Tutorials
Study of EQ controls
w/ Fab Dupont
Study of EQ controls
1 h 9 min • 2016
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Equalizers are the most commonly used and misunderstood tool in an engineer’s toolkit.
The ability to bend, shape and carve frequencies at-will is an audio superpower not to be taken lightly. It’s important that sound engineers understand what is going on behind the knobs and fully understand the impact of what every EQ parameter can have on a sound.
In this tutorial, Grammy winner Fab Dupont explains everything you need to know about:
- Fully Parametric and Semi-Parametric EQ
- High and Low Shelves
- Bell curves and Q settings
- High Pass and Low Pass filters (aka Low Cut and High Cut filters)
- Frequency graphs
- Analog vs Digital EQs
- Personal tastes (sonically) and how to find the right tools to match
- The subtle differences between the hundred of different EQs available
Learn the theory and concepts you need to know about EQ controls and parameters so no matter what EQ is put in front of you, you’ll be able to mold the sound to your liking with no second guessing.
DAWs
- Avid Pro Tools
- Apple Logic Pro X
- Steinberg Cubase
- Presonus Studio One
Plugins
- Avid EQ3
- FabFilter Pro-Q2
- Flux:: Epure v3
- McDSP 6020
- Oxford EQ
- SoundRadix Surfer EQ
- Softube Tonelux Tilt
- UAD API 550A
- UAD Harrison 32
- UAD Helios 69
- UAD Manley Massive Passive
- UAD Neve 1073
- UAD Pultec Pro
- UAD Trident A-Range
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27 reviews
fastriver • Tuesday, April 5, 2022
So easy to follow for a beginner. I'm surprised at how few questions I'm left with. Excellent.
Adis Cengic • Friday, August 21, 2020
Great video, thnx
GERONIMAU • Monday, April 27, 2020
Super... super... merci pour la clarté du cours et merci aussi d'avoir un prof aussi cool et passionnant qui va finir par me faire résilier mon abonnement Netflix tellement la série Puremix est addictive...
Vaiarii • Saturday, January 12, 2019
Juste génial, mais j’ai une question : est-ce qu’on peut catégoriser les EQ selon l’utilisation qu’on en fait ? Par utilisation, je veux dire si on enregistre, mixe ou masterise. En tout cas, merci pour ces brillantes explications.
DRocksRecords • Thursday, July 12, 2018
perfect. Been using EQs for 10 years and was not bored till the end. Learned stuff and revised other. Thanks
jgwire • Sunday, June 25, 2017
great video...just wondering: is that the only shirt you own? ha
jairosound • Friday, January 27, 2017
Wonderful Fab! Thanks for remind us that the power of an EQ shouldn't be subestimated.
SPCT/RAL • Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Please ITALIAN subtitles. Thanks for all and good work!
moridja • Monday, December 12, 2016
Please en Français aussi s'il vous plait! :)
viccieleaks • Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Loved this so much Fab. Would really enjoy your thoughts on other types of dynamic processing to :)
I could not really hear the difference between phase aligned and not on avantone pro mp1 mixphones, but maybe i should have used speakers with good low end?
That reminds me, could you do a vid on phase?:p
MiguelAlba • Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Hi, Please subtitles in Spanish and audio material!
Thanks
loekazz • Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Great tutorial, thanks! Just like to have seen dynamic EQ covered as well. Or is this more a compression related topic?
Thanks, PM tutorials are of great quality and fun to watch.
L.
Lgmab • Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Just when you thought you knew what an EQ can do...Fab brings you back to sweep your rudimentary concepts that you "thought" you mastered.
Would have liked a more expanded explanation of linear phase EQ and its consequences where and when they occur. Otherwise well-presented and most comforting to know that we can "go back" for a targeted review when and where we "hit that brick wall" while mixing ;)
alfranchi • Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Please in português or Spanish! =)
pumafred • Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Excellent. I would have liked mention of the disadvantages of linear phase eq. (I.e., why not use them always?)