Mixing Equalization

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I just got a new pair of studio moniters and i need to know, now that i can effectively mix through the moniters, how should i equalize the tracks. I am mainly asking about whether i should pull mids out of the full mix to get a the sound i want without being muddy, or pull the mids out of each individual track. I am worried that if i dont equalize the main mix, the mix i hear through my monitors will sound totally different on someone elses sound system.
 
chkdrummer2006 said:
I am worried that if i dont equalize the main mix, the mix i hear through my monitors will sound totally different on someone elses sound system.
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Man that's everyone's concern. You just don't know for sure, but you can get it really close. The best option is to listen to your mixes on as many different systems as possible before you finalize your eq selection. It takes time, but if you want to make sure your mix sounds about the same on mulitple systems it can't be beat.
 
Hey blue bear!!!! That article is the shiznit and I thank you for sharing. I have been getting great EQ results since stumbling upon your contributions!!
 
Thank all of you, the advice really helped. I tried it out on a few sound systems, so i have a good idea of how i should eq my moniters now, but im still working on it. The article from blue bear is awesome too. Thanks for all the advice.
 
chkdrummer2006 - if you are putting more than a few dB on your monitors at fairly wide octave settings to adjust your monitoring 'hype' then you may be fighting room modes or other colorations.

I'm just now making more 'physical' corrections in my control room to compensate for the room/monitor interaction. The easiest (and the one that took me the longest to want to do!) was to move my monitors about 3 feet from the wall. Along with some minor absorption behind and on the side of the speakers and a small couch in the rear of the control room that helped flatten the bass (< 300Hz ) to about +/- 4dB. A huge improvement - it was +/- 11dB.

And the story goes on for mids and highs. I put a 4'x4' absorber over my listening position to help with some of that as well as looking for other reflective objects to neutralize. I guess I could spend a lifetime over at John Sayers and Ethans sites but I'm about to test it out again and see how well my sound translates - that's the whole point. :)

kylen
 
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