HOW TO EQ Vocals with Luca Pretolesi (Studio DMI)#shorts

How to eq harsh ringing frequencies out of a vocal with 11x Grammy Engineer Luca Pretolesi. This tutorial uses Fabfilter Pro-Q 3 to sweep the spectrum and remove vocal harshness.

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[DaveJLamar]

The dynamic eq is the key. And notice, he originally didn’t boost to hear those ringing frequencies. This is basically Soothe but manually. Lol

[Shakawkaw]

The stuff we can do with sound frequencies and wavelengths is amazing

[yanpisar]

bro this dude hasn't seen the light of day in 30 years

[Dubsteppah]

Genius. I had Fabfilter for years and years and didn't even know this. Thank you

[Aria-uniy]

Soothe plugin basically does this for you. Major time saver and game changer!!

[kikkydavid-]

i just tried this..amazing!!! this is a gem.pulling up and down of the frequencies together was genius.thank you

[ghdrum]

I usually HATE people that do this because they usually make a notch with a narrow Q and increase the volume MASSIVELY which in itself creates an annoying ring. But here, he actually uses his ears to find the ringing. Good ears.

[RickyDonker]

Also called "sweeping" for bad tones. Note that you cannot do this by _boosting_ frequencies with a normal EQ - EVERYTHING sounds bad boosted! - you need to do it with a soloing sweep like in Ozone or Fabfilter. This lets you effectively A/B every frequency as you go back and forth and you soon build up your own ear-picture of the bad stuff n

[pizzamafiabeats]

luca always droppin pure gems, one of the realest in the game.
Grazie di tutto Luca!!!!

[kauanteshima]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[Thermolizer]

You've got a new sub! keep them short snappy vids coming!

[Jamusictv]

Subscribed to Lucas Mixlab yesterday and let me tell you. Learned so much already.

[matthewrhodes]

Problem is when you solo the frequencies with a narrow Q like you're always going to find "problematic " frequencies. If you did this with a piano in the high range you'd be there all day cutting stuff out, then it would sound super dull.

[filipeventura]

understanding the concept of dissonant harnonics would do wonders for most people

[furkna]

I would recommend using wider qs to hear the resonating freqs. too narrow bands make everything sound bad

[RBBiT]

Before you go and do this, know about f.ex. common spots for room resonances. Often around 200-600 hz you’ll find one or two frequencies poking out that can mask or muddy up the sound. Another common one is ringing sibilance around 6-8khz. But don’t seek for it, just know what to listen for before you go in.

Reference, reference, reference..

[breezyoakk]

Very cool to see the community being critical here and not just soaking random advice up like a sponge

[snapomusic]

great tutorial and I would try this 👍🏻👍🏻

[ubuandeyelbme]

I like this method cuz it’s way more natural than “finding” ringing points with a small Q and a +12 dB boost… cuz you’ll always find ringing points if you do that 😜

[jenspyck]

Thank you so much! Could you do another short tutorial on linear vs natural phase? Would be insightful as I don't quite grasp this nuance of EQing! :)