Lil FrEQ for 2 buss and mastering - would it be too fiddly?

[mixerguy]

Hi Y’all Happy summer to all!

So.... I can get a great, great deal on a used pair of Lil FrEQ -

I’m thinking of getting them - for mostly 2 buss work, a bit of mastering (when the project will never get mastered by a full time mastering engineer) and occasionally for tracking / corrective EQ / de-essing.

Would you find two channels of Lil FrEQ too fiddly and hard to match L to R with the way the design is? Too hard to recall? Or would it be OK?

They would be my only hi-end hardware EQ.

I do acoustic / film score / orchestral work - not rock.

The de-esser would be a great plus for me - occasionally I get an awful vocal track to mix..... and I don’t like plugs for de-essing. This is one of the reasons I’m leaning towards the Lil FrEQ.

any thoughts?

Thanks!

[Firefox]

i saw an early version of the lil freq and the knobs were too shiny. they fixed that.

[Zwinter]

For 2-buss work you may find that you would want something with detented knobs for both the recall-ability and assurance that L/R are the same. But other than that I think they would be great; they are incredibly flexible and clean without being boring. I find I can fix pretty much anything with them.

[mixerguy]

Originally Posted by Zwinter

For 2-buss work you may find that you would want something with detented knobs for both the recall-ability and assurance that L/R are the same. But other than that I think they would be great; they are incredibly flexible and clean without being boring. I find I can fix pretty much anything with them.

Great info - thanks man!

my fear is that a stereo EQ of similar calibre with detented knobs will be more like $5,000 new - way more than I can get the almost new lil freq's for.....

yes? no?

[Greg Wells]

Once you rely on how great the Lil Freq sounds, the fiddly factor becomes a non-issue.

[AB3]

Good to know Greg. Plus are two channels identical? Are the snare and floor tom going to be on both sides of the drum kit? I think it is always going to come down to your ears anyway. So I am headed for the two channel Lil Freq plunge. By the way, are both ears equal?

Enjoy,
AB

[Mike Caffrey]

The detail work you can do with them is astoudning. How big a deal is it if you're leftnad raight are different by an 1/8th of a dB or a 1/4?

Recallability is depending on your documentation skill.

I've had great results with it in mastering and tracking/mixing.

I use it as my surgical EQ, not that that's necessarily what it's best for, but becuase I don't have anything else that comes anywere near being as precise as the Lil' Freq.

I'm a big fan of transformers, but I was surprised to find that I prefer the sound of the transformerless output. I found the same thing with the EQ2NV.

[AB3]

Mike - if at all possible, can you describe the difference in the high end between the GR and the Lil Freq. One of the tasks I am expecting of the Lil Freq is to do a good job of adding some high end to my R84s (which take eq very well).
THANKS.

Originally Posted by Mike Caffrey

The detail work you can do with them is astoudning. How big a deal is it if you're leftnad raight are different by an 1/8th of a dB or a 1/4?

Recallability is depending on your documentation skill.

I've had great results with it in mastering and tracking/mixing.

I use it as my surgical EQ, not that that's necessarily what it's best for, but becuase I don't have anything else that comes anywere near being as precise as the Lil' Freq.

I'm a big fan of transformers, but I was surprised to find that I prefer the sound of the transformerless output. I found the same thing with the EQ2NV.

[Mike Caffrey]

After thinking about it for a few minutes, I can't think of any way to describe the differences in the highs.

Also, I almost never boost with either one. More often with the GR, but usually only at one frequency. For the most part I'm cutting with narrow Q.

For boosing the highs on a ribbon, I'd most likely go for a Neve, a Chandler TG Channel or a Quartet II.

[mixerguy]

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