May 28, 2003 02:20 am bump (also curious)
Overheads Equing
Posted on May 27, 2003 08:46 pm
Bruno
The Quiet Minded
Member Since: Jan 01, 2003
How do you EQ overheads?
I have been trying several ways, each one giving me a different result. The last one I tryed was cutting off all mids and lows, leaving only highs flat with a 3dB peak at 5K. With that I was trying to define the drums parts better, wich worked, but I have lost a lot of room sound too.
Teach me, I have really no experience with EQuing overheads?
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May 28, 2003 09:19 am Here's how I do it...
First roll off below 120Hz to get rid of any low end presence from the kick drum - the Kick mic will deal with this a lot better.
Try boosting at around 200-350Hz to get some "chime" into the cymbals / hats - this will bring out the bell sound. Then again, you can always cut this if you don't want that sound.
Do a high shelf boost about 4Khz to bring out the sizzle and sparkle of your overheads.
Pan them hard left and right and away we go :)
You can try cutting around 400-2Khz if you feel the mix is getting a bit muddy - but this usually isn't a problem for me :)
jues.
May 28, 2003 09:45 am hey the biggest problem i have is eqing overheads. i have 8 foot cielings (spelling) and i tape two sm57s on the roof pointing down. the snare always ends up being 10+ db louder than anything else. i basicly have a stereo snare track...and a crapy one at that.i've tryed everything...taking everything out below 2500 or higher...ether way the snare still is the loudest ...even when i can't hear the snare it still lets the rim get in if i have a rim shot... levels still shoot up threw the roof. what should i do?!?!?!?!
May 28, 2003 02:28 pm I find that it's best to cut the mids-- cut the "mid" mids way down. As for the highs, I find that boosting around 4khz is a little harsh on the ears. That frequency range makes the cymbals sound somewhat loud and noisy. I cut it just a little-- not too much though. I find that boosting around 8-9khz gets you that sparkely splashy (I'm trying my best here...) pro sound that sits nicely in the mix. It makes the cymbals less noticeable and more complamentary. It gets rid of the harsh / ringy sound, especially in cheap-o cymbals (Like the ones I have to deal with a lot). That's just what sounds best to me and seems to make a big difference in my mixes. Feel free to debate :-)
May 28, 2003 03:29 pm Brock, maybe you should consider investing in some boom stands and pointing the mics down on an angle pointed away from the snare... Just a thought.
May 28, 2003 03:48 pm speaking of boosting at 4k, i find that a slight boost in this area (2 or 3 db) usually makes guitars sound better as well as drums, but maybe after i do this to each individual track, its a little too much for the whole mix? should i try doing this to the entire mix instead at pre mastering? (feel free to move this post to a new spot, i might be starting a whole new topic here, not sure)
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