Members Ryan. Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Is there anyway to EQ all my drum inputs on the same EQ channel? I don't know if I'm asking this very well... Basically I'd like to take Kick, Snare, Toms, make them a subgroup or whatever... then send all 5 to a DBX231? Possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Just don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Not on a MixWiz, not in any practical way. IMO, there's enough channel eq on each channel to eq a drum kit just fine PROVIDED your system and your drums are up to it. If not, you would be attempting to polish a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldschooler Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Not on a MixWiz, not in any practical way. IMO, there's enough channel eq on each channel to eq a drum kit just fine PROVIDED your system and your drums are up to it. If not, you would be attempting to polish a turd. I did see on Mythbusters after a week of polishing. They did make a piece of turd shiny. So it is possible. Just make sure there isn't any corn or nuts in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Shiny or not... it's still a turd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted August 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Ha, ok I get the point. Thought rejected... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shaster Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Just don't Alright, curiosity has got the better of me - Subs, why do you want to do the thing that should not be mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted August 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Alright, curiosity has got the better of me - Subs, why do you want to do the thing that should not be mentioned? Actually, I don't think I have a good reason. The poor reason... is because I'd like to mic the entire kit and play around with EQ just as practice, but since I'm doing that in our new practice studio, which isn't huge I get a lot of feedback before I can even notice a difference. So I thought if I could eq a lot of that out... but as I'm typing this I'm realizing that I'm not getting much practice by starting with an already jagged eq... Another reason is for recording out of mixwiz and into a Tascam 788. Just cause I'd record the whole kit at once on one channel/track. My head hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Channel eq will do exactly what you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Why? I have to ask why? Yes it can be done but why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted August 18, 2010 Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 Is there anyway to EQ all my drum inputs on the same EQ channel? I don't know if I'm asking this very well...Basically I'd like to take Kick, Snare, Toms, make them a subgroup or whatever... then send all 5 to a DBX231?Possible? I think that you would be VERY disappointed with the sound of a snare drum EQ'd for kick, or vice versa..... If you're trying to make up for problems in the rook or the system itself, that should be done on the mains EQ, not in the channels. If you're trying to EQ for the instrument, it should be done in the channel. I can't think of a situation where I would want to EQ a subgroup (though perhaps other FX could be done that way.....?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted August 18, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 18, 2010 I already said why! But it turned out to be a poor reason why. So now I'm not going to do it afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samkokajko Posted August 19, 2010 Members Share Posted August 19, 2010 I've used EQ on a subgroup before in times of need. Two examples are on backing vox mics and choir mics that all matched trying to get a little more GBF when the channel EQ isn't enough and I don't want to completely mess up the mains EQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trevcda Posted August 19, 2010 Members Share Posted August 19, 2010 The best eq for any drum(s) is proper tuning of the drum(s) itself. After that comes quality mics. From there you should be able to make small (if any) adjustments on the channel eq provided board, amps and speakers are up to the task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted August 19, 2010 Members Share Posted August 19, 2010 I've used EQ on a subgroup before in times of need. Two examples are on backing vox mics and choir mics that all matched trying to get a little more GBF when the channel EQ isn't enough and I don't want to completely mess up the mains EQ. There are no subgroups on the mixer in question, and each drum is likely to be different sounding as there are different mics and sources. EQ on a drum subgroup isn't going to buy much of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twostone Posted August 19, 2010 Members Share Posted August 19, 2010 The best eq for any drum(s) is proper tuning of the drum(s) itself. After that comes quality mics. From there you should be able to make small (if any) adjustments on the channel eq provided board, amps and speakers are up to the task. Provided the drums are of quality. Some drums on the market are nothing more then over priced cardboard boxes. I'm pretty sure that sonotubes and 5 gallon buckets would give them a run for their money and are way cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted August 19, 2010 Members Share Posted August 19, 2010 It would be very odd that you would want to put identical "seasonin" on each drum mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted August 19, 2010 Members Share Posted August 19, 2010 Submixer Soundcraft EFX-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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