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Equalizing the electric guitar - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Audio Mixing Bootcamp
Equalizing the electric guitar
Electric guitars whether they're clean or distorted are very dependent upon how they sit in the track with other instruments in order to be heard in the mix. In some cases like with the big distorted guitar playing power chords, it may be better for the guitar to actually blend in with the rest of the instruments rather than be heard distinctly. But at other times, you want to make sure you hear every note of every guitar. In this video, I'm going to show you a few tips for equalizing electric guitar. The first thing we're going to do is have a listen to this song and there's actually two electric guitars in it and see if you can hear them both. (Music playing) They sound pretty much the same and that's the problem. It's really hard to tell the difference between the two, and that's where some EQ comes in. So let's Solo Electric Guitar number 1, have a listen to it. (Music playing) Actually it doesn't sound too bad, but let's EQ it. We can make it sound better. Go to our trusty 4-Band…
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Equalizing the electric guitar8m 15s
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Equalizing the acoustic guitar4m 55s
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Equalizing the hand percussion3m 28s
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Equalizing the lead vocals6m 5s
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Equalizing the background vocals4m 14s
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Equalizing the piano4m 46s
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Equalizing the organ6m 49s
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Equalizing the strings6m 4s
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