XR - ADDING AN EQ TO YOUR AUX BUS

[@dannelson582]

This answers my question about how to get EQ on my aux buses perfectly. Now, I have a much better understanding of all three methods. Thanks for doing this KZbin video. You did a super job explaining it. Your prompt attention to my questions is greatly appreciated. I can't wait to see more of your videos.

[@QuickEZ]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you found this helpful. It made sense to get this one out to accompany my other aux related videos. Thanks for posting the question Dan. Happy Mixing!

[@dannelson582]

I tried the most simply option, the EQ for the Aux channel. It's so simple once you know how. This will help me EQ the difference between FOH and the IEM's. My IEM is hugely bias toward the high frequencies. It seems to be working. You must have seen this issue before. How would you approach it? My IEM suspect at this point. I know the wireless system is cheap and part of the problem. Taking the wireless system out and using a direct wired connection clears up some of the issue, but the ear buds still have a lot more high end than the FOH speakers. I hope I am not rambling too much. Buying this mixer has been like jumping into deep water with an anchor around my neck. Maybe you will get another idea for a video to help us all.

[@QuickEZ]

Hi Dan, it's great how easy things become when you've got the right informaiton! Obviously EQ out the high's as much as you need. Don't be afraid to make big changes. Even if it seems drastic visually, the important part is getting the audio to a place where you're comfortable having it in your ears, especially for an extended amount of time. Question: Do you have compression on the IEM channel? Or do you have a lot of compression on the instruments / microphones that are feeding your IEM mix? Compression can make an already harsh tone even more difficult to listen to if you've got too much attack or too much ratio, or both. In addition, if you have a spare channel, you may want to consider adding a microphone just to pick up some of the ambience of the stage around you. Adding that type of "air" to your IEM mix can help the mix breath a little and potentially alleviate some of the fatigue from overly harsh elements.

[@holypatty1567]

Gonna try these tips soon, hopefully it’s gonna work fluently, thanks for the tips Sir. 1 Subscriber earned

[@holypatty1567]

The hardest part would be EQing the instrument for the auxes, differently from the FOH. Perhaps you could give me/us a real example of that on Stage. Thanks in advance Sir👍

[@QuickEZ]

Hi Holy, typically when you're adding or adjusting EQ on your Aux / Buss / Monitor, it's because you are attempting to create an overall sound with all your instruments for the person listening to that monitor mix. Additionally, the common practice for this is to curb or eliminate feedback in that mix, commonly for stage wedges. In general, people aren't creating completely independent EQ's for each instrument in each mix. Especially if you're a single operator doing both front of house and monitors from one position, one console, etc etc. Obviously it can be done, I've just given you a coupe of examples on how to do that. But the thing to keep in mind is that if you're constantly running multiple mixes on your own, it now takes much longer to arrive at your desired mix on each output. This isn't' uncommon, again if you're a single operator you are going to be jumping from FOH mix to Monitor mixes as the show goes on and as musicians ask you for changes. But the difference there is that you are usually adjusting overall mix levels or overall EQ's in the monitors and not necessarily independent instrument EQ's. And this is a little more manageable than trying to deal with multiple instrument EQ's for different destinations. As a quick example; lets just say you do have a small show, maybe just a singer who also plays guitar, maybe you've got two stage wedges for them. In one wedge, you put their guitar. In the other you put their vocals. Because you have a small show to manage, you could feasibly create a completely different EQ for the guitar and the vocal in the two wedges that don't match the FOH mix. Maybe the performer only wants to hear the mids from their guitar, and the high's from their voice (this is just for arguments sake). Obviously this wouldn't make for a great mix out to the house system so you could do that with separate instrument EQ's on separate input channels and still leave yourself lots of room to deal with feedback on the wedges by using an EQ on the bus. I hope this makes some sense. If you have any specific questions, feel free to drop them here and I'll do my best to answer as soon as I can. Thanks for watching, and happy mixing!

[@revivalbaptistministriesin]

Super great tips, Sir. Thanks you.

[@QuickEZ]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching and happy mixing!

[@KENNETHCOOPER55]

A huge wealth of knowledge, great tutorial 😊

[@williamanderson1467]

thank you. this was very informative and well done. Sort of related question. Is there a way to put a limiter on an aux channel? The application is to protect from noise spikes when using the aux output for in-ear monitors.

[@QuickEZ]

Hi William, yes you can absolutely put a limiter on an Aux. If you happen to be using the Xair Edit software; Method 1. select your bus, - then click on the bus master fader that appears, - then choose the compressor tab at the top of the screen - turn on the compressor and limit the signal to your desired level Method 2. Set one of your 4 FX slots to be a limiter - Select your bus, - then click on the bus master fader that appears, - then choose the channel tab at the top - under the FX drop down list in the channel input section, select the appropriate FX slot, 1a/b, 2a/b, 3/ab, 4a,b - then click the FX button to engage the effect unit. You now have a limiter INSERTED on the aux If you're using mixing station or you're doing this on a tablet, the idea is similar, but some of the screens are slightly different. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and happy mixing!

[@deepzepp4176]

Excellent. Thank you so much for the help. Can you EQ effects in the same way as the first method?

[@QuickEZ]

Hi deepz, Unfortunately, no. The FX sends (the buttons underneath the bus buttons at the far right) don't have an EQ. However, the FX returns do have an EQ that you can modify (the last 4 channel faders). Just select the FX return channel fader of your choice, then go up to the EQ tab and make your changes. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and happy mixing!