Rimshot
Hey bit, where can I learn more about harmonics and how the plug can tame them?
I also want to learn when mastering a stereo wave file, how I can boost EQ on a very limited frequency of say 3K. I am trying to bring out the syballance on an old mix w/o bringing up hat, cymbals, high end of electrics, etc.
Is this possible?
Use a band as both a dynamic and static filter. For example, give it a 6dB static boost but with a -6dB dynamic reduction range. The track will, overall, get a boost while the parts that don't need it will get less. I use this technique a lot on vocal tracks to add some bite without making the "t"'s and "k"'s painful.
In your scenario, though, where you've got elements within a full mix that share a common spectrum but you want one element to come up but not the other, that's much trickier. I'm not sure it can even be done, at least not automatically. I'd try setting up a filter as an expander, but set the attack time to around 8-10 ms or higher. This should at least let the filter ignore hi-hat hits and cymbal bell hits. Guitars, I dunno.
Harmonics are an under-utilized facet of MAutoDynamicEQ's bag o' tricks. Where they're most useful is when mitigating resonances from a miked source in an acoustically-unfriendly room. The harmonic-series filter type works well because the base resonance is static, so you can just dial it in once and then forget it. It typically doesn't even have to be dynamic.
The other cool application of the harmonic-series filter type is setting up complementary EQ to create L/R differences for width enhancement, or for creating a stereo track from a mono source.