Courses by award winning mixing and mastering
engineer Mark Wingfield
EQ module
In this module you will learn to fully understand EQ. You’ll learn everything you need to know to master what it can achieve in your mixes. Buy it here now.
Here’s what the module covers:
The types of EQ and main controls
This section covers all the main parameters of EQ and gives you a good foundation on which to understand the various topics covered throughout the course, .
Introduction to the following topics:
- Bell, shelfs, high and low pass filters
- Q, slope and what effect they have
- High and Low pass filters and phase
- Other filters and EQ types
- Linear phase vs analog and minimum phase
- Pre and post ringing
Dynamic EQ and Multiband
You will learn all the essential functions and parameters of dynamic EQ and multi-band EQ how they can be used to fix a multitude of problems in a mix as well as enhance the sounds of instruments.
We look in detail at dynamic and multiband EQ:
- Basic controls of dynamic EQ
- The difference between dynamic EQ and multiband EQ
- Basic controls of multiband EQ
Speacialist EQ and saturation
You will learn how frequency specific saturation can be used to do anything from adding weight and density to a kick drum to adding silky top end to cymbals.
This module covers:
- Pultec EQ, how it works and why engineers use it
- Saturation applied to specific frequency areas in combination with EQ
- How this technique can be used on drums in a variety of ways
Transient and sustain EQs
You get a full understanding of how transient and sustain can be shaped on a frequency dependent basis and how useful this can be in fixing problems or enhancing instruments.
This module covers:
- Increasing high end detail on a drum bus while reducing cymbal wash
- Adding punch and weight to kick drum
- Reducing or increasing low end resonance on a kick drum
EQ masterclass – Snare
You get an in-depth masterclass on how to use EQ on snare that covers all the EQ skills you need.
This module covers:
- Pros and cons of soloing EQ bands
- How to use digital EQ to improve a snare sound
- How to use SSL console EQ to improve a snare sound
- Comparison between clean digital EQ and SSL console EQ
EQ masterclass – transforming a bass recording
We take a badly recorded bass which was near unusable and transform it into sounding like an album ready recording. This covers advanced EQ techniques which can be applied to any instrument.
This section brings together many the different EQ techniques covered in the course:
- Analysing the problem
- Multiple stages of EQ to remove resonances
- Transient EQ
- Dynamic and Multi-band EQ
- Saturation EQ
Console EQs
You will learn why console EQ plugins are so often used by professionals and why different consoles sound so different from each other.
This module covers:
- We look in detail at the actual EQ curves created by the SSL E series and G series
- We compare the curves of both side by side
- We compare a snare sounds created on both these console EQs
This module gives you everything you need to know to master EQ and bring your mixing to the next level. Buy it here now.