How The Pros Use EQ - How To EQ All Instruments and Your Mixes

Secrets of How The Pros Use EQ - Parametric, Graphic and Filters on All Instruments. Where The Sweet Spots Are On All Instruments.

In this video I will show you how all types of Equalizers. The great Boost and Cut sweet spots of all the Individual Drums, Bass, Guitars, Piano, Organ and Strings. I discuss all my favorite Analog and Digital EQ's:
Neve 1073,1066,1084 and 1081
API 550A, 550B, 560
Pultec EQP- 1A, MEQ5
GML 8200
Electrodyne 511, Quad Eight 310
Trident A-Range
Helios Type 69
SSL E and G Series EQ

Digital EQ's:

MCDSP Filter Bank E606, F202,P606
Metric Halo Channel Strip
Waves - Q10, Scheps 73, Renaissance EQ, SSL, API, V-EQ4, H-EQ Hybrid
Universal Audio - Cambridge EQ, Pultec, Neve, Helios, Harrison, Neve 31102, Trident
SoundToys - Filter Freak
FabFilter Pro Q2

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[dannyruggles]

just so people know, i went to school for sound engineering and these videos are on par with what i paid A LOT of money to learn. thanks rick for this resource

[lukehunnable]

This man is practically saving music single-handedly. So many resources and so much appreciation and education that has come from him. A treasure!

[bubuasqw]

13:30 Drums
19:50 Bass Guitar
23:45 Electric Guitar

Should be nice to have some real time video equalizing a band to figure out better. Also a good video to understand the equalization of a band.

[YesManNomad]

Rick, as a longtime musician and newtime (self-taught) demo-er, I can’t put into words how much I appreciate you and your time spent making these great videos. It seems like each road bump I hit on the journey of learning to record ends in the same result: I search on YouTube “how to...” and see that you’ve made a video explaining how to do the thing I need to learn. You are playing such a quantifiable role in removing the arterial blockages of our collective creativity, and facilitating so much more music to flow during our time. Thank you, Master Yoda!

[cjparrott]

how to 0:00
filters 3:02
analog EQs 5:45
digital EQs 10:42
drum EQ 13:30
bass EQ 19:48
guitars 23:44
piano/organ 26:39
strings 30:20
Master EQ 34:20

[BluesLicks]

I've known and used this info for over 30 years, but have NEVER seen it presented better. You are an American Treasure, Rick. God bless!

[FutureNotFixed]

I've been watching this video constantly even though I took notes. After the Bible, this video is my go to. Rick has transformed the quality of my recordings in a short time.
I send everyone I know doing home recording here. A friend was impressed after I sent him this link and he want's Rick's book.

[jacqueharenberg]

I fortunately ran into Rick Beato's channel while doing research. I have been a musician since I was 9 years old and am a pretty good saxophonist and song writer. Now that I have Pro Tools, I am not only the performing musician, but now I am the engineer. I did not realize how complex recording and mixing could be. Thanks to Rick, I am slowly starting to learn EQ, Compression, FXs and mixing. My mixes are starting to sound great. Great teacher. I really appreciate it.

[mvh]

I'm not new to eq and I've studied frequency charts and I've watch many videos about equalization. This is by far the best video I've watch to this point. Thank you for sharing.

[rangerarmonika]

Everything is possible to learn from your videos: from basics of the music (notation, harmony and melody), to making professional audio and living from it (recording, mixing and mastering). That is how the teacher (or professor) should look and sound like. Big respect.

[brunosorgus]

I love the style of these instructional videos. You always cut away to graphs and examples and show us exactly what we need to see, and I can tell you add things in while you're editing to make sure everything is really clear. It's succinct, and moves quick so it doesn't waste anybody's time. And my favorite part is that you don't worry about making it super smooth. What comes across is that you care about communicating effectively and actually informing rather that making yourself look like a super polished "educator". I am grateful for your efforts sir!

[jorgiewtf]

Damn you Rick! I payed Full Sail over $70k to get this kind of education! Where the hell were you 15 years ago?! Great video man... thank you!

[VinylSamuraisMusic]

Just wanna send giant love from the UK bro. Been producing about ten years and I’m at the stand still as I have never really got a hang of the mixing stage etc. It holds me back from really releasing material or even getting that far.

This video has been a gigantic help so I’ll watch all your other work. Thank you again dude

[stevegray]

I believe that this is one of your most useful and practical videos so far for finessing mixes. It's more specific information than I have seen for most discussion of EQ. Good job, Rick.

[danscheffki]

This is probably one of the most informative 36:43 of my life. Can't say thank you enough for not only the information, but your presentation of that information makes it all the better. Really appreciate your videos Rick!

[emperor]

Thank you so much for the knowledge you share. All people can't go to the university to learn things. And there are people like you helping them. What a beautiful world to live.

[QuabmasM]

When trying to fit pianos and other dense instruments into a mix, remember that shelving is your best friend(both low and high shelves). Filtering works but can take too much out where as advanced shelving techniques can do just about all you would ask of filters while leaving as much "shelved" frequency behind to balance out the ends result so that it sounds more natural.

Its like taking the life out of an instrument w/o it sounding completely lifeless. This especially works if you are familiar with "wall of sound" theories and like for things to be felt more and heard less.

[McGuire]

You know, Rick, I really appreciate all of the people like you who share their knowledge here on YouTube. I've spent years absorbing in all of this information about the art of recording. Now that I've been working on recording some of my own demos, it has worked out so much in my favor with understanding it all!

[derekorford]

rick is so generous with his time & his talent. this video alone is a reference i always return to when I'm out mining information on recording, elsewhere. so comprehensive, so inspiring, with
this short video alone. rick is saving people years of head scratching and uncertainty, in record time. rick for prez.

[firthio]

Brilliant video. Just a word to any beginners having trouble with knowing when you’ve done something right - don’t listen to the instrument that you’re eqing to hear the change. Listen out for the other instruments which should start to come through clearer. E.g. when eqing the kick drum, have the whole mix playing and find the spots where the bass guitar starts to sound clearer. If you expect to eq a kick drum in isolation and hear some magical perfect blend you won’t get what you want.