Using Parametric EQ to Shape Your Sound

In this video, AB demonstrates how to use a parametric EQ to shape your sound. By cutting frequencies you don’t like and boosting the “good stuff,” you can apply this technique to sweeten any audio track you’re working with.

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[IFechiMusic]

You hear that sound on 5:24.. some like Wen we sing that sound always comes between the vocals.. regular ppl dont hear that, but we engeneer do...

[ecmjr]

I wish that at the end you replayed both before and after for a direct comparison. I find sound editing harder than photo/video editing.

[PotatoeChipz]

You explained the parametric equalizing for me in my car audio. Here's what I've learned 5 minutes in. I wasted $160 on cabin speakers

[barryohagan]

I found AB's voice a little flat or muffled. it could have done with some boosting in the higher frequencies.

[JerryAulenbach]

Really helpful and practical guide to how these things work. Thanks!

[justaskdad]

I just purchased a Rane PEQ 55 for home audio use. Once EQ is set up like in your demonstration do I just leave and forget or will I have to shape it for every different song I listen to? Thank you.

[ThePupil]

My Wiim Pro+ stream/dac has parametric EQ. any advise on using this in general? I'd use the EQ just to play music, not to edit audio tracks

[eddysmusic]

crisp point wise teaching! awesome. Thank you.

[superclips]

@4:05 you said there is a nasal type sound at 800 Hz. How did you figure that out that the nasal sound is at 800 Hz?

[laurenjoffe]

Your previous tutorial I just watched re equipment and getting started was super helpful! This video however uses the kind of vocab that has beginners lost in the first 50 seconds. Please keep in mind that people watching your video are very likely brand new to all of this. 50 seconds in and I have no idea what you’re saying because you’ve said “frequency, gain, boost, Width/Q etc”. Please please simplify and break down the vocab so beginners can understand what you’re saying.

[ItsJustMeStevie]

Great video. Extremely helpful. I'm learning this for Premiere Pro. Question: When testing sound, is it best to use a headset or the speakers from the computer?

[aspjake]

excellent video, to the point without all the talking common in most U tube vids. Thank you

[faccompli]

Thanks AB! Very helpful and informative.

[dwoodog]

I’m using Adobe audition. This is really useful when recording to audio cassette. Always needs some boosted highs.

[VisarionNicolof]

I do not get it yet, but i like it though. Keep up the good work!

[dadathegreat]

is there any parametric eq on googleplay? that i can use in android phones?

[twominuteopinion]

I'm confused why graph in EQ shows some frequencies going past 0db, isn't that clipping?

[gearup]

couldn't have explained it better

[ntkproduction]

Thank you, We can see you realy want to help beggeners like me, it was serious but its gonna be realy helpful for me, respect ✌️👈🏻

[rathuone]

For a beginner this is difficult to understand next time take a bad audio preferably recorded with camera mic and tweak it so we can see how good this stuff is