2016/03/11 11:17:21
robbyk
Mosvalve
I like the Waves Puigtec verson. I found it to be the best eq I have. It makes you use your ears. It isn't an eq for surgical eq'ing for sure.


I agree with that (use your ears) approach totally, on my last project with last year's new plugins, I abandoned the graphs and hoopla and rather, twirled my dials and listened. I don't know if I did better or worse, but it is way more enjoyable, less intimidating and therein lies my course of mixing in the future.
2016/03/12 07:52:32
tlw
One big advantage the "visual" eqs like Sonar's pro-channel one have is the ability to use very narrow cuts for surgically removing problems like toms ringing on a drum track or unwanted resonances. Another is low and high bandpassing with variable eq slopes. Sonar's hardware eq emulation is pretty good as well.

Having said that, I use Waves' Puigtec quite a lot. Waves' R56 is also worth a look. It's shown in the photos of the late George Martin sitting at a T12345 console while tweaking an R56 to the right of the mixer surface.

EMI really did build some unique, complicated and "different" stuff. But it sounds very good indeed.
2016/03/12 11:27:04
robbyk
tlw
One big advantage the "visual" eqs like Sonar's pro-channel one have is the ability to use very narrow cuts for surgically removing problems like toms ringing on a drum track or unwanted resonances. Another is low and high bandpassing with variable eq slopes. Sonar's hardware eq emulation is pretty good as well.



Good point, thankfully, I don't have to mix too much unfamiliar sounds. I mostly record acoustic guitars and vocals (singer / songwriter) these days and over the years I've come to know these sounds pretty well so I am content to use Sonitus for all my surgical strikes long before really sitting to mix with the fun stuff.
 
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2016/03/15 22:51:45
sharke
tlw
One big advantage the "visual" eqs like Sonar's pro-channel one have is the ability to use very narrow cuts for surgically removing problems like toms ringing on a drum track or unwanted resonances. Another is low and high bandpassing with variable eq slopes. Sonar's hardware eq emulation is pretty good as well.




I find you don't even need the visuals for that, as long as an EQ has a sweepable frequency control those resonances jump right at you when you're sweeping whether you're looking at a graph or not. Having said that, I think all the EQ's I have with sweepable bands also have graphs, whereas all the non-visual ones I have are equipped with fixed bands. 
2016/03/16 16:36:34
Jeff Evans
I like the full version of the Nomad Pultec EQ.  It has both the high and low end section plus all the mid range section.  The thing I like about it actually is in fact there are no visual cues at all.  It is a real ears thing.  If you know roughly where in the spectrum you want to make changes then you can jump right to the actual controls and provide either the boost or cut in that area.  And even if you don't you will soon find out.  Because turning those controls in the wrong area will give a bad or a no result and in the right area a very satisfying result.
 
I have used it in mastering too.  It is great for clearing out the clug around 300 Hz or providing a little mid range bite too if its lacking.  The top end of the Pultec sounds sweet too.  Never seems to get that harshness that some EQ's can do.
 
If you do have it I do recommend running some pink noise into it and observing what you see on a spectrum analyser.  Especially around the low end areas where you can boost and cut at the same time.  They don't completely cancel out but rather create an interesting shape around that area.
 
One thing too is don't use too much boost in an area for example.  At first it can sound like nothing much has happened and you can tend to over do the boost only to realise later there is a lot of boost there instead.  It is like the boost sneaks up on you a bit.  Use a little eg +3dB etc and listen to the mix or the track for a while.  After a while you realise a lot has changed there!
2016/03/26 01:20:33
Grem
Jeff Evans
 
Use a little eg +3dB etc and listen to the mix or the track for a while.  After a while you realise a lot has changed there!




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