Comments on: EQs are a Mixer’s Best Friend

By: Loopy

Loopy — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:38:54 +0000

Well, maybe it’s just me.

I’m sticking with third-party EQ/Filter plugins from now on, though Live’s own are a breeze to use.

By: Kent Sandvik

Kent Sandvik — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:03:56 +0000

OK, I did an A/B test, same test track, and did a 3db Boost around 100Hz, and -3dB at 2k, very typical adjustments. The Apple EQ is not a parametric one, but I tried to make the adjustments as close as possible. I must say, I don’t really hear much differences over here, with low volume listening to pick any nuances.

Now, I’m doing more and more work with Logic Pro 8, and its parametric EQ has been very good for a long time. Some might want to look at Sonalksis SV-517 as a possible EQ replacement, as they try to simulate analog eq circuits. Anyway, sorry, based on the limited testing I didn’t hear much differences.

By: Kent Sandvik

Kent Sandvik — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:54:24 +0000

Sorry, got stuck in fixing a lot of tracks for autumn schedule releases through the label. I will look at it just now.

By: Loopy

Loopy — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:41:22 +0000

Did you have the time to test this? What was the result?

By: Kent Sandvik

Kent Sandvik — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:51:19 +0000

Interesting, I need to check this out of EQ8 versus the built-in Apple EQ. The EQ3 is a colorizing one, as it was really designed for DJ use.

By: Loopy

Loopy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:09:56 +0000

EQ is essential tool in modern studio. However there are differences in the sound quality of EQ plugins.

After changing every instance of EQ8 in my recent track to Apples built in graphic EQ, the sound quality got better that instant second.

Sonalskis and Waves ones are known to be good too, but id avoidable, don’t use Live’s own EQ.