EQ

How To EQ Guitars

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When it comes to creating powerful rock mixes, one of the most important instruments is the guitar.

Guitars provide the fullness, energy, and body that is needed to make your tracks really soar.

But when you’re not getting the sound you want, it can be impossible to know which frequencies you should boost or cut in order to get things sounding just right.

  • If you boost too much of the wrong frequencies, then your mix will sound too muddy.
  • If you cut the wrong ones, your mix could end up sounding thin or harsh.

So how do you know which frequencies to target?

And what are the best places to boost or cut in order to create big, thick guitar sounds?

In this video, I’m going to show you how to EQ your guitars for a better mix.

The truth is EQ can make or break any mix. Without using it properly, your tracks will lack clarity, polish, and punch.

It’s critical that you learn how to use it effectively.

Of course, learning how to do that on your own is easier said than done. 

It can be hard to know where to start. Especially since there are so many different ways to use EQ and each instrument has its own unique set of frequencies that you need to adjust.

Want to know how to EQ better so that you can create pro-sounding mixes?

Then I highly recommend that you check out my EQ Primer Course.

I recently updated this course with 2 hours of additional video walkthroughs designed to show you precisely what to listen for and what frequencies to boost and cut. That’s on top of all of the existing course videos that will give you the clarity and confidence to use EQ with ease.

So if you’re ready to make your mixes sound clear, polished, and professional…

Join the EQ Primer Course

Mike

Mixing Bass Guitar – Getting Balanced Low End

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Getting a balanced low end while mixing bass guitar is one of the biggest challenges most engineers face.

It can be extremely difficult to get your bass  tracks to cut through your mix without overpowering everything else and making your mix sound really muddy.

EQ and compression can be your best friends for correcting this but sometimes you need to take some extra steps to get the results you need.

In this video, I’m going to show you a technique that I frequently use to really gain control of the low end so that you can get it consistent. I’ll show you how to find that sweet spot of having the bass sit right while keeping the dynamics and attitude of the mid-range.

Check it out:

Gaining control of your low end doesn’t need to be so difficult. Sometimes it just requires a little outside-of-the-box thinking.

What techniques do you frequently use when mixing bass guitar?  I’d love to know.  Make sure to leave a comment below.

Until next time,

Mike

 

Looking for more tips on how to get the low-end in your mixes sounding big and polished?

Check out The Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: A free guide on how to use EQ and compression across a variety of instruments so that you can create great mixes quickly.

How To EQ Vocals To Sit Right

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Vocals are the most important element in your mix. They’re the thing that listeners will pay the closest attention to. Because of that, you need your vocals to be nice and present so that your listeners can learn every single word and sing along.

It’s very easy for vocals to get swallowed up amongst the other instruments in your mixes. Sometimes you may only have one vocal that is surrounded by 30 tracks of instruments.

In order to make your vocals stand above the rest, you need to pay special attention to how you EQ them.

So I’ve created a video to show you the 6 frequency ranges that you need to always pay attention to when mixing vocals.

Check it out here:

As always, I love learning what you found helpful in this video and what other topics you’d like me to cover next.

Do me a favour… Leave me a comment below

Thanks!

– Mike

 

Looking for more mixing tips on how to get your vocals to sound polished?

Check out The Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: A free guide on how to use EQ and compression across a variety of instruments so that you can create great mixes quickly.