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Originally Posted by DirkB
LOL @Thrill heh .
I personally seem to have a problem adding high-end with a digital eq. I just don't like how it sounds. I got me a Buzz MPE1.1 as my standard snaredrum brightner, to add some 3-5k and 12k hi shelf. With digital eq, I have less problem to cut or filter or add 1-2dB in the midrange.
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Dirk
Agreed... and for the record I just didn't want to post a public PM to Michael because I think it would be interesting to the community. I am really interested in hearing his thoughts on the idea.
I think that digital EQ is harder to make sound "right" to my ears (again I don't want to fall into a digital vs. analog fight here). Digital as a tape deck, fine by me, digital as a compressor again fine, digital time effects delays and verb all good but digital EQ just has not been there for me
yet. I have not tried an URS, Oxford, Hydratone etc. so I could just be missing the boat.
I was just surprised that Michael says he does not reach for EQ very much at all (at least that is how I read it) and when he does it is mostly digital not analog. I could have read the post wrong so I wanted to get some comments.
Me I have no problem reaching for a bunch of EQ, if the track needs it I use it. But I don't use it on everything. It was a hard thing to learn that I don't
have to touch a track with EQ and compression and effects just because they are available.
This is one of the things I see younger guys doing and something that I had to learn when I was starting out. I still sometimes have to fight the idea that I need to make things sound better and get in there and twist knobs. I am better now but Michael's post makes me wonder if I need to rethink my approach yet still.
On the other hand, his approach is his and might not work for anyone else. I guess I am just interested in hearing his (and other) viewpoints to expand my own mind.......
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