How Do I EQ My Beats!
Equalization is like the holy grail of the music industry. Everything you hear in a song from the hi-hat to the producers tag has probably been EQ’ed!
We use eq on 808 drums or bass guitar to filter the super low frequencies that don’t really matter. We use eq to make that snare more crispy and stand out in the mix.
We use eq to make that lead vocal sit in the mix the way its suppose to.
Remember when drake first came out and he would rap over those beats that sounded like they were under water? That was his producer 40 filtering out all of the high frequencies in the track.
Music is not possible with some kind of eq! Let’s
Equalization - “to reduce or increase specific frequencies of a particular sound in order to build to it, or make it sit clearer in a mix. These frequencies are often split into three or five bands; lows, mids and highs, or bass, mid-range and treble.”