EQ
Well, I'm getting a little closer to where I need to be on the EQ stuff.
I read some in the techniques forum and there was a nice link posted by Chaz, about EQ and whatnot.
When is it better to use a shelf EQ or a peak EQ instead? When should one not use it at all?
One the "Q," does the Q change the freq only vertically(up and down)--like octaves range or width(side to side).
I think I can visualize the shelfs some. It's like taking a layer of bricks on one side of a house not yet built and when you add a shelf EQ to it, it's like pumping up one layer or two layers within all of them, on steroids. :) Weird yes, but I think this works. IT also pumps up all the freq above that area. I read it can change the general tone and also reduce noise?
With a peak shelf or peak EQ I guess, it only does a layer or two and NOT ALL the other stuff below or above.
I assume you can set the shelfs where you want to reduce or boost tone. Can you change size of the shelf by using the Q? I think that's how you do it...
Wish they would show a band of shelf or more the area it affects in the graphical representation--like how wide it is on the freq spectrum. I think it just shows a line.
There were some useful ideas in the article Chaz posted on specific things, which is what I like to read, but nobody has really spelled out the relationships on the presets and bands and shelfs, as much as I would like. Use a preset with a shelf, change the Q? SKip the presets, use a shelf, tweak the Q and a band?
You can use 2 shelfs or peaks at once right? Where would this be recommened above just using the bands or spot treating the EQ?