EQ Ripping or "Make My Track Sound Like 50's"

EQ ripping is a technique that takes the eq from your track and matches it (as close as possible) to the track on a professionally mixed CD. For example, I took a hip-hop dance track of mine and ran it through Steinberg's Free Filter to capture the EQ curve. Then I loaded 50 Cent's "Candy Shop" and captured its curve. Finally, I had Free Filter "rip" the EQ from 50's track and apply it to mine. I noticed a VERY substantial difference (EQ has always been a weak area for me).

Naw, it didn't make my track sound like Dre came over and mixed it, but it did show me the weak areas in my EQing. Obviously, it helps to match two tracks that are relatively similar in style and instrumentation. I've heard Voxengo's EQ Curve and Harbal are even better than Steinberg. Just wondering if anyone else has tried this?

For more info:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar04/a ... harbal.htm

nyet- free filter worked ok but as you say showed my eq problems more than fixed anything

greg

I hoped you were going to say you made a track of yours sound like a recording from the 1950s. That would have been more impressive.

YEP This IS NOT Something NEW but it IS STILL Somthing GOOD..............

and Often Overlooked...............KOOL.............................


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featherboy wrote:I hoped you were going to say you made a track of yours sound like a recording from the 1950s. That would have been more impressive.

Hahaha, thats what I thought too! Like a old doo-wop song.

Still cool though.

I didn't know that was possible.

This looks dope. I'm going to try the Demo. If it's something I think will benefit me...I might just cop it.

you can do similar things in isotope ozone and stuff- as said works ok but is not really a mix fixer...

featherboy- i thought the same and thats what interested me-

greg

...too bad they dont have it for mac
"the mac is immaculate"-juelz santana

powercord wrote:...too bad they dont have it for mac
"the mac is immaculate"-juelz santana

do you use that evantide on the regular?

tdot wrote:

powercord wrote:...too bad they dont have it for mac
"the mac is immaculate"-juelz santana

do you use that evantide on the regular?

yea, i put samples through it and shit

yah we've got one at school and its got some really cool filters and effects.

i wish i had the dough to cop one

tdot wrote:yah we've got one at school and its got some really cool filters and effects.

i wish i had the dough to cop one

steal your schools! duh..

powercord wrote:...too bad they dont have it for mac
"the mac is immaculate"-juelz santana

If I'm not mistaken, Steinberg's Free Filter is available in the Waves for Mac package.

This is a useful tip. I use Ozone's eq ripper and it makes a huge diff. Good lookin out!