Electronic Music Producer’s Guide: EQ
Adam Pollard aka Multiplier, brings you the first of many series designed for the electronic music producer. In this series, Multiplier covers some basics and deeper sides of EQ, as well as how it’s utilized when producing electronic music.
Videos
• Introduction (00:39) - Multiplier welcomes you and discusses the ideas and techniques he will be exploring in this course.
• Low Cut / High Pass EQ (06:26) - Learn why to do it, how to do it, and how steep should it be.
• Surgical EQ (03:08) - Discover the trick to locating and removing unwanted resonances, demonstrated on a high hat.
• Gain Compensation (02:59) - Multiplier shows you how to not let gain compensation fool you into thinking an EQ change improved a sound!
• Loudness Curves (05:40) - Understanding loudness curves is critical to understanding how we as humans hear frequencies.
• Dynamics (03:20) - This video looks at the relationship between EQ and dynamics.
• The Problem with Brickwall Filters (02:40) - Get a quick look at why you don't usually use brickwall filters, and what you can use instead.
• Tuning Cutoff Frequency (03:39) - Learn how it works, and whether or not you should.
• Modulated EQ (02:32) - Some EQs are designed to be modulated, others not. Multiplier explains it all.
• Measuring & Matching EQ (03:44) - Take the guesswork out of comparing EQ / tonal balances by scientifically measuring them and comparing to a reference.
• EQing to Pink Noise (02:33) - Learn what is white noise, pink noise, and how and why we might EQ towards it.
• Linear Phase vs Minimum Phase EQ Pt. 1 (08:56) - Get an introduction to Minimum Phase vs Linear Phase EQ. Discover Pre / Post Ringing and the two main problems with Linear Phase.
• Linear Phase vs Minimum Phase EQ Pt. 2 (04:58) - Potential problems considered, when would you actually use Linear Phase EQ and what exactly is this
• EQ for Mixing (03:20) - Explore four concepts and ideas for EQing when mixing.
• Shaping Tone (02:27) - Learn about EQing for tone, and two tips for doing it better.
• Targeted Adjustments (03:33) - Do you really need to, for example, notch out frequencies for the snare? Multiplier explains in detail.