Because I don't have a high ceiling my drum overheads are probably too close to the cymbals and sometimes I use dynamic eq to tame the bell of the ride. I record live instruments including drums in a small bedroom so notch equing is sometimes needed. I could probably get by with basic bass, mid and treble knobs, but it wouldn't sound as good. However the majority of us are recording digitally in home studios so I believe tools are also important, assuming you have reached a certain level of knowledge. Of course nothing trumps knowledge, especially with mic placement so as to limit frequency issues in the first place. So yeh, knowing what you're doing is way more important than what tools you use to do it.Ībsolutely true, however back in those days the majority of those records were made in professional studios with great sounding rooms, expensive mics and analogue gear, not to mention the analogue consoles that imparted the colouration that we love. Let's not forget that so many of our favorite records from decades past were EQ'd solely on a console channel strip with just bass, mid and treble knobs. With both these you can drive the plugin for saturation and they sound great. For flavour and additude I use SoundToys Sie-Q and more recently Arturia's excellent Pre TriA. The one thing the PCEQ lacks is dynamics.
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On every track he used the Pro Channel EQ and needless to say the mix sounded great! Personally I use the PCEQ for general shaping and the Sonitus EQ for notching. I was really excited because I was a long time user.
I have been to several of these types of seminars and Pro Tools is always the DAW that is used, except for this particular one where the mixer (sorry can't remember his name) used Sonar Platinum (it was just before the Gibson abandonment). How do you guys find the built in EQ compared to other (free) EQ plugins? Is it worth learning it, or would I be better off installing something else? I do like the fact that it comes readily available on Pro Channels! Also, does anyone know of a good Cakewalk EQ tutorial video?Ī few years back I went to a seminar featuring a pro mixer from my city, Toronto.