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Using Various EQs

Post by MikeQuell » April 11th, 2014, 1:42 pm

I was wondering how many people use various EQ plugins in their sessions. More specifically, do you find yourself leaning towards one EQ for one specific thing and a different one for another. I tend to just pull in Pro Tools' standard EQ for most things and then use McDSPs E6 when I want to get a little more aggressive with frequency sweeps (I like to perform it with the faders).

How does your workflow or the content affect what EQ you decide to use?

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Post by JackMenhorn » April 11th, 2014, 4:42 pm

I miss using Logic 9's built in graphic EQ. Now I use Alloy's EQ a lot because its similar to Logic's simply for familiarity and speed reasons.

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Post by DanCostello » April 13th, 2014, 5:40 am

Not typically. I don't like the phasey wah-wah effect you can get on the outer edges of the notches with some eq's (hardware or software), so I usually stick with Ozone or one of the other iZotope eq's, which don't do that.

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Post by dpb » April 15th, 2014, 6:44 pm

I like V-EQ4 because you can click in all your settings as opposed to dragging a mouse around. I try not to nit-pick with EQ frequencies so this helps with that.

Oh and something about vintage and warmnesserizing. I mean, it does have an Analog button.

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Re: Using Various EQs

Post by MikeQuell » April 15th, 2014, 7:17 pm

But yea, do any of you guys use multiple, different EQs in one session for different reasons?

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Re: Using Various EQs

Post by AndreEngelhardt » April 16th, 2014, 12:58 pm

Rarely and usually only when I'm doing something extreme with it, for whatever reason. In that case you can often notice differences between different EQ plug-ins and it makes sense to compare a few but for everyday EQ'ing I usually stick to the standard ones.

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Post by deskinscraig » May 5th, 2014, 4:02 pm

Sometimes it makes sense depending on what you are doing. For example the EQ3 doesnt have notch filters, while with the Q10 you can get vary narrow bands. I never do tone removal with the EQ3.

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Post by joe_griffin » May 8th, 2014, 9:50 pm

MikeQuell wrote:But yea, do any of you guys use multiple, different EQs in one session for different reasons?

Yes--I use the SSL EQ plugs for broad shaping, and Renaissance EQ for filtering and narrow-Q jobs. Pultec for adding "air."

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Post by GrahamDonnelly » May 30th, 2014, 11:00 pm

I tend to lean towards PT own 7 band in audio suite for quick cuts/boosts and simple sound effects tasks, it's quick and easy and it gets the job done.

For things like dialogue and VO though, I will often use SSL or API EQ's I feel it adds something extra to the voice, but it could just be the fact that the interface is more "analogue" and I am forced to use my ears more, which means I spend a greater amount of time really trying to pick out the best frequencies in the voice.

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Re: Using Various EQs

Post by Nick Output » June 6th, 2014, 2:07 pm

The DMG Equallity is pretty rocking. It has analogue, digital and lin-phase settings. Its clean, has a huge amount of features and also allows you to preview the spectrum with an analyser.

Occasionally i find myself using the pro tools EQs offline for a quick low or high cut. Maybe sometimes even in a channel. I'll use the SSL channel with the compressor EQ combination for vocals and voice. The Izotope brand is also stuff i trust, whether thats the Ozone EQ, trash filters or RX denoise parameters. All of which apply some degree of EQ.

So to answer the question Mike, yes i guess i do use different EQs for different jobs, but i do have my number 1 unit which i can use on pretty much anything. It comes down to time, CPU and results.

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