Q-Setting in Mastering

soundgeezer · 26th June 2009

What is a typical Q-range (min and max Q) on your EQs for mastering when cutting and boosting ?

macc · 26th June 2009

Somewhere between than and fuh.

MASSIVE Master · 26th June 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundgeezer

What is a typical Q-range (min and max Q) on your EQs for mastering when cutting and boosting ?

The one that's needed. Same with the frequency and the amount of cut/boost.

There is no "typical" -- Okay, maybe one. 2.5kHz in a lot of metal. That said - The width and amount of cut is dictated by the mixes.

Waltz Mastering · 26th June 2009

For analog eq ...as wide as possible...that is, unless they need to be narrow... then narrow's the way to go...

IIIrd · 29th June 2009

depends entirely on the content and what one is try to do with a particular band of eq...so somehwere beteween broad, and narrow usually works. twiddle about and use your ears, when its right it'll sing to you

Joe_caithness · 30th June 2009

piece of string..?

chironomidae · 1st July 2009

1.6 and nothing else.

sorry, you're probably sick of sarcastic and vague replies. The problem is that your question is like if you were trying to become a hairstylist, so you asked a barber how much hair you should cut off someone's head (without saying anything about how long your customer's hair is or how short they want it). The question makes no sense without a context, and unfortunately there are so many uses for an equalizer that there is no one rule of thumb, besides "use your ears".

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soundgeezer Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 657 Thread Starter 1 Review written	Q-Setting in Mastering What is a typical Q-range (min and max Q) on your EQs for mastering when cutting and boosting ?

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Waltz Mastering Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2008 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 2,933 Verified Member	For analog eq ...as wide as possible...that is, unless they need to be narrow... then narrow's the way to go... __________________ Tom Waltz www.waltzmastering.com

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macc Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2007 Location: buildy buildy Posts: 2,374 Verified Member	Somewhere between than and fuh.

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IIIrd Lives for gear Joined: May 2009 Posts: 815 Verified Member	depends entirely on the content and what one is try to do with a particular band of eq...so somehwere beteween broad, and narrow usually works. twiddle about and use your ears, when its right it'll sing to you

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Joe_caithness Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Nottingham Posts: 1,268 Verified Member	piece of string..?

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chironomidae Gear nut Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 111	1.6 and nothing else. sorry, you're probably sick of sarcastic and vague replies. The problem is that your question is like if you were trying to become a hairstylist, so you asked a barber how much hair you should cut off someone's head (without saying anything about how long your customer's hair is or how short they want it). The question makes no sense without a context, and unfortunately there are so many uses for an equalizer that there is no one rule of thumb, besides "use your ears".