I'm a proud father this week because I taught my daughter a brand-new skill.

She just learned how to get me a beer from the fridge.

And this isn't some simple fetch quest for toddlers sorta skill.

Oh, no.

This skill has nuance because I don't drink alcohol anymore.

So I had to sit her down and explain to her, "see, these beers? Daddy can only have these beers," motioning to the multiple boxes of Athletic Brewing Co. beer that's now filled my beer fridge.

"And not this beer?" she asked, and I said, "no, not this beer. That's not daddy's beer."

And then we had a short side-conversation about the lonely can of Budweiser somebody had left from a party long ago, and I had to explain to her that, "well, that's not really anybody's beer," 

So although near-beer and real-beer look deceptively alike, there's a huge difference between them that matters quite a bit.

It's like the negative and positive aspects of the frequency spectrum.

Muddines is an undesirable quality in a mix. But it lives in the same frequency range as weight.

Similarly, your drums can sound boxy from a certain frequency range, but that same frequency range can give your bass guitar some much-needed tone and definition.

So it's a matter of knowing exactly what your tracks need so that you're cutting out what you don't want, and adding the things that you do.

And often, both the positive and negative characteristics you need can be found in the same exact frequency range.

That's why it's so important to completely understand the entire frequency spectrum.

And that's why I created EQ Strategies - Your Ultimate Guide to EQ

It's the complete package for mastering the art of EQ, and will give you all the training and tools you need to make better mixes using only one plug-in.

Enjoy!

Björgvin