Members dgc480 Posted July 16, 2009 Members Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hey, so I'm pretty new to recording, and I'm trying to EQ all the tracks on my first mix. I'm recording a funk / electro / hip hop band. I've done some reading and I think I've got my drums sounding good. Here's what I've got for drums: On the kick drum I've got a HPF at 30hz, 1.0 Q boost around 70 hz, and 1.4 boost at 5khz. Fo my left and right condensors I've got a cut around 200 hz and a boost around 4 hz. For the snare I've just got a boost right in the middle around 1 khz. I haven't dealt with toms yet b/c our drummer doesn't really use them. Ok, so for bass guitar, I'm a bit clueless. I've been reading on of the posts here and I'm seeing a lot of different suggestions, I guess it's different for the sound you want. I want a dub sound that still cuts through, for a funky hip-hop band. All I've done is boost around 200 hz, and I like the tone. I've read that I need to make sure the frequency is not boosted at the same frequency as the kick drum. Do I need a spectral analysis for that? Anything else? I play the guitar, and I pretty much try to keep my EQ good before I record. Any general suggestions outside of what I've done on my amp? I've got keyboards and a lot of synth too, which I'm clueless on because the range of sounds is all over the place. Oh, and I haven't added vocals, but any suggestions on that would be appreciated too. I know it's a lot of questions, thanks to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted July 16, 2009 Members Share Posted July 16, 2009 not sure if my methods are normal or not, but that is a lot of detailed EQing for someone new to recording. I would suggest spend more learning time just LISTENING to the track/mix and playing with the EQs. reading is good and all but if you want to get good, and KNOW the feel of EQing, gotta just play with them a LOT. You mixes could be good without having to EQ a lot - maybe adjusting the level instead.... of course it depends on the desired effect in the end. My advice: start with everything mixed without EQ, listen, and add/remove what sounds and feels better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted July 16, 2009 Members Share Posted July 16, 2009 I started with this: http://www.trinitysoundcompany.com/eq.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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