EQing QUAD Tracked Guitars

[SkybluestudiosBEN]

So the last two bands I have Recorded, we decided to do quad tracking. I started mixing one of them yesterday and what I started to do was EQ all four tracks seperately.


EX.
GTR L-I would push some Mids and Cut what I boosted from the OD

GTR L OD-I would cut the mids that I boosted from the other guitar and add some High Mids


And I would pretty much do the same thing for the Right side as well.


I am curious to how you guys decide to handle your EQ for quad tracking guitars.

 

[setyouranchor]

I'll try explain how I process my guitars when quad tracking.

Right = Panned 100
Right = Panned 75
Left = Panned 100
Left = Panned 75

ALL:
Hi pass to 80
Low pass to 10k
Small cut at 400
Small boost at 6k

Send all your left guitars to a bus of their own - easier control over volume
Send all your right guitars to a bus of their own - ^^^
Send all guitars to master guitar bus

On master guitar bus i may do a little multiband compression, few more cuts in the mids maybe and boosts in high end for clarity and to cut through the mix.

Its hard to give a direct answer on how to EQ quad tracked guitars as their all different.

Maybe try slightly different amp settings on the far Right and far Left guitar


Hope this helps a little

 

[SkybluestudiosBEN]

Yea dude seems like a solid way to go about it. I might try to do something like that.

 

[setyouranchor]

Dont scoop your mids too much though! Still need um there!

 

[nwright]

I group the tracks by amp, which is usually a 6505 and something else. I eq the amp groups to get the tones where I want and then send each amp group to another rhythm guitar group and EQ to taste there as well (if needed).

 

[laszlozsolt82]

I'll try explain how I process my guitars when quad tracking.

Right = Panned 100
Right = Panned 75
Left = Panned 100
Left = Panned 75

ALL:
Hi pass to 80
Low pass to 10k
Small cut at 400
Small boost at 6k

Send all your left guitars to a bus of their own - easier control over volume
Send all your right guitars to a bus of their own - ^^^
Send all guitars to master guitar bus

On master guitar bus i may do a little multiband compression, few more cuts in the mids maybe and boosts in high end for clarity and to cut through the mix.

Its hard to give a direct answer on how to EQ quad tracked guitars as their all different.

Maybe try slightly different amp settings on the far Right and far Left guitar


Hope this helps a little

wery similar for what i do,
the major EQ ing i do on the tracks itself separately, somethimes i put an eq on the L and one on the R guitar bus just to glue a little bit

 

[JeffTD]

I group the tracks by amp, which is usually a 6505 and something else. I eq the amp groups to get the tones where I want and then send each amp group to another rhythm guitar group and EQ to taste there as well (if needed).

This - I'm really not into the whole "different tones on each side" thing (which includes different processing per side), tends to throw off the stereo image for me.

 

[XnaySaturo]

This - I'm really not into the whole "different tones on each side" thing (which includes different processing per side), tends to throw off the stereo image for me.

This. I would tend to buss my 75% tracks together and the 100% together rather than the L side in one and the R side in another. With DIs and most guitar recording all your levels are the same to start with, so you don't really need to balance L and R.

 

[setyouranchor]

I group the tracks by amp, which is usually a 6505 and something else. I eq the amp groups to get the tones where I want and then send each amp group to another rhythm guitar group and EQ to taste there as well (if needed).

Also this if im using two different amps.

And as someone mentioned, I'll do all the major tweaks to each guitar on their own track and minor boosts/cuts on the busses