Technical Vs Creative: How To Use EQ

[@Dj_Leoguerrero]

That's why mixing is creativity and understand very well what the track needs. As always, brilliant explanation, Thanks Matthew.

[@WeissAdvice]

Thanks Leo!

[@JohnnyTechAudio]

I often think I'm pretty confident on my EQ abilities and approach... And then I watch one of your videos. Love your content man!

[@WeissAdvice]

Hopefully you watch my videos and either become more confident, or learn something new - employ it - and then become more confident. Thanks Johnny!

[@JohnnyTechAudio]

@@WeissAdvice Absolutely! What's interesting is that I was already familiar with this concept and was already applying it without thinking about corrective EQ vs creative EQ. All that to say is that your video inspired me to discuss this topic on my channel, but in Spanish.

[@panickedrobert]

I think the good thing about only subtracting with one eq and after that only boosting with another is that you go in with a different mindest for each one. You’re the best Matthew!

[@WeissAdvice]

I agree! Correction is generally a subtractive process (although, not *entirely*), whereas stylizing is both additive and subtractive. I disagree with the notion that "cutting sounds better than boosting", but I do agree that it's easier to stay objective when cutting.

[@SetoNess]

I always do exactly this when I'm eqing vocals! nice to see that I find the same solution, I feel like a pro now 😎.

[@WeissAdvice]

Never hurts to have a little confirmation that you're doin' it right!

[@RealNevertheLess]

There's a big resonance on "bug against" im guessing 2khz or so...did you leave that on purpose (to not make the vid to long)... im asking because that would be the first thing that i would have heard and would attack...on the other hand, i didnt hear that lower resonance at first. Question is: do you listen in any order to find them or you just attack what you hear first. Nice vid (again) thx

[@WeissAdvice]

NeverTheLess! This video is a demonstration of ideas, so there's a lot of things that I skipped over. In reality I take a bit more time with my decisions. I react to whatever strikes my ear first, because it's difficult to attend one issue when another issue is pulling my attention. I find that once I fix the most distracting issue, the second most distracting issue becomes more apparent. There's no correct way of doing this - the only "wrong" way would be to ignore our predispositions instead of leaning into them.

[@WeissAdvice]

and great question btw

[@RealNevertheLess]

@@WeissAdviceknowing you a bit from your previous vids i could have guessed that😁👍.... its so 'strange' i didnt hear that resonance you handeled at first until you boosted it and then i kept on hearing it when you put it back to neutral...good ear man!

[@RealNevertheLess]

@@WeissAdvice great aswer! Thx

[@gclef101]

It's kind of funny, if I was someone who didn't know about these techniques as an audio engineer would see this as contradictory. I cut but then I boost...just a little humor LOL Great work Mr. Weiss

[@WeissAdvice]

Yea, kinda counterintuitive I guess

[@clubbedtobreathe]

Technical Part: 01:00 Lead Vocal (Target Material) 01:15 01:36 Analysis (Husky Mid, Weighted Bass Side, Top End Cut Off) 01:51 01:51 EQ: ProQ3 (Versatile) 02:04 Take the Graphic Analyzer OFF for no misleading 02:17 02:24 Mid Range Build Up to be Cut 02:42 (Thinking Process) 03:02 03:02 Vowels Resonance Build Up 03:10 (Thinking Process) 03:26 03:42 Seek and Destroy Technique (Boost and Cut, Ear Training and Charts) 04:26 Cutting resonance 04:55 05:02 Sub bass excess and low end breathy parts CUT 06:06 Make Up Gain 06:13 Central Mid Range sounding harder, put it rounder, 1KHz cut 06:40 Add a little top end 06:50 RESULTS Creative Part: 07:15 Creative Approach 07:28 Adding top end at 5KHz, adding extra at 15KHz (as idea: DeEsser) 08:34 Another Approach: Filter Band pass, Low Cut 200Hz and High Cut 5KHz 08:56 Restoration: add to top end, wide bell big boost 09:17 Tones at 3KHz range to cut 09:43 Shift the body of the Low Mid, 400 Hz up to 1KHz or 1.5KHz, wide band 10:28 10:44 Before and After 11:08 First Clean Up (Technical), then Spice it Up (Creative) as if they were separate processes 11:38 RESULTS I took the audio from: [ 01:00 Lead Vocal (Target Material) 01:15 ] and made a channel for: > the technical process only, > the creative process only, > both technical and creative processes. Great great learning !! Vocal charts can be helpfull, the video content is great for a smart practice.

[@WeissAdvice]

Wow - what an incredibly detailed catalogue of this video!

[@gaganbakana]

thanks, next tutorial how to achieve width while mastering the mix in the box with the correlation meter, because when I booth side signal with waves abbey road TG mastering or bx xl v2 it goes in minus value in correlation meter. 😁

[@WeissAdvice]

Well, think about that for a second. Sum and difference is a phase based process - so any time you increase width you are going to decorrelate phase. But here's the thing: f the meter LOL! Hit the mono button: does it still hold up? Cool. Do you enjoy the record more now that you've widened it? Great. Thee end!

[@gaganbakana]

@@WeissAdvice f the meter haha i liked that, thanks Weiss 🙌

[@maneava]

Great video of using EQ, i've never thought about using EQ in a creative way, really good lesson. If you've never done it before, can you make a video about ear training please ? Thank you Matt 🙏

[@WeissAdvice]

I have very mixed feelings about ear training. I'm honestly not sure how I would approach the subject.

[@stateboliracku1]

This channel is gold! So glad i found it

[@WeissAdvice]

I'm glad you found it as well!

[@PermanentMerka]

Hi Matt, love your tutor sessions and the artists you use in them. Would you mind just hitting me with a quick list or some of other rap artists you rate. I just love artists who prioritise flow. Love dark beats too. Thanks

[@NotationCreation-]

This one is very helpful, Thank you!

[@WeissAdvice]

Thanks Nicholas!

[@ProducerGio]

Thanks Matt you're the best!!

[@WeissAdvice]

Thanks Gio!

[@DFJ-qq3uf]

Seek and destroy 🎯

[@ronithhalder5277]

how to control low mids for clarity in a professional mix?

[@WeissAdvice]

Good video topic for sure. The low mids are kinda the toughest place to get right - a lot of people will say the low end, but in my experience the low mids are actually much more challenging.

[@ronithhalder5277]

@@WeissAdvice true bro... Pls shower your knowledge upon us. Shall be waiting

[@JayTheLane]

When I work my wife says why do you have to repeatedly listen to the same section again and again when I mix. I've explained it's the nature of mixing but she still hates it 🤣

[@WeissAdvice]

Well... yea... it's awful to hear the same thing on repeat for hours on end if you're not working on it LOL. Remember to tell her "thank you" hahahahaha

[@jvonnjvonn4688]

Nice 👌 learn something new only look for the problem don't go sweeping for a problem

[@WeissAdvice]

Yes! Before we aim at a target we want to at least know what the target is going to look like!