I was mixing a track with my Insiders the other day and we were working on guitars.
I was trying to make the lead guitar
cut through the mix so I added the Audio Issues EQ on the insert and started boosting some Edge and Bite.
I had the updated Audio Issues EQ with the automatic gain compensation turned on so it was a different
experience than usual because the plug-in automatically gain-stages your levels through the plug-ins so that you can more easily hear how things sound in the context of the mix.
And more importantly, whether things are sounding "better" or just "louder."
You see, if you DON'T have automatic gain compensation ON and you boost 10 dB at 1.2 kHz (Edge), then you're adding a lot of volume to the track in a very specific frequency range.
Although the guitar might sound better, it also slightly deceives you because it's sounding louder.
So when you turn the automatic gain compensation on, you really hear whether or not your boosts are actually making things cut through the mix instead of just making a narrow frequency area louder.
It might take some getting used to, but in the long run it's a nice way to
EQ because you know you're making things sound better when you hear them sounding better, AND you don't have to worry about improper gain-staging.
(Although with 32-bit floating point systems, old-school gain-staging is almost an afterthought at this point...)
So that's why we added the Automatic Gain Compensation button to the updated Audio Issues EQ plug-in this week, along with our frequency resolution switch for fine-tuning your EQ moves, and the mid/side EQ mode for added flexibility.
And we're adding a limited-time Mid/Side EQ Bonus Training Masterclass to anyone who grabs the EQ this week so
make sure you add it to your plug-in collection right now.
Get it here --->> www.AudioIssuesEQ.com
Enjoy!
Björgvin