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i heard that it was better to use a wide Q(bandwidth) when boosting and use a narrow Q when cutting. Does anyone use this method? what Q numbers fall into the category of wide and narrow?
 
Possibly, but I rarely boost, so I can't say for sure.

But common sense would tell me that there shouldn't be a rule saying "wide Q for boosting and narrow Q for cutting"...Why? Every situation calls for it's own aplication.
 
mixaholic said:
i heard that it was better to use a wide Q(bandwidth) when boosting and use a narrow Q when cutting. Does anyone use this method? what Q numbers fall into the category of wide and narrow?
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totally disagree....it depends on the situation. If you're trying to get rid of a ringing noise, narrow band cut is the way to go. If trying to get rid of a badly recorded voice that seems very mid heavy...a cut with a wide band would help. Truthfully I prefer to cut than boost...unless it's high frequencies and I need to add.
 
mixaholic said:
i heard that it was better to use a wide Q(bandwidth) when boosting and use a narrow Q when cutting. Does anyone use this method? what Q numbers fall into the category of wide and narrow?
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Probably if a good engineer were to add up all his eq settings over time and tally them by category, they'd probably find that a large number of their cuts were narrow Q to get rid of specific offending frequencies, and that a large number of their boosts were gentle wide Q bumps. So there may be a small kernal of reality inside of that broad generalization, but by making into that broad generalization, one is distorting truth into false myth and bad technique.

It rather like saying this: 90% of the people over 65 in my neighborhood drive Buicks. Therefore 90% of Buick owners are over the age of 65. This is a false equation that is really a form of false profiling. Those 90% of people over 65 may be only 30% of those who actually own or drive Buicks.

It's the same thing with the EQ "rule". Just because the majority of narrow Q EQing is in the form of cuts instead of boosts doesn't mean that it's better to cut using narrow Q. Use what your ears tell you what is needed.

G.
 
RAMI said:
Possibly, but I rarely boost, so I can't say for sure.

But common sense would tell me that there shouldn't be a rule saying "wide Q for boosting and narrow Q for cutting"...Why? Every situation calls for it's own aplication.
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You'll hear this a thousand times in here and every word of it is the absolute truth. Don't ever get locked into thinking that there's a set thing that's gonna work for all eq needs. It just doesn't work that way. The overall range of what you need to cut or boost is not always going to be the same.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
... but by making into that broad generalization, one is distorting truth into false myth and bad technique.
G.
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Put the Sticky up. ;)
 
I do the opposite of what you said. When mixing for a musical or show of any sort and I'm cutting I usually tighten the Mids. When I'm boosting which is rare I usually widen but just slightly although on some voices I've found the opposite is helpful for removing ring. It seems to depend on the situation.
 
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