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eq

By bigG Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:45 pm
have a quick question
i cant afford to get my unit expanded so i wondered if it is good or
rather ok practice to EQ my sound whilst sampling/resampling and then i
can have my track all "mushed" together?

also i note that i saw a tutorial saying to boost the kick drum at 80hz
is there an amount that this should be done by in db?
and what q setting would you use? wide? narrow?
thanks
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By damien907 Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:13 am
if you wana get more bass out of your kick, use a shelving eq and boost the low end, its wide q.

think of it like a hill -\_ <--- looks like that except the first dash is supposed to be at the same level as the \ (backslash). and the _ part is the flat frequency resoponse level.

i would draw it out for you but i cant on here


its all about ear man, just do it till it sounds good.

im not to sure what your asking in the first part of your question..

By bigG Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:12 pm
thanks man i will digest this and hit you back

By bigG Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:29 pm
what i mean is basically to eq it at the mpc stage so i can get a beat going that bangs and record it strait outta the 2 outs all together

By foenetik Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:16 pm
theres no right and wrong way if the end comes out how you intended. if u cant track it out and eq it, then your only alternative is to do it in the MPC as you said. when u can get it tracked out, then just switch to eq'ing it after. no harm done.

just remember the eq in the mpc isnt as good as a software/hardware soluction but if its all you got then use it.

By bigG Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:41 pm
i have a sound desk so can tweek that, when i get some cash together will grab the 8 outs.