I'll never forget one thing my professor told me at audio school.

"If it's not there, you can't EQ it in."

Ain't that the truth.

No matter how much low-end you boost in your EQs, if it's not there to be boosted, you won't add any low-end.

As magical as EQ can be in every situation, that's where it fails. Even if you'd do every single trick in The Ultimate EQ Guide you still wouldn't get anywhere.

So to make sure that never happens, you need to get it right at the source.

Because EQ'ing starts way before you insert your favorite EQ plug-in.

It happens in your hands when you're moving the microphone. You've probably heard this a million times before but it still bears repeating.

There's a powerful EQ in your microphone and depending on where you place it, the source will sound different.

If your guitar is all shrill and no warmth, no amount of EQ will add that natural warmth to it you would've gotten if you had taken the time to record it properly. 

Having the patience to really get the whole frequency spectrum of your instruments into your computer will make all your EQ'ing easier.

So if you've got any recording sessions coming up over the weekend take this advice to heart:

Get it great at the source to make the most of your EQ.

P.S.

If you want to compete in the Amazing Audio Issues Meme Contest you have until Monday night to post your entry on Facebook.

You don't need any Photoshop skills or anything like that to create memes. Memegenerator allows you to caption the pictures right on their website. Then you just save them and post them on the Audio Issues Facebook wall.

Even if you don't want to compete you should still check out all the entries on the wall and vote for your favorites by liking them.

Have a great weekend.

Björgvin