Audio Production Level 2 - EQ (Equalizer)
This course makes EQ theory understandable, and gives many practical examples and comparisons to help you improve your audio production. I provide all the audio and plugins needed. Instead of just giving pre-determined settings for EQs for different instruments/voices, this course provides the knowledge so that you can work out your own settings for absolutely any given situation. As with Audio Production Level 2 - Compressors, it gives a solid grounding, moving forward in the competent use of EQ.
Introduction
A comprehensive breakdown of everything you will learn in every section of this course
A recommendation to do the course in the order it's presented to get the most out of it and why
How to contact the tutor if you have any questions.
Section 2: Frequencies
Spectrum Analyzers
Using one plugin and two audio files
What is a Spectrum Analyzer, what it does, and how it can be useful
A description of the plugin
A step by step guide to setting up the plugin
Saving settings as a pre-set
Useful features of the plugin
Solving a problem using the Spectrum Analyser and the Reaper EQ
Harmonic Series Part 1
The plugin and audio file that are used
The different ways and terms of measuring the capability of human hearing
The direct relationship between frequencies and musical notes
What the harmonic series is
An explanation of the Harmonic Series Chart
Harmonic Series Part 2
Hearing the different harmonics within an audio note
What effect it has when the different harmonics are turned down
Having a first look at a spectrogram
Using the EQ to remove individual harmonics and hearing the difference it makes
Frequency Ranges
Explanation of what's on the screen
Dividing the sound into 3 frequency ranges
Listening to how cutting the different frequency ranges sounds
Using the EQ to boost the high frequency
Section 3: EQing Effectivel7
High Pass Filters
High Pass Filters on vocals
The plugins being used in this lesson
Why you use a high pass filter when it's hard to hear any difference
Looking and listening to below the turnover frequency
What we are listening to
The two main reasons to use a High Pass Filter
Shelf EQs
High shelf and Low shelf Eqs
What they are really effective for
Alternative ways to achieve a similar effect
Listening to and fine tuning the EQ
Examples using High and Low shelf EQs
Frequency Sweeping Part 1
Why we use frequency sweeping
The three different frequency sweeping techniques
How each of them work
Using solo and sweep with Reaper's EQ and then with SPAN.
Frequency Sweeping Part 2
Frequency sweeping for problem solving to be turned down
Enhancing "sweet spots" by turning them up
Bell EQ
A closer look at the Bell EQ and extending its usefulness
Using two Eqs to change the shape of a Bell EQ and hearing the effect
How the ColourEQ works
All its functions and its pros and cons
EQing by Microphone Placement
Looking at what an EQ is
How to alter the tone of the audio with careful microphone placement
Listening to how the different mic placements affect the recording
Combining different microphones
Section 4: Frequency Juggling
Lecture 13 Frequency Masking
Using two audio files and two plug-ins
Looking at how the new plug-in works
Understanding why we use frequency juggling
Examples of when frequency juggling isn't wanted
Visuals of different instruments playing the same note
Panning option pros and cons
Pitch shift option
Boosts and Filters
Frequency juggling within the context of a small mix
Where to use EQ boosts and why
Using frequency sweeping to find the nice and less nice sounding frequencies
Listening to before and after using EQ
Using Filters to affect the backing vocals and make them blend with the rest of the track
Kick and Bass
Explanation of basic filtering of the tracks used in this lecture
Listening to tracks with and without kick and bass
Looking at the spectrum analyser to see the frequency ranges in the kick and bass
Using boosting and cutting to help both kick and bass to be clearly heard
Section 5: Spectral Editing
Spectral Editing Intro
The audio and plugin used in this lecture
What Spectral Editing means
Looking at the various ways of visualising audio
Information about Spectro
Opening the plugin
An example of the plugin in action
Spectral Editing - Fixing
Example of fixing in action in a drum loop
Example of fixing in action in a guitar loop
An overview of Spectro and the buttons not already covered
Demonstrations of the fixes
Spectral Editing - Enhancing
The audio used in this session
Where we want to enhance
Before and after using the enhancement
Section 6: EQ-ing With Your Ears
Intro
The huge importance of training your ears, rather than completely relying on visual aids
An introduction to this section
An in-depth explanation of the SSQ plug-in (with minimal visual aids) used in this section
Exercise 1, Single Track
Starting by EQ-ing a single track
Watching volume levels and why
Deciding on beefing up the kik and making it tighter
Enhancing the ride cymbal
A full explanation of what I am doing with the SSQ plug-in
Listening to the "before" and "after"
Exercise 2, Mixing
Mixing a section of the multi-track session just using EQ and to show what a big part EQ plays when mixing
Using and naming the 6 tracks being used
The plugin which will be used
Referring to many techniques used in previous lectures
A point to remember when Mixing
Getting a general mix before EQ-ing
Listening to the drum overheads and using EQ to adjust and balance
Listening to the bass, and making both the bass and the drums work well together and hear each clearly
Making sure the guitar and bass can be heard clearly
Bringing in the snare
Listening and EQ-ing the rhythm guitar
Listening and EQ-ing the lead guitar
Using EQ to sit well together
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