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EQUALIZATION: A Beatmaker's Guide to EQ

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EQUALIZATION: A Beatmaker's Guide to EQ

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About EQUALIZATION: A Beatmaker's Guide to EQ

1-1 - Using EQ Effectively in Your Songs - Overview [INTRO]

2-1 - What's the Purpose of an EQ - Section Overview

2-2 - EQs I Recommend

2-3 - How an EQ Works [and its Purpose in your Music]

2-4 - The Different EQ Shapes and Filter Types

2-5 - The Master Bus vs. Your Individual Instrument's Bus

2-6 - Digital Vs. Analog Music / Recordings

2-7 - FL Studio's Parametric EQ 2 Rundown

3-1 - EQ Mindset and Approaches - Section Overview

3-2 - A and B Level Matching

3-3 - Solo EQ vs. Using EQ in the Mix

3-4 - Making More Cuts than Boosts

3-5 - Sweeping for Problem Frequencies

3-6 - Muting a Sound [Going Treasure Hunting]

3-7 - The Opposite Effect with EQ

4-1 - Setting a Game Plan for Our Song

4-2 - Master Bus Compression for Volume Balancing

4-3 - Our Instruments and Sounds [Rundown]

4-4 - Mixing Our Percussion Elements

4-5 - Mixing the Body Guitar

4-6 - Mixing The Song

5-1 - Breaking the Fear of the High End

5-2 - High-Cut Filter Tricks

5-3 - Low-Cut Filter Tricks

5-4 - Comparing In and Out - Frequency Analyzer

5-5 - Boost and Cut Opposite EQs

5-6 - Creating an Exciter [Parallel Processing]

6-1 - Conclusion

What You Will Learn?

  • Learn to EQ Your Instruments to Fit Well and Sound Professional.
  • EQ is a daunting tool..
  • When first starting, the hardest part about an EQ is achieving good results.  You usually either over-compensate or are not aggressive enough with your EQ settings..
  • Well, it's time for you to learn how to use EQ effectively in your songs while making the right choices and improving your workflow..
  • Over my years as a music producer I've discovered there are a couple concrete fundamentals which are a must to prevent fatigue to your ears, make accurate decisions, and get an amazing sounding mix..
  • This course is geared towards the intermediate producer, however the beginner producer can catch on really quick, too!.
  • The course structure is broken down into:.
  • This is a course I wish I had when starting up..
  • The reason I say that is the amount of time I've wasted tweaking my EQ for hours, only to realize that certain instrument no longer fits in my mix.  Or, when comparing my mixed version to the original unmixed version, the original sounds way better and musical while my mixed version sounds way too processed and unbalanced..
  • By following my tricks, tips and suggestions, they will allow you to start making wiser decisions with your EQ and speed up your workflow..
  • The biggest point I think you'll takeaway from this course is understanding how to listen to your music and test to see if the tweaks you've made are actually making an impact to your song, or taking away your music's soul..
  • I'd be glad to have you along with me in this course on EQ [Audio Equalization].
  • # GratuiTous.