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One EQ Trick To Try – EQ Problems

By Freddie HarbNovember 04, 20211 min read
One EQ Trick To Try - EQ Problems

Today I’m going to discuss one EQ trick you might want to try while crafting your next mix down. I find some common problems with client mixes always relate to a certain zone of frequencies and sometimes just doing one EQ move can make all the difference in the world. Did I spark your interest? Check out this week’s video to learn more.

#TimeStamps

0:00 Start
00:43 Introduction
01:03 What I Did
01:54 Problems With His Acoustics
02:10 What I Recommended

#StepByStep

  1. Introduction – Introduction on one EQ trick you should try.

  2. What I Did – What I did in this scenario with an EQ that prompted me to make this video.

  3. Problems with His Acoustics – I was telling my client the mixes always come in with this problem you probably have a room issue.

  4. What I Recommend – How I fixed the problem and what I recommend you might try next time you craft a mix down.

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