Can anyone school me on "coloring" EQ's and recommend me some

Lenny Belardo II · Jan 28, 2021

Lenny Belardo said: ↑

I usually only read comments, but this time the technical answer to the question puzzled me. I assumed I knew the answer, or more correctly guessed the answer, but to be honest I can't really tell you. My guess is that digital eq's, unlike their analog cousins, do not by default add harmonics to a specified frequency. However, the more random and chaotic nature of circuitry can create a fuzzy warmth if adding a 500hz boost to a vocal, whereas the same boost digitally will lack the smooth,distorted harmonic overtones of the colored eq.
Caveat: I may be completely wrong. If so, blame it on the fact that I grew up in a pre digital age when dinosaurs like Phil Collins had hair and roamed the earth like in the book of Genesis.
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You only read comments? You're a jerk Lenny and Olymoon or No Avenger should ban you.

tylerv · Jan 28, 2021

Satai said: ↑

That EQ8 and a FabFilter or equivallent will always be with you for getting the job done. Then as you gain more and more exp, you'll come across other EQs that you may notice sound different when you play around. Some even have a nice sound with no EQ changes dialed in at all. Will you find a use for that "special sound" in your tracks is an open question though, maybe you will maybe you won't, depends on taste.

You could think of all EQs as stage lights that shine onto your sounds frequencies and can bring out or hide detail, depending on where you shine. EQ8 and FabFilter are like quality studio lights you use every day to make Becky look hotter than she is. Linear Phase mastering equalizers might be compared to intense scientific projector beams. And then you have "coloring EQ" - which can be any beaten up old theatrical lights which feel super warm and cozy to you when used on the frequency spectrum, lights made by personally Mr.Edison (nicked from the museum cuz you like "the coloration"), and lights made out of bio-luminescent medusas that only glow on the full moon. Once you start to get into having an "artistic" palette of lights, it's hard to know where to stop, esp. if you light things up all the time in different ways in the studio.

And that's what color EQ is all about. My recommendation for a super useful all-in-one color EQ is TDR SlickEQ GE, it can do many different types of coloration and will not only work well, but educate you about whether you want any of this color and what kinds: German? Japanese? Soviet???
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bro... i love this comparison. it really is perfect.

that said, please pardon my atrocious pun.. i simply can't resist.

AHEM.. I now see the various types of eq's in a wonderful new... (snickers)

wait for it...

LIGHT!...

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