Don't Let Frequency Peaks Destroy Your Mix | PreSonus

Have you ever thought your mix sounded perfect in the studio, only for it to sound strange on other sources? Resonant frequencies can often be the culprit.
In this tutorial, Gregor shares a valuable tip to ensure that your mix sounds great every time - not just in a studio environment, but also on small speakers.
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[@carmvecchio]

GBY you are a wizard; a true star! Thank you SO MUCH for so succinctly explaining and using dynamic EQ. Every time I listen to you and JG, I learn something valuable. Thank you my friend!

[@presonus]

Thank you so much!! So glad to hear that you're finding our videos helpful. :) -GBY

[@digitaldroo]

I’ve been using Studio One for about 6 months now and I always look forward to Gregor’s and Joe’s videos to learn something new. Today that new thing is the “D” button in the ProEQ bands, which ‘til this moment, I didn’t know existed.

[@experimetalfan8851]

Welcome to the club

[@sstrauss415]

EVERY TIME I watch your videos I learn something useful. Your videos are an essential part of my learning experience. Thanks!!!

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! So glad that my videos are helping you learn and improve. Makes my day! -GBY

[@AnnexationMusic]

This is something that's been pointed out to me many times in my musical journey but the way you've explained it just clicks. I get it now. Thanks a ton, Gregor!

[@lethalz9]

Definitely get a lot from this content, and I'm slowly working my way through all the different features you've covered. Many thanks!

[@MrChalkeee]

Many thanks Gregor...this is exactly the sort of tip that is SO useful. More please!

[@DeltaWhiskeyBravo13579]

Great info Gregor. Happy holidays

[@DavidLilja]

As always, great tip!

[@lewybody]

That's a super useful suggestion! Thank you -- will definitely be trying that

[@elijahlucian]

today I learned that Pro-Eq was a low key multi band compressor! Thank you Gregor!

[@presonus]

...and one with much more precise filter slopes, no less! :) -GBY

[@shadowgod-tunes]

Yooooo, I been rocking with Studio One for years now, and my man Gregor, explains things so well. Nice work!!!

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! -GBY

[@petersvan7880]

Yet another awesome tip, thank you Gregor!

[@BraddersMusic]

As always when I hit a snag on StudioOne Gregor comes up with the answer! To be honest, I would have moved from studio one to another DAW, except for Greg is intelligent, precise, and detailed explanations of how this product works, and how to make it fit for my purpose. Once again, Gregor excellent exclamation.

[@hoossembechiri6136]

Have u moved from studio one to other daw ???? Why ..and wich daw plz ... Ans ar u going to com back to studio one or no ??? U told that georg is good and axelent

[@presonus]

Wow, thank you so much! Your comment really made my day. -GBY

[@lucianobuccero]

I love your Videos and those of JG! I learned so much. Thanx!!

[@user-cr2jm7yl9c]

very good topic. I continue to learn how to use this dynamic eq. So helpfull!

[@blairbauer8032]

Good stuff! Very useful. Thanks!

[@boonong3895]

thank you so much! more of these are great!

[@garrystubbs4891]

Fantastic tip, Gregor !

[@lanceolsun5752]

Awesome tip, Devils in the details. Thank you!

[@Owl-qh2rh]

Excellent! Thank you Gregor! 🙏🕊️

[@Trubaster]

Gregor killing it again :D great video

[@fischergreen4134]

Great tip Thank you

[@WetSoilStudioLymm]

Really useful tip Gregor. Keep them coming!

[@presonus]

Thanks so much! So glad you're finding these videos helpful. :) I'll make sure to keep them coming! -GBY

[@2ql]

This is exactly the kind of advice we need.👌 How to solve problems that appear during the mix. As many techniques as possible, used by professionals.🤩 If as many of us Studio One + members as possible improve our technical knowledge, we will eventually, with the success that follows, make Studio One the leading DAW for the benefit of all of us who use it.😊 Thank you Gregor for your instructions.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Greetings from Slovenia from Robert.

