That's why you should first develop a vision of "your sound" and wisely pick the gear that might get you there. It's not just the curves, it's the whole character of the unit. The Siemens/Neumann eq's even sound extremely different when cutting, some of them are almost invisible, which is why they've been the first choice for mastering until the 80's. Not to mention a Pultec which is beautiful, but a completely different animal. That's why an API sounds totally different from a Neve, an SSL, a Manley, a Helios, a Calrec or the German broadcast modules. 'timbre') - is how it deals with the inherent harmonics of the signal. The essence of an eq - when boosting and thus shaping the sound in a certain direction (a.k.a. There are some exceptions, like DMG and in some regards indeed the aforementioned VibeEQ (which I like pretty much) that don't just add a 'cleverly interconnected' waveshaper somewhere in order to pretend 'colour'. That means: attenuating and taming annoying resonances. Linear phase eq's I tried to like, but no.ģrd: 99% - I repeat: 99% - of algorithmic eq's are usable as corrective eq's ONLY. If you deal with recorded stereo spaces, then it might come in handy though. I wouldn't see any scenario where ducking a certain frequency band sounds better than the original recording - IF the recording is done with care, insight and knowledge. Why?Ģnd: dynamic eq's are problem solvers in my books.
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What kind of studio was this? I don't know any (any!) serious producer and/or mixer among my pro friends who have used a graphic eq after the 80's. Of your mixes ? What eqs do you use, do you often use them ?ġst: Grande palmation de visage. I am just curious whether you use all these eqs for most In order to get a proper mix you should haveĪdd: maybe for single tracks a coloring eq Yesterday I was in a studio, talked to some people and To make a great job ultimately need both.Ĭolor Eq i use the most are in order Retro Eq from P&M ( API like ), the Pultec emu from T-racks and the 6144 from DDMF. Clean parametric very versatile eq and simpler but colorful eq ( made to emulate vintage hardware ). There are generally two sets of eq offered by devs. I use Voxformer for this or DDMF IIEQ pro but i very rarely work in m/s mode. Sure you can do some cool thing with m/s but it's not vital to me by any means. It's worth having around but it's not a tool i use a lot. Dynamic eq are to me a great problem solver. I use Voxformer in oversampling mode ( makes it linear ) Linear eq are mostly used in mastering so you could probably do without. I don't understand the need or the use for a graphic eq aside from the work flow so that's a weird one to me. I have a few, ReaEq for low cpu, Voxformer for versatility and DDMF 6144 for console like work flow.
Parametric eq are the general eq or the go-to eq, just have to find one you like. I like to have a few eq's from different vendors. Or you could get an eq that does it all but that's kinda boring.