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An introduction to Equalization

21 September 03
James Katz

In a perfect world, there would be no Eq (short for equalizer orequalization). We would have instruments, microphones and techniques to capturesound exactly the way we want to hear it as it unfolds in real time. (And we'd never change our minds about what we want to hear!) Unfortunately, I spend most of my time in the real world, as I suspect do many of you.

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Equalizing/re-Booming Bass

15 September 03
James Katz

So the band has just recorded the studio performance of its career. You get the rough mixes home and to your horror, discover that the bass sounds like a muddy guitar (not enough 'boom', 'booty', or 'bottom' and that's almost always bad)...

Compressor/Limiter - Friend and Foe

12 September 03
James Katz

The compressor/limiter is arguably the most frequently used signal processor (effect) in audio production. By the time you hear a voice singing on the radio, It has often been compressed at multiple stages in the production process....

Equalizer Plugin Reviews

3 September 03
James Katz

There's a host of great Eq plugz out there awaiting your discovery (and credit card #), each with it's charms and flaws. Of the countless makes and models available, I've come to depend a few to do the vast majority of my filtering. As a baseline for comparison, I rated the performance of six of the top Eq plugz in seven categories.

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