What EQ range to keep for Lead Guitars in the mix so they won't interfere much with other tracks of the metal song?
What EQ range to keep for Lead Guitars in the mix?
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Seriously though it depends on your track, you could start with high passing at 140hz and keep sweeping it upwards until it starts to sound too thin in context, then back it down a bit. Low passing entirely depends on how much fizzy high end you got into the recording and what kind of sound you're going for, go as low as 5k if you want a warmer sound.
Seriously though it depends on your track, you could start with high passing at 140hz and keep sweeping it upwards until it starts to sound too thin in context, then back it down a bit. Low passing entirely depends on how much fizzy high end you got into the recording and what kind of sound you're going for, go as low as 5k if you want a warmer sound.
Trevoire520
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For lead guitars I tend to high pass really high up (sometimes 200Hz) and sometimes they get a boost around 3kHz. Really depends on the source sound and the mix you're trying to fit it in though.
drew_drummer
Dancefap
I'd be wary of boosting 3k if there are vocals as well. Anything which is likely to battle with vocals I'll usually cut in that area.
If you've got some cool filters (ssl filters are amazing) then filter pretty hard... 200 and 8k maybe. Probably wouldn't be doing that if the filters don't sound right though. Other than that I don't have any set rules for EQ'ing lead guitars.
i tend to have them boosted a little in the muddy areas that i scooped from the rythms. 400hz, 800hz etc. But of course its subjective to what else is happeneing in the mix. what makes rythms sound 'muddy' can make leads sound 'warm'
OneDaySky
Clint
that was my chuckle for the day
Virgil.
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3 threads on this all on the same page. lol
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/700505-solos-leads-processing.html
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/700979-mixing-lead-solos.html
and plenty more if you search.
General rule of thumb... treat leads like vocals as starters. eq, compression, verb, and similar eq filtering as starters. But, as always, there's no magical formula. It all depends on your mix and how it sits with everything else. So, adjust to taste and use your ears until it sounds good.
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/700505-solos-leads-processing.html
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/700979-mixing-lead-solos.html
and plenty more if you search.
General rule of thumb... treat leads like vocals as starters. eq, compression, verb, and similar eq filtering as starters. But, as always, there's no magical formula. It all depends on your mix and how it sits with everything else. So, adjust to taste and use your ears until it sounds good.
Trevoire520
Member
Aye fair point. When he said "leads" my mind instantly switched to "solos" which don't typically need to battle with a lead vocal. If you're working on leads that sit behind vocals in the song then boosting around that 3k area could certainly lead to problems.
acappa
Alex Cappa TMF Studios
Do you usually compress you leads/solos?? (I´ve never tried it) If so, which settings give you the best results?? Fast attack/release, low/high ratio, how much GR??
ApeScaleConflict
Member
Easy example of a quick "go to lead saound" -example that's gonna help nailing the final tone.
Use the same settings to record as the rhytm part. Play the whole mix with the lead on top of it, start raising the hipass filter 'till it starts to sound thin,
take it back until it starts to muddy things a bit again, then find the golden spot between the fart-a-lishous-aras.
Then just clean up the poochious nasal cockdirt frequencies that came up as you destroyed the balls from the lead.
Then add the 18db boost to 1khz.
Use the same settings to record as the rhytm part. Play the whole mix with the lead on top of it, start raising the hipass filter 'till it starts to sound thin,
take it back until it starts to muddy things a bit again, then find the golden spot between the fart-a-lishous-aras.
Then just clean up the poochious nasal cockdirt frequencies that came up as you destroyed the balls from the lead.
Then add the 18db boost to 1khz.
