If you take the lyrics to Kung Fu Fighting
literally, there'd be riots in the streets!
Surely not everyone was kung-fu fighting?
Public transport would be full of ninjas in Kung-Fu robes, ready to spill into the streets for hand-to-hand combat:
You'd have to fight the Karate-Teller at the bank to the death to check your bank statement.
Every crosswalk in New York City would become a Kung-Fu free-for-all.
It would be
chaos!
But it made me wonder whether you're asking yourself the same question when I talk about how important EQ is to create separation in your mixes.
"Surely not everyone thinks EQ is such a crucial part of production?"
If you're asking yourself that, then let me answer that unequivocally (that's just a
fancy word for "clearly"):
YES.
Everybody is using EQ to make their mixes sound better.
It's the most important processor to help you hear all the instruments in the mix. It helps you make your mixes translate.
It helps you add weight in
your lows, power in your mids, and brilliance in your highs.
There's a reason most plug-in companies create so many EQ plug-ins. They sell because they're invaluable to make better mixes.
But if you don't know what frequencies to tweak to get rid of your muddy mixes, then an EQ plug-in is pretty worthless.
You have to know where your problems are in the low-mids. You need to understand what frequencies will flatter your mix and which frequencies make your mixes fat in an ugly way.
Here's what Mike had to say about the course recently:
"I can truly recommend it. Good way of explaining things. Not too fancy and sophisticated. Björgvin is an experienced and vivid teacher who keeps things simple when they should be kept simple. Nice bonus stuff included. It's a major step towards better mixes."
So, if you're looking to explode the quality of your mixes by only focusing on improving one part of the process, then improving your EQ skills is the way to go.
The price of the whole package goes up TONIGHT, so if you need a better idea of what the good and bad frequencies are, so that you can instantly know where to boost and cut to make your mixes better, it’s all inside EQ
Strategies.