Hey guys, relatively new to this board. Had a few questions. I havee been trying to get rid of that "shhhhhhhh" sound when eqing guitars. What frequencies should I be cutting? Im trying to seperate 2 rhythm guitars and a lead, and it just sounds like noise? What eqing techniques you guys got for me?
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just use less gain when tracking the guitars, mostly it's the amount of gain causing the sssshhhhh. otherwise i''d say roll off above 13 kHz
Ermz
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Yeah Keiffer is on the ball. The sound you're looking for could be anywhere between 2 to 3.5k. An excess of 2k can be really fatiguing. Killing 3.5k will let the rest of the mix breathe more... the guitars will sound less full-on and you'll even get some drums through.
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I think that the nasty frequencies depend a lot on the cab/amp/guitar etc, but usually in my recordings it's been 2.5, 3.5 or 4.5 . Basically between 2-5. Sometimes I have to cut from a lot of places with a narrow q. I often also end up cutting @ 300-500 hz to get rid of that nasal/boxy sound. Lowpass: What Keiffer said.
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probably to some degree, but I end up notching pretty much the same way regardless of amp and cab.
i sometimes don't notice these frequencies until it comes to mastering and then I go back and notch these frequencies out. But do you guys ever find that your 18 or 20" crashes need a bit of 2/3 k notched out as well??? I'm wondering if this is a room thing or if it's not an uncommon thing.
My room sounds pretty good now that I've put up 2.5" mineral wool wrapped in burlap and some shelves but I still find when i go to master i have to much of that region in both my guitars and crashes?
My room sounds pretty good now that I've put up 2.5" mineral wool wrapped in burlap and some shelves but I still find when i go to master i have to much of that region in both my guitars and crashes?
broken81
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whats a narrow q to you guys?
Like waves q10 with q on 100?
Just curious but yea i do this with my snare (notching freq out) and its crazy to mute and un-mute after cutting some annoying freq and realize how bad they really were to begin with. Ive messed with guitar like this also cause i hate that shhhhhh sound and i always seem to end up with it on my guitars I record.
Like waves q10 with q on 100?
Just curious but yea i do this with my snare (notching freq out) and its crazy to mute and un-mute after cutting some annoying freq and realize how bad they really were to begin with. Ive messed with guitar like this also cause i hate that shhhhhh sound and i always seem to end up with it on my guitars I record.
Zombietakeover
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I think a Q is too narrow when it sounds too artificially EQ'd - this will depend also on the amount you're cutting, but if I sweep the notch up and down the frequency range and it sounds like I'm opening and closing a car window, I'll be very cautious with it.
Jeff
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Think in terms of octaves. A Q of 1.2 is 1 octave wide. That means the frequencies a 1/2 octave below and a 1/2 octave above what's dialed in on the Frequency knob are affected.
1 octave is wide, for sweetening. Once you start getting into 1/2 octave (Q of 2.4) and below, you're getting into notching.
