This was very helpful. Thank you! My biggest EQ issue these days is when I play lead guitar (electric & a little on the hot side) and trying desperately to make it work with orchestration in a mix. My orchestration tracks seem to work just fine with a little EQ tweaking but as soon at I add the guitar it gets messy and muddy and seems to lose definition in pretty must every area. Would you have any tips to point me in the right direction in an effort to resolve this?
Hi PJ, which part of the mix is getting muddy? The orchestral stuff or the guitar? I'd suggest looking at putting a low cut up to 130Hz or so on most of the "non-bass" instruments. For example in the string section you can apply a low cut to the violins and maybe the viola depending on the range being played. Leave the cello and bass alone. Same with the high woodwinds like flute and clarinet and the high brass too (trumpets). Basically cut out the lows in the instruments that don't need it which will leave room for the bass heavy instruments. If you're guitar is taking over then focus on taking out a bit of the low end and low-mids up to 400Hz ish on the guitar. I hope that helps. Cheers Georges
@@knuckledustermusic : Thank you so much for your comments and tips. I will apply these principles when I get back to this in the morning and see how it goes. I'll let you know how I make out. Thanks again.
never do eq in solo mode you always want to hear how it sounds in the whole mix. doing it while its in solo might sound good but will not with the whole mix
Yes! I'd definitely recommend going back and forth between listening to the isolated guitar track and within your overall mix as well. Ultimately it needs to sound good within the context of the entire mix. Periodically soloing the guitar track will help you better hear and zone in on any problem frequencies that need to be dealt with. Cheers Georges
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Thank you for all the info. Best Logic Pro tips I have seen. Much appreciated :)
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Georges
mad helpful!! thank you so much
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Georges
Awesome tutorial, incredible difference from minor tweaks!
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This was very helpful. Thank you! My biggest EQ issue these days is when I play lead guitar (electric & a little on the hot side) and trying desperately to make it work with orchestration in a mix. My orchestration tracks seem to work just fine with a little EQ tweaking but as soon at I add the guitar it gets messy and muddy and seems to lose definition in pretty must every area. Would you have any tips to point me in the right direction in an effort to resolve this?
Hi PJ, which part of the mix is getting muddy? The orchestral stuff or the guitar? I'd suggest looking at putting a low cut up to 130Hz or so on most of the "non-bass" instruments. For example in the string section you can apply a low cut to the violins and maybe the viola depending on the range being played. Leave the cello and bass alone. Same with the high woodwinds like flute and clarinet and the high brass too (trumpets). Basically cut out the lows in the instruments that don't need it which will leave room for the bass heavy instruments. If you're guitar is taking over then focus on taking out a bit of the low end and low-mids up to 400Hz ish on the guitar.
I hope that helps.
Cheers
Georges
@@knuckledustermusic : Thank you so much for your comments and tips. I will apply these principles when I get back to this in the morning and see how it goes. I'll let you know how I make out. Thanks again.
never do eq in solo mode you always want to hear how it sounds in the whole mix. doing it while its in solo might sound good but will not with the whole mix
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Wouldn’t it be wise to EQ with the rest of the tracks on so you can make choices for the mix and not the specific tone?
Yes! I'd definitely recommend going back and forth between listening to the isolated guitar track and within your overall mix as well. Ultimately it needs to sound good within the context of the entire mix. Periodically soloing the guitar track will help you better hear and zone in on any problem frequencies that need to be dealt with.
Cheers
Georges
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