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Using DigiRack EQ III - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools
Using DigiRack EQ III
So the DigiRack EQ III serves as Pro Tools go to console EQ. It comes in three different flavors. 1-Band, 4-Band and 7-Band, all which sound identical, the only difference being the number of bands available. The DigiRack EQ is designed to be a clean, easy to use ChannelStrip EQ and it does just that. Because of its intuitive user interface, I find myself using it all over the place and I'm going to take you through the interface and explain equalization using the DigiRack EQ. So generally there are two different types of EQs that we are going to use in mixing. There's a graphic equalizer, which is going to have a certain number of fixed bands, 100Hz, 200Hz, 300Hz, 400 etcetera. You can't change the frequency of each band. You can either lower or boost the fixed frequencies and then there are parametric EQs and EQ III is a parametric equalizer. We are going to use these much more often in mixing because of their flexibility, because we can change things like the filter frequency and…
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Understanding the mechanics of sound3m 53s
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Learning the basics of EQ: Frequency-specific level control4m 29s
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Using DigiRack EQ III16m 3s
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EQ strategies in mixing: Corrective vs. creative7m 18s
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EQ workflow example 1: Kick drum5m 39s
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EQ workflow example 2: Filtering loops5m 10s
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EQ workflow example 3: The "telephone" effect3m 7s
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Mixing tips and tricks for EQ17m 36s
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