where the vocal is strongest and there is your magic number.....
 
If I dont have a sweepable eq, will I get simmiler results with a parametric?
 
Use a frequency analyzer plugin (or stand-alone editor like cooledit) to zero in on the vocal range.You can then program the parametric EQ to create the space you desire.
This is really a rather awkward and inelegant solution,however.Mike placement at the initial tracking is the real key in making an instrument "sit down" in the mix.As the arranger,you must plan how to use your sonic space.Always ,its the mids that clog things up.Vocal,guitar,keys,etc.Gotta slice and dice those frequencies during tracking via mike placement or EQ to avoid gouging great scoops of frequency from a poor instrument you have sacrificed on the altar of poor planning.

Tom
 
If I dont have a sweepable eq, will I get simmiler results with a parametric?
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Yes, a parametric will be better because the sweepable EQs don't have a Q (bandwith) control. So on your parametric set a fairly narrow Q with a high gain and then with the frequeny knob, sweep through the frequecies. This will help you hear those bad frequencies and also the good ones.

Hope this helps. :)

-tkr
 
On an aside....

What's really fun is to set a narrow Q and high gain and sweep through one of your favorite mixes... then you can see in a general see how it was eq'ed, and what is holding what place in the freq. spectrum-

200.... the guitars are really standing out. Woh! at 400 the snare is making my eardrums bleed...... etc, etc
 
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