Should I EQ or Compress First? | Mixing Tips and Tricks

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Should I EQ or Compress First? I get this question all the time from mixing engineers. Check out my point of view on this topic and leave a comment to let me know if you agree or disagree!
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@LeakBanga 4 жыл бұрын

First Subtractive Eq (Eliminate Bad Frequencies) Second Compression (After Gain Stage) Third Additive Eq (Vocal Boost/Clarity)

@kahlilsmith5243 6 жыл бұрын

I went to school for Sound Engineering... Everytime I come across your channel I find your what you teach, and the advice you give to be OneHunnid! Keep doing Ya Thang Wavy Wayne.

@Airic 5 жыл бұрын

9k views in one year only? maaaan ppl sleepin on your channel bruh...youre dope. thanks for your contributions bruh

@waynewav 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks fam. Please share!

@Airic 5 жыл бұрын

@@waynewav mos def 💯

@23dtuck 4 жыл бұрын

Naw fr my professional engineer spent a light but very appreciated and affective abs help me set up my home studio I dropped 1600$ on and had too go ofcourse at some point I had so many questions this man answer made me thank god for KZfaq as a whole lol

@enspiretheworld45 3 жыл бұрын

Wavy is a Genius. Based on what I heard him say I’ve determined EQ before compression 👌👌

@Killerj14j 5 жыл бұрын

you have a unique/fun way of teaching us how to engineer properly without confusion which I love

@TDAWWWWWWWW Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ToneD5150 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for making good sense of things! I'm 72 and still learning every day 😊 I generally insert the eq first, then the compressor. But like you say to speak, 6 of one, half dozen the other!😅 Right on Bro..✌️ You are Blessed...!!!

@taylerbingham3386 3 жыл бұрын

Changing lives for real my man. Changed my entire view on mixing and I am extremely grateful! Thanks for all your hard work man!

@primee5730 3 жыл бұрын

You've taught me so much and you keep teaching... I enjoy learning, so this is the perfect channel for me to learn from... Salute

@arthurl3636 5 жыл бұрын

LISTEN TO THIS MAN RIGHT HERE!!! The beginning of this is knowledge!! Wayne! keep preachin my dude! #WayneGang

@richprincipe749 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you wavy!! You’ve done it again!!

@j_evans1003 Жыл бұрын

Preciate you bro. Needed this 🙏🏽

@WILEY67 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brah, I'm getting a clear overstanding of the use and it's subjective.

@samsmusichub 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks man! This is such a learning curve.

@zonasound 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent point. KNOW WHY YOU MAKE A DECISION, DON"T JUST DO IT out of HABIT

@dabigguy83 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne! Working on a track now and was wondering about this.

@IBEENA100ITTv 6 жыл бұрын

you be saving my life thanks

@woodgrainstudios7321 8 ай бұрын

The Best online instructor guy😂😅😂😅😎👍🏼Thanks

@aighobahiosas3799 3 жыл бұрын

Your explanation is 100 percent, ,, case close ,, now I want to jump into mixcraft and mix

@jahkomo1142 6 жыл бұрын

u know how the things set bredda! vielen dank für deine videos! max respect from south germany!

@cpxeverything4160 5 жыл бұрын

pro tools 100 and 110 with personality. Great job Wavy!

@txfaulk795 6 жыл бұрын

Great video keep it coming

@iamtrinysongzz 6 жыл бұрын

I'm soaking this info up...thanks for sharing!!!!!

@gphiproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Good point of view! 👍🏽

@lloyddarbon5034 4 жыл бұрын

More good work, Wayne. Thank you

@waynewav 4 жыл бұрын

💯💯

@ibothefanboy 6 жыл бұрын

Keep it up Wayne love your videos, helping me a lot. Do you plan on doing any videos on some of your favorite vocal effects you use?

@waynewav 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. That seems like a great topic. Ill add that to the list!

@francisbawasanta6310 4 жыл бұрын

I usually clean up going in with cubase' default, 4 band eq (high pass pre, then clean up boxiness and resonance), compress that then tweak with smartEQ if I need to get surgical. I know for sure my recordings have issues because of it's a commercial building with very basic treatment and an HVAC that may come on sometime during the night. Great channel. You hit all the topics I'm always looking for.

@LA__Rhodes 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice, how to mix RnB ad libs and harmonies

@trippinnick 3 жыл бұрын

YOU DA MAN BIG BROTHER.

@bmh3593 5 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about this.. keep uploading bro.. UK

@waynewav 5 жыл бұрын

💯💯

@SoundSlingers 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video Keep up the good work

@richprincipe749 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome!! Great channel....

@waynewav 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks fam!

@miyekow 5 жыл бұрын

Peace & Love King, I appreciate all your videos man. Supa helpful. *insert prayer hands emoji* Have a great week.

@emachineseventyseven7164 2 жыл бұрын

Good video bruva 👍

@holywaterandgreentea 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Thanks

@enocharthur1955 5 жыл бұрын

you crazy man! lool ...keep it up. i love this

@ericmastery 5 жыл бұрын

very helpful thank you!

@jeffheadabovewater7over681 3 жыл бұрын

Wavy wayne your amazing brother😁💪💯

@marshallmathers2740 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve gotten good results both ways.

