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proxy
Got a U67 and love it, but I can see why people talk about opening up the top end for vocals.
Can you share some EQs you’re enjoying these days for this purpose?
I searched, and found some classic combos, like Pultec, 1073, and 550A, and maybe those are still top choices, but with many newer boutique gear makers, I’m curious to hear what you’re enjoying in 2019.
For context, I mostly do mainly pop-folk, Americana, and independent/psych rock.
Thanks!
Hey Proxy,
there are a lot of nice pieces on the market for lifting the topend of a U67 (or any other mic really..)
These are my favs:
-Avedis E27 (his 28k band is really exceptional..that button is present already into his MA5 preamp, so if something like that is needed I don't even need to use the E27 eq.. it's a very broad Q, so it starts to lift at about 12k, the cool thing is that the sibilance area is left out, so you get only magic air

what I did with some bckg vocals, was pushing the 28k on the MA5 and then, like the well known pulteq-trick, I controlled that lift with the E27, taming a little bit around 17.5k or 20k ).
-Avedis E12G, more frequency points avalaible at the same time, since it's a graphic eq, very clean yet musical, super fast for tracking, less expensive than the E27. win-win
- Crane Song Insignia eq.. smooth as butter
- A Retro 2A3 will do well, or the Pulse Techniques, or the Tube Tech one.. different shades of the same thing, Pulse Techniques being the closest to a real pulteq. These are all lovely and valid options.
- Electrodyne 511, the top end is really lovely... you could push a lot that 10k.. niiiice... although quite limited freq points and only 2bands.
- CAG HDE-250 - you could use it on the mixbus or mastering as well, it's his version of a sontec-ish eq (similar to a GML as well)..hand made in Germany, sounds stellar, is incredibly well built, the Price is incredibly fair for what you get, and you have also the option of having xformers in there, IF wanted. highly reccomended!
although I rarely use an eq while tracking vocals, sometimes happens.
I hope this helps,
Cheu