Mise wrote:I recently bought an XONE62 and very pleased with my purchase. However my EQ'ing style has changed considerably since, coupled with the fact there are a few extra filter features which i'm trying my hardest to stay away from
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. Not sure whether this is down to the sound quality being SO different to my last mixer or the 4 band EQ business.
The lo mid is the one i've used least since the move to the 4 band and i've found im tweaking alot let than previously. Feels like im learning all over again, which is making mixing more fun!
Anyway, has anyone got advice on effective EQ'ing / filter techniques?
Now, I've only messed around on a 62 a few times so don't take this as gospel
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Just some things to look at:
I found nice results curving off my EQs with the mids. Like, if I had the low dropped, I'd drop the mid-low a tad too. If killing hi, drop the mid-hi a bit (seemed to cut the mid-hi by more than I did the mid-low, just what sounded nicer to me. Now we're talking ~11 o'clock here, not < 9...). It just made things sound more organic. Like, the track had no bass, as opposed to it being cut out. Did that make sense? :S
Now the filters...
I own a DDM4000, pretty budget job but I like it. Its only for home, and does so nicely. (behringer haters need not reply. I've had no complaints about quality from people listening, everyone just assumes DJM800 these days and I only hear hate when people _see_ I'm not using one
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) It has dual onboard effects which can be assigned to individual channels, of which I only use the filters. The resonance doesn't have any real bite to it, but I generally have it set to the lowest value anyway.
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When cueing up a track, I'll often flick on a HPF and adjust the frequency to find where it essentially removes the kick. If theres a sub bass, this is removed too. Now the track can be mixed in more freely without worrying about kicks clashing or summing, and I find things just gel together better than when using the low EQ. Rather than drop the volume of everything in the low EQ's range (often including parts of instruments sitting near this threshold, and some sound's lower harmonics), you remove what you don't want and leave the rest to come through in the mix. Filters = smooth + sexy
One thing I'd love to look at, especially with the bite you can get from the xone filters, would be to run some simple acid tracks through clean, and use the mixer's filters to squeal. I know everyone sh!ts themselves for 303s, but some clean acid lines on CD + live tweaking could be just as fun
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Anyone tried this? I'd love to hear some demos / comparisons. (People could have been doing this for years, and I just didn't know. If so, don't tease my ignorance).
HTH