@tyraeomo8572 6 жыл бұрын

The mixing Jedi I was on your live and you said you would help me with the tempo finding after I watch your video I tried it but I think the beat need clip of air in the from

@rebo0 2 жыл бұрын

Glad u got that shure Sm7b 😂

@guadadvent 6 жыл бұрын

Salut thank you But a good habit is to always check the volume after EQ or Comp move and ajust using the plugin output In this way if one use the EQ first the level intering the Compressor Will be always the Same

@millerbrown4661 6 жыл бұрын

What application do you use to screencast and video record yourself? Great videos btw, I'm an amateur podcaster finding your videos very helpful.

@jgood_96 3 жыл бұрын

started rapping two weeks ago and once i found out how much mixing hit me for i been on this channel like 4 hours a day

@joshuloaustinolo5737 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man keep up the great work your videos are super helpful!!

@datrine 6 жыл бұрын

Whoever disliked this video is a straight hater 💯. I want to thank you again, I have learned so much from you with your videos, and am so grateful. 🙏🙏🙏

@tonyb4129 6 жыл бұрын

U r the guru......... Couldnt do one on your favorite autotune plugins

@menjahboy Жыл бұрын

It's depends

@TenthElementGraphics 5 жыл бұрын

My thought process is, compression is going to boost everything up and put it in your face. So if you have boominess, or muddiness, or siblance, if you use compression first, you're BOOSTING all those bad noises. Then you're going to have to push the EQ even harder afterward to attenuate all those bad frequencies you just boosted with the compressor. I figure, in an ideal world, in the perfect environment with the perfect microphone the audio goes into your session with a perfect signal right. all the frequencies are just sitting perfectly then you wouldn't even need eq and de-essing, and all you gotta do is compress to get your dynamics where you want them. Since we're not in a perfect world, EQing and Deessing to me is like, creating that natural perfection we would all hope for in a perfect world. Signal comes in, and you want to clean it up and make the signal as perfect as you can before anything else, then you stuff it into the compressor and with the signal all cleaned up, you're now boosting a clean signal and making the good stuff louder. So I do kind of a pyramid chain. De-Ess>EQ>Compress>EQ>De-Ess just like that. First de-ess, JUST to clean the signal. Then REDUCTIVE EQ, again JUST to clean the signal. Those two are just maintenance. You're not adding sugar and spice, you're just removing that nasty so it doesn't get boosted. THEN compression to bring everything out and in your face. NOW, you're adding the sugar and spice, now that the vocal is sitting up front, now you can do ADDITIVE EQ, bring in a little clarity and some sweeteners. Now that you've added that clarity to the signal, finally you can throw on another de-esser to catch those stray hairs you brought out with your additive EQ. So, in summation: 1: Push down the bad, 2: bring everything up to level, 3: Pull up the good, 4: Catch and suppress the stray hairs.

@Zizotron Жыл бұрын

@AlexanderPriscilla 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Will you do a video on fading?

@waynewav 6 жыл бұрын

No prob! I definitely will. Thanks for the suggestion.

@redpillredpill3216 2 жыл бұрын

What advice would you give on mixing music for films?

@emperorziko6321 5 жыл бұрын

Why not a low end roll off and low frequency cut, then the compressor, then another EQ for everything else?

@xsinna1 6 жыл бұрын

So, I noticed that you didn't use an AUX track and applied your compressor and EQ on that. Is that a typical set up for vocals? You apply those plugins right on the vocal tracks themselves?

@AudioDynamixs 3 жыл бұрын

intro had me dying. "Ion know mayne"

@mrtedstone 5 жыл бұрын

isn't the first few actions of "chasing your tail" an opportunity to learn from the experience.

@tyraeomo8572 6 жыл бұрын

Do I line the beat up with a certain number in grid mode or do I move it all the way up

@waynewav 6 жыл бұрын

I usually move it to the top of the session.

@urmiisaha5485 6 жыл бұрын

Pls tell me how i reduce audio file size in protool. The file size is after i export it to bouncing file.. Does compressor do the job?

@waynewav 6 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean shoot me an email with more details. Thanks.

@paulhollywoodscousin6114 3 жыл бұрын

lowkey and not a hater but if dem hoodies said .wavy i'd jump on it

@lillarry1990 4 жыл бұрын

sometimes do you record and the mix is almost perfect? not too much mixing to do?

@lillarry1990 4 жыл бұрын

I used one of your templates and jus was wondering

@TDAWWWWWWWW Жыл бұрын

0:56 - 1:02

@demarqusschristian 5 жыл бұрын

can u make a video on mixing a beat & vocals with the beat tracked out?

@omayrag4 3 ай бұрын

mad confusing. if I eq first and change frequencies, then that benefits the compressor after words making things easier.

@o.b.v.i.u.s 3 жыл бұрын

The famous chicken/egg question... That's one if the easiest "problems" ever... It's the egg; THE EGG CAME FIRST! The chicken probably evolved from some type of reptile, and... _that reptile would have laid eggs._ You dig? _Whatever_ chickens evolved from, that animal laid _eggs._ Simple. EQ/compression? Not so simple...