When EQing only 3- 4 db??

[Bobbsy]

Makes sense here...but we get the same thing in another forum where I'm a mod and there's no ten post rule there.

 

[BDiNkY30]

I've come to learn (and by all means i know absolute shit for i am a hobbyist) Get the absolute best sound you can while tracking. If you have a track that sounds good boosting may not be necessary at all. I believe more in cutting freq. to free space up for different tracks i.e i really cut the lows of my guitars, Verb busses etc to let the kick and bass stand out, dump some of the low mids where that mudd tends to sit.

 

[Bobbsy]

I've come to learn (and by all means i know absolute shit for i am a hobbyist) Get the absolute best sound you can while tracking. If you have a track that sounds good boosting may not be necessary at all. I believe more in cutting freq. to free space up for different tracks i.e i really cut the lows of my guitars, Verb busses etc to let the kick and bass stand out, dump some of the low mids where that mudd tends to sit.

You may know "absolute shit" but it's good shit. That was good advice all around.

 

[Trilltrax]

Hey just wanted to know when eqing, should i never add or decrease more that 4 db,

From my reading it was said no more than +6db or -6db. I forgot where I read this; but it was a reliable source nonetheless. Of course it depends because the deeper cut the less subtle it begins to sound.

Of course you could use a few EQ's with small cuts or boosts and it can help get the sound you want w/o sounding terrible. I think w/ instruments its a bit diff. Especially with synths vs live sound.

Adding/Subtracting 3k-5k i wouldnt say "belongs" to vocals. If you have an element that takes up that desired space then your going to have to scuplt it so that the vocals sit well.

No set numbers.

 

[rocksure]

Hey just wanted to know when eqing, should i never add or decrease more that 4 db, if so does this apply to any kind of instrument including vocals, also i heard somewhere that you should never add 3k to 5k to any instrument because it belongs to the vocals.. is this true? thanks

You can't arbitrarily apply rules like this. It depends on the song. For example Alan Parsons would often add up to a +15 dB boost at 10k to snare tracks. Sometimes you may need to remove way more than -4 dB from the bottom of a boomy acoustic guitar that's not been recorded particularly well. REad the rules, but use your ears as the final judge.

 

[mixsit]

Not really sure how much boost it really does but I've cranked PSP's 'NobleQ at times. I kind of see it now like the tone stacks on my amps. +10! Oh my
What, is there some diff on this one? Beats me, don'know..

 

[Brian Muth]

I think it's key to remember that controls like eq gain wouldn't allow you to boost or cut by more than a few dB if you weren't supposed to ever do it. That said, if you're regularly cranking eqs all the way up or down, you either have a big problem with your tracks/ mic selection, or, you better really know what you're doing. Well recorded tracks don't need more than a few dB boost or cut in any frequency range as a general rule... tone shaping as opposed to major tone correction. A great analogy is that most wounds can be healed with minor medical treatment like a bandaid, while some injuries require an operating room and a whole crew to fix them. Minor work happens all the time, and if you're lucky, you avoid the major issues quite often.

 

[JimmyS1969]

Not really sure how much boost it really does but I've cranked PSP's 'NobleQ at times. I kind of see it now like the tone stacks on my amps. +10! Oh my
What, is there some diff on this one? Beats me, don'know..

I love that friggen EQ. It is able to do some cool stuff when boosted high. Try that with a stock Cubase EQ, and horrible happens.