[@uralb]

what a great advice! this will surely solve an issue I got with the beautifully improvised piano outro of my last album's title track which is also closing it. I wasn't even aware of that one note in the lower mids completely ruining it for everyone who is listening to it on their cellphone or desktop speakers. Neither my home studio's carefully set up monitors (2 ADAM T5V's and my super reliable 25 years old Speed Link Gravity 2.1 system) nor my cheap car speakers really revealed the unpleasant, distorted "wooomp" spoiling the sad and moody last two minutes of the record. Any of my later attempts at unobtrusively fixing the problem completely failed - either at being unobtrusive or at fixing anything, often at both. But the dynamic EQ really could do the trick, thanks for that! and... yes, please more of that kind of stuff (y)

[@oneyedcrow]

Very helpful! Never knew that the ProEQ came with the dynamic EQ effect!

[@michaeltablet8577]

Very helpful! Thank you very much!

[@subhajitsarkar4432]

thanks for this information

[@svartmetall]

These peaks are been the bane of my life (I do a lot of ambient stuff with long, sustained notes and huge polychords, so these peaks become very obvious and can ruin a piece), and I've been doing it the old-school way which is a) a ball-ache and b) deadens a lot of the original audio content - THANK YOU for pointing this out! I'm working on a 30-minute piece inspired by H.P. Lovecraft right now and this will help save so much of the character of the weird sounds I've come up with for it :)

[@presonus]

This is wonderful! You are absolutely right, this method is all about preserving the original sonic quality of the sound whilst surgically removing these pesky issues. I hope this method works as well for you as it does for me. :) -GBY

[@_CharlieHarper]

Great tip !!!

[@GalacticBeatz]

Very helpful. Thanks a lot !

[@rickdeaguiar-musicreflecti7692]

Very nice, Gregor. So helpful :)

[@presonus]

Thank you very much! So glad you've found this video helpful. -GBY

[@planetsounds97]

Thank you , I love PreSonus Studio One 🤩👍

[@guille_toledo76]

Love ur music and your wisdom !! Master Gregor!

[@presonus]

🙏 -GBY

[@andrebremermusikproduktion]

I knew both technics but I didnt know that the standard Pro EQ has a dynamic EQ. Thanks!

[@user-mf7ue9nu4s]

excellent!

[@nepntzerZer]

so just use a dynamic eq. you can also use multi band saturation and compression. you can use side chains on these and your eq to a envelope generator.

[@presonus]

Hi, most Multiband Compressors have very broad filter slopes, so targeting a very specific frequency in a tight range is difficult. It's like shooting at sparrows with a cannon. The Dynamic EQ on the other hand can deal with these frequency peaks with incredibly transparency and surgical precision. -GBY

[@sooesoss6063]

Man your jamming.... you was ready to get out your seat and Dance the Night Away!!!!!! 😂❤

[@paulmachowsky]

AWESOME SAUCE GREGOR!!!!

[@7RisingMusic]

Keep up the great content!

[@presonus]

Thanks so much! So glad you're finding these videos helpful. :) I'll make sure to keep them coming. ❤️ -GBY

[@dennmillsch]

Thanks for the warning of something to watch out for, and how to fix it. Your solution is sort of like a frequency specific simple compressor.

[@0010Kev]

Thanks Gregor! I record with a lady who can get some wild sibilance going. I will try that with those frequencies!

[@Alchemetica]

Yes - this content is great.

[@Marthins1]

Great!

[@mirr1984]

Yeah, resonance spikes are a big one when equalizing. Treating them really helps brings clarity to your mix, and I agree, using an analyzer is really helpful for identifying resonance spikes quickly. Speaking of EQ, any chance the S1 EQ will get mid/side and left/right EQ any time? A Q factor on the high and low pass filters would be nice too. :D

[@presonus]

Hi, did you know that you can turn ProEQ - or any other Plug-in, for that matter - into a mid/side or left/right processing Plug-in in Studio One - with just a couple of clicks? :) Here's how: kzbin.info5zTPimio3d8 -GBY

[@Endless_Skyway_Adventures]

Great stuff! Spectrum meter is great but I would love to see an additional longer term average setting like Voxengo Span average. The long term average is great for making static EQ adjustments and then this method addresses the peaks dynamically and both steps combined are the start of my mastering process. Ideally a series of average times all the way up to four minutes wine Fantastic. Don’t tell to submit a ticket because those guys don’t solve problems they are in the business of closing tickets.

