T-Racks 5 Plugins Review: EQ-73 (Neve 1073)

[@elementary8963]

IK should hire you to do videos for all of the T-Racks series. :)

[@EgoShredder]

I'm liking this plugin a lot. Wow T-Tracks have really improved since I last used them many years ago.

[@dancetech]

agreed.

[@DavidMohMusic]

I cant thank you enough for this demonstration,, i love how you show in graph what the eq actually does.... Thank you.

[@KerepesiMarcell]

Amazing demonstration on all your videos. Very clear explanation, incredible knowledge. And you have a soothing voice. Fantastic. Thank you!

[@falconeers9899]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial! I fully agree with the other comments in that IKM should hire you to do more of these. really enjoying the series!

[@djsilent01]

You are making me love this EQ even more

[@hoosierbud704]

great job. Thank you, really helped me. I record only acoustic (no drums), but found your explanation in the drum section to be wonderful. Then when you switched to acoustic guitar, you entered my wheel house. Best eq video ever....I use the fancier eq's in the T-Racks group, but will definitely try this eq on my guitars and mandolins.

[@sonicindustries227]

Dear dancetech, have a great Christmas. All in your debt for a great series of tutorials over the year - hope we'll see more of your wise council in 2018 (Eric)

[@dancetech]

thanks, you too mate, have a good one.

[@bigsl5604]

Thanks for another great review/tutorial done right. I would love to see more in depth review/tutorial(s) of mixing/mastering plugins please! Great job!

[@thesocialartsclub9095]

I really like plugins that don't give me an infinite number of choices or possibilities. Plugins like this one with only a few choices...speeds things up for me like crazy! Otherwise I'll be sitting there sweeping the frequencies...thinking "Maybe there is a better choice...maybe just slightly up...no...down..."

[@OXyGeNe8DJ]

The best and easy eq explanation.

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

Ah,now I realise you've done a host of T-Racks reviews and tutorials. I'll watch - Thanks

[@chelefranc]

Thank you for the great demo!!! Very nicely explained. Awesome!!!!

[@sonicindustries227]

Really great practical demo - fantastic

[@nickaleo7]

I respect the tutorial and the effort you put into making this demo but you really need to have the music playing while you are turning knobs or else you won’t hear what you’re effecting. On the 1173 you should always adjust your preamp (input gain knob) prior to EQing, not after. The preamp on this particular unit works very similar to a compressor when pushed hot. It has a ceiling and causes slight analog distortion to color and slightly compress the sound. You ALWAYS want to adjust the preamp prior to EQing. Think about it, the preamp works similar to a compressor when pushed hot, it usually crushes the low end on the kick on the drums first. The kick drum usually has a larger waveform than the rest of the drums so the kick will usually hit the ceiling of the preamp circuitry first. Kick usually has the largest amplitude in a normal drum kit if you look at the waveform. You’ll want to boost the lows on the eq after adjusting the preamp to make up for the loss of low end caused by the preamp compressing and killing the lows. Aside from crushing and cutting the low end, additionally, the preamp can also bring out the remaining mids and the highs on a drum kit, so you’ll want to cut out any unwanted frequencies or musical distortion created by the preamp. Always follow signal flow when mixing (preamp>eq>shelf>makeup gain). Just a little advice from a sound guy with a masters degree in audio engineering and mastering. Cheers! **(Re-edit, wrote this late at night after a few drinks and was not trying to be cocky. It was not written well on and lots of typos due to being written on an iPhone. Thought you and any other person reading this could use some professional advice on how to properly operate a Neve 1173 (which this plugin emulates). And yes I do have a Masters in Audio Mastering from The New England Institute of Art.)

[@dancetech]

yes it sounds like someone with a degree. :)

[@nickaleo7]

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[@ojaix555]

Thanks. Honestly, I thought you were cocky but you made so much sense that I had to read everything. Who says we can't learn from a cocky guy.😀.

[@nickaleo7]

@@ojaix555 My sincere apologies if I come off cocky, but I understand there is a correct and incorrect way of doing things. If more people teach the proper way, those people will teach others. One love

[@ojaix555]

@@nickaleo7 Thanks for giving us some of your knowledge. The video and your post gave me a much better understanding of the plugin.

[@weldroid]

Awesome! Merry Christmas BTW :-)

[@dancetech]

u2 mate, have a good one. :)

[@sanciopancioahoy]

I love your videos.. And i love IK Multimedia Plugins. Beter then waves

[@ricardoayala2023]

Very nice tutorial, thanks a lot sir. I will be checking on all your T-Racks 5 reviews. The guitar sound obtained is awesome. By the way...I subscribe to your channel.

[@rafaelhotela7598]

I slide down zoom then the trace disappear for all t-racks plugin. May help me please to turn it back, it is fill my daw screen

[@CFox.7]

Geez you sure fkd that snare up. actually changed my mind

[@dancetech]

lol, the idea was to show how extreme it can eq. completely different sound, super tight

[@AriomesterDaniel]

How was the CPU usage os the T-Racks 5 over T-Racks 4? Im considering buying T-Racks 5 but the 4 was really too CPU intensive here. About 8 or 10 instances spiking nearly 100% of CPU.

[@dancetech]

never tired v4, but on a 3.2ghz imac i5 no problems

[@AriomesterDaniel]

thanks!!

[@DavidBoura]

You'd sell umbrellas in the Desert!!! Would you also do the same for the 1176, VC670, Opto Comp, Eq Master 432, Comp Bus, CompLim, or One. Or all of them? ^^ Thank you for the White & British Channel and the EQP-1A videos, i'm in eager to watch them now.

[@heythere6983]

the drum actually sounded very realistic before EQ

[@dancetech]

it's not supposed to sound realistic. is that what you think eq is for?

[@heythere6983]

@@dancetech no , im just saying the drum sounds realistic. idk however to ur point, that eq is supposed to make drums sound like toys, or else ud buy the worst sounding drum set to begin with

[@71dhwand]

I think it sounds better with the EQ applied, but that is what I like.

[@MikeDeanOfficials]

Adjectives 😁👍🏽

[@sanciopancioahoy]

I LIKE U

[@oinkooink]

The original drum loop sounded better. More natural and without the slamming.