#HOW TO EQ A PIANO HOW TO#

Now itвЂ™s time to analyze the vocal alongside the song, and to envision what you want out of it. Soon youвЂ™ll start to make your actual cuts, but first, another step: 3. YouвЂ™re sketching the general problems, even if you canвЂ™t recognize specific frequency ranges quite yet.

Make note of these too, for they might require their own, independent processing. ThereвЂ™s also the matter of sonically-different takes being jammed into the same comp- repair jobs waiting to happen. Does the vocal sound harsh and вЂњspittyвЂќ in the upper registers? Is there a weird nasal bloom that can be mitigated with some midrange tamping? How about the low-mids: is there too much proximity effect? As you hear the vocal, you can make decisions as to what, exactly, is bad, and needs to be treated. ItвЂ™s your job to bring out the good and obviate the bad. Vocals will have innate assets and inherent drawbacks.

In this stage, you can make decisions that contribute to the next two steps, outlined below. Jot things down with a notepad if you like, or just listen.

#HOW TO EQ A PIANO HOW TO#

One cannot make determinations about how to EQ the vocal without listening to it first, not just for a few moments, but for the duration of the song, to weed out any surprises.

Sometimes takes provided for the lead might differ drastically in timbre, depending on all sorts of factors. No two vocalists are going to sound exactly the same. Though perhaps obvious, this is the unavoidable first step of how to EQ vocals.

How to eq a piano