[@ManDaKi-79]

Thankfully

[@NinetyRalph]

Gregor is the man

[@presonus]

🙏 Thanks so much! -GBY

[@alwayzfwdbeatz]

I do this all the time using FabFilter Q3

[@thesmilingvagrants]

That's awesome, basically like automation for EQ. I'm a dinosaur and have always used studio one 2 with the stock eq that doesn't have this "automation" feature. Is it free to upgrade if I already paid for studio one 2 pro?

[@SlaveToLogic]

The news feed in Studio One's menu is underrated af lol

[@MichaelsPaintingChannel]

Yes, that was amazing. I have so much trouble with the recording of my classic/flamenco guitars. There are so many problems with the different notes of the guitar.. This here could help me. So my studio one pro 5 doesn't have this? Is this pro eq version available as a standalone plugin also or just with version 6?

[@presonus]

Hi, it sounds like ProEQ3 is exactly what you need to get these guitar resonances under control. ProEQ3 is available in Studio One version 6. -GBY

[@m.m.r.enterprise5772]

Wow!

[@user-lw3ve5uu1i]

Good day. I live in Ukraine and use the official version of Studio One Artist. Since I do not speak English, I often use printed versions of your suggestions for working with the program. I also rewatch the video, I guess about the content only from practical illustrations. I would really like to have a printed text and a video (not a picture) of practical demonstrations. If you are planning to expand the circle of your users, it is advisable to consider my suggestion. Sincerely, Yepik Volodymyr.

[@earledaniels4539]

Presonus have almost got the perfect EQ now with ProEQ3. They just need to add Mid Side processing.

[@presonus]

Hi, did you know that you can turn ProEQ - or any other Plug-in, for that matter - into a mid/side or left/right processing Plug-in in Studio One - with just a couple of clicks? :) Here's how: kzbin.info5zTPimio3d8 -GBY

[@marcusdevantofficial6728]

This video saved my life 🤣🤣🤣💯

[@panagope]

Thank you Gregor, great tip! Maybe we could also use a clipper for the synth, just a bit. Or a compressor just for the peaks.

[@presonus]

Hi, definitely - although that would work across the whole range, not just on the problematic frequency. More often than not, I prefer treating the issue only in the frequency range where it occurs. :) -GBY

[@MaPa60]

@@presonus Maybe you could invent a dynamic clipper and compressor for S1?

[@Michaelkenjarrell01]

Also me 😊

[@rickbougie]

Hi, I like the dynamique EQ, however, not on my version (Studio One 5). What is the lowest version with this feature available?

[@presonus]

Hi, ProEQ3 is available in Studio One version 6. -GBY

[@lavoktyler8978]

Can i use thos eq move on a full mix

[@presonus]

Absolutely! -GBY

[@corrindion]

Where is the spectrum meter in Studio one 6?

[@presonus]

Hi, you'll find the Spectrum Meter in the "Effects" Browser (in the "PreSonus" folder). -GBY

[@Kkidzz]

Oeksound soothe2 ist dein Freund…. kein Quatsch . Ich bin müde…. Zeit für einen kurzen Schlaf… 🛌

[@freddyg3880]

Whats with Bass on phone speaker. How to increase that?😊

[@Groove81TV]

clipper :)

[@2430Music]

The sound lost it's character with the eq notch method because you cut the frequency way to much, you don't want to completely get rid of it just reduce it enough to fix the problem without losing the character. Rebalance the harmonic not remove it altogether, no need for dynamic eq in this case.

[@presonus]

Dynamic EQ would be the superior method whenever a frequency problem is intermittent. No need to cut frequencies when they're not problematic - only as soon as they become problematic, that's when the EQ interferes. This is the true power of dynamic EQing in my opinion. -GBY

[@romodrummer]

This videos audio is out of sync

[@presonus]

Hi, apologies for this! The middle section is misaligned due to a mistake in editing. :) -GBY

[@DrumGalaxy]

Great tip. Too bad I still have the first EQ plugin which doesn't have that dynamic feature. Still using version 2.6 pretty effectively.

[@joehermanartist]

Great!