When EQing only 3- 4 db??

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I find these 2 items essential in getting a good vocal sound

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And whatever you do don't touch this knob.

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Cheers
Alan.
 
I'd suggest aiming to cut where possible rather than distort by pushing up to hard
 
Boosting eq can/will add artifacts to the original signal. Sometimes these can actually be desirable. Usually not with stock eq that is provided with a DAW. In any case, subtractive eq is always the first step. Get rid of what you don't want, before boosting what you think you need. :D
 
Put another way, if you add 6dB of boost to a signal that's already peaking at -6dBFS (far from unheard of) at least one frequency on that track can hit 0dBFS which gets you into the realm of clipping. Or, probably more realistic, if you've got 6dB of boost on a particular frequency, then decide to push the fader up a bit on the whole track, it's easy to miss the fact that just that single frequency hits clipping while the rest of the track is still at -6dBFS. Even meters can often miss this depending on how they analyse the signal.

This doesn't make it a hard and fast rule against adding EQ boost--it just means it's something you have to be careful about.
 
I'd first clean everything up in your tracks. This means: unwanted noises a.s.o. then cut away what is definitely not needed in terms of frequencies (voices don't go down to 50 Hz!). I prefer filters to EQ there for most cases, but if you cut with EQ, then it is likely to cut stronger. Then try to get everything balanced with no EQ and then try the EQ if something is wrong or not like you want it.

Hope that helps. But as the others above told you: it's your ears and brain that decide...
 
Bobbsy said:
Put another way, if you add 6dB of boost to a signal that's already peaking at -6dBFS (far from unheard of) at least one frequency on that track can hit 0dBFS which gets you into the realm of clipping. Or, probably more realistic, if you've got 6dB of boost on a particular frequency, then decide to push the fader up a bit on the whole track, it's easy to miss the fact that just that single frequency hits clipping while the rest of the track is still at -6dBFS. Even meters can often miss this depending on how they analyse the signal.

This doesn't make it a hard and fast rule against adding EQ boost--it just means it's something you have to be careful about.
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Yet another reason -6dBFS peaks are too high. But a 6dB boost at a particular frequency doesn't necessarily result in a 6dB increase in the peak level of the whole signal, so you may have more room to boost than it looks.
 
Lt. Bob said:
hey prehistoric dog .. like your music.
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Thanks. It's taken years, decades really, of hard work to get where they are. Work on the new record is in progress. And I can say that there were many times when more than 4dB of eq cut or boost was required and applied.
 
+1 Farview

There is no rules.
Just what you want it to sound like.
 
May be more realistic, if you have a particular frequency boost of 6dB, and then decided to push up the fader on the whole track, it is easy to miss the fact, only a single frequency Click to cutting, the rest of the track is still in 6dBFS.
 
natsuto said:
May be more realistic, if you have a particular frequency boost of 6dB, and then decided to push up the fader on the whole track, it is easy to miss the fact, only a single frequency Click to cutting, the rest of the track is still in 6dBFS.
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Bobbsy said:
Spambots used to post sig line spam I can almost understand...Spambots that just post random phrases have always puzzled me.
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