Today I thought I would like to share a quick idea about EQing. I like to think of EQing audio as trimming the fat from instruments that need to work together. For example if you record a guitar track & separate vocal track, you may want the song to sound balanced (guitar & vocals to be at similar volume) but for the vocals to be nice and clear. So this where you will use a EQ (setting of 3000 Hz -9db with a Q of 1) to cut a hole in the guitar track so the vocals can poke through. Now you can turn up the guitar track and your song should sound balanced. Well that's the idea anyway. Of course if you are recording a whole band (guitar, bass & drums) you will want to apply that similar idea over all your tracks.
Another problem you will encounter will be the low frequency's. Always roll off low frequency's below 100 Hz on all instruments except for the Kick drum & the Bass guitar. To much low energy will cause the mastering compressor to drag the rest of the volume down on your song, making it sound quiet.
So to recap its all about cutting off the less important frequency's of some instruments so the more important parts get to poke through.
Here are some websites that I found helpful that are well worth reading over, as there is a lot more to it than my very brief explanation.
http://www.audiorecording.me/complete-eq-settings-to-start-when-doing-audio-mixing.html
http://www.music-articles.com/audiorecording/eq-settings-that-will-make-your-mixes-come-alive---by-john-vestman.html
Cheers
Mat
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