The Magic of the Pultec EQ: How to use it

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The Magic of the Pultec EQ: How to use it
The Pultec EQ is a classic. It’s got a distinct sound that just works for a lot of different sources.
And every company seems to have a plugin version of the Pultec EQ.
On the surface, the controls are simple, but you have to understand how the settings work together to create that unique, Pultec vibe.
In today’s video, I walk you through the various knobs, what they do, and show you how I use the Pultec-type EQ on a couple of different sources.
What do you think of the Pultec? Love it? Hate it? Still have more questions?
Let me know in the comments!
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@Themosaicsound Жыл бұрын

The secret is to close your eyes and twist the knobs until it sounds right

@TonyHavenMusic Жыл бұрын

And great way to save a stale marriage, two knob technique also recommended

@RAGINROSE_ Жыл бұрын

Mix With your Ears not your eyes 🤌🏼

@real.demesure 10 ай бұрын

And pultec is great for this. It have the right bands to shape almost any sounds. Works absolutely great on drums

@WinItReigns Ай бұрын

And the WiFe I Plug In@@TonyHavenMusic

@DJFreaksoul 6 күн бұрын

Dude i swear this is what i do, It's a very good way to improve your earing skills

@TheWillsMusic 5 ай бұрын

Pultec EQ is no longer a mystery because of you! Thank you 🙏

@ArmchairRamb0 5 ай бұрын

The visual for what the Pultec is doing really helps understanding. Thanks.

@piotrkanarek 6 ай бұрын

Wow... this is the clearest explanation on Pultec I have ever seen! Thank you so much! I've got two Warm Audio Pultec clones,, now I fully understand them!

@got2rock4 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial I like the way you highlighted one what is being effected by the knobs. I have waves pultec and presonus pultec and never really fully understood them til your video. Great job 👍

@filipswiton8455 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is actually game changer for my mix! 😮

@rickdeaguiar-musicreflecti7692 9 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation on the Pultec EQ. Thank you so much. Love your teaching style :)

@mixdownonline 9 ай бұрын

That's great! Thank you!

@RecordProducerRob Жыл бұрын

Excellent walkthrough. I have used the UAD version for a couple of years and still got valuable information from this video. Thanks.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks!

@nelsonm_ 9 ай бұрын

Thank u for showing the curve analysis !!!!!

@demetriuspatterson9396 7 ай бұрын

Loved, the detail video. I left your video with a better understanding how the EQ works...

@gisellechacon7081 5 ай бұрын

Out of all the classic tools, this one still eluded me. Thanks to your demonstration I now see that I was listening for the cut in the wrong place (thinking it would be below the boost frequency), and I didn't understand how the high frequency and LP filter controls worked either. Thanks, Chris!

@rkr9768 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the refresher on the Pultec I needed that.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@DanielHodotcom Жыл бұрын

Wonderful presentation!

@johncostigan6160 Жыл бұрын

I use the Pultec in the mix buss, but very gently. I never understood all the two-knob possibilities for individual sources. Thank-you, Chris!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, John!

@markleyland2661 Жыл бұрын

Love this video, thanks Chris!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark!

@mikeymoo71 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Big fan of my Pultec eq, but this has been really helpful - thanks!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

@siriusfun Жыл бұрын

I use the UAD cartoons regularly and have since 2004. Fantastic! I Have a Manley Stereo Pultec that lives on my outboard 2buss that virtually every mix I sum out runs through. Cheers!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

That's pretty nice!

@JayYarbroughMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Chris. Just have to say ~ you seem happy in your new studio. Bravo!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the new place...2 moves in the last 6 months...Video coming soon :-)

@NaymitMayne Жыл бұрын

This explains so much. What is crazy is that you are working on 60hz but it is boosting and cutting from way higher. Mids like you said. I’m glad you made this because the eq never made sense to me when I used it. Now I know that 60hz is really around 1k. Sorry the graph is hard to read I’m on a phone need to watch this again on a computer. Thanks

@maxhst37 11 ай бұрын

Exceptionally good visualized explanation 👍

@mixdownonline 11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@DEADLINETV Жыл бұрын

I love the Pultec style EQ. I use the IK Multimedia one a lot. It's probably the most musical and intuitive EQ I know. Great video Chris!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

The iK Multimedia version is pretty good!

@DeRaNgEdOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is one of my go-to plugs.

@jayarecordsofficial 7 ай бұрын

yeah, IK's 1A & PB

@ceed3d396 9 ай бұрын

Damn good tutorial on the Pultec EQ plugin!! New sub

@mixdownonline 9 ай бұрын

That's great! I'm glad you liked it!

@MakingMadBeats Жыл бұрын

Not understanding how the Pulteq EQ really works always held me back of using it. Gonna try this out in my Mixes, again after watching your video. Greatrexplanation, Chris! Thank you so much 🙏😎👍

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@stevesnelling7615 Жыл бұрын

Illuminating! Thanks.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You'er welcome!

@TzoHill Жыл бұрын

I use the Pultec UAD on lead vocals...magic!

@BENJAMIN-nz6nd 11 күн бұрын

Best video, appreciate this gang

@mixdownonline 4 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@tintinsadhukhan9765 10 ай бұрын

You are awesome sir

@KitKalvert 8 күн бұрын

Chris I love your videos. I have to bring to your attention though; that using UAD plugins that Oversample should NOT be used on the the Mixbus, UNLESS the plugin has a Mix Blend function to bring back to original audio bandwidth. Please refer to the UAD Plugin manual Appendix to confirm this. I Just learned this from the manual. Hope this helps guys!

@MajikMuzq Жыл бұрын

Thanks !! Great video

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@BeatMax2023 6 ай бұрын

Nice helpful video! :)

@mixdownonline 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@rodferguson3510 Жыл бұрын

Nice. Thankyou. I'm quite fond of my T-racks 5 version

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

That's a good one as well!

@reziahamed9255 Жыл бұрын

REALLY NICELY put in to correct context Chirs ! Love the way you let us see it thru Plugin Doctor... Nothing will ever sound as good without a Pultec on the Mixbus ! Much Love.. !

@jackc8120 Жыл бұрын

What setting do you use for this on the mix bus? Thx

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Check this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ma1xpMin3N28fps.html

@reziahamed9255 Жыл бұрын

@@jackc8120 Hello Jack.. :) It always depends on the context as we know... But.. as a universal standard I use the Low shelf on 60/100 CPS with its boost+cut simultaneously to TIGHTEN up the low end , then use the mid bell @ 8k/10k/12 to bring out the glamorousness in the mids & upper mids with a super wide bandwidth (about 8/10). Will only use the Hi-shelf attenuation if things get over boarded in the upper region, but really seldom. Hope this helps... Cheers mate ! :)

@reziahamed9255 Жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline Thanks soooo much Chris - I never miss anything from you ! Cheers ! :)

@Omni_Beatz22 Жыл бұрын

Great one 🔥🔥💯✅

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ninobeatz3983 Жыл бұрын

I love the Pultec EQ’s ..I’m currently using the three Pultec EQ’s offered by Red Rock Sound! They’re up there with the UAD one

@Lilliputian63 3 ай бұрын

The best Pultec video I've seen! Saved. Thanks for taking the time.

@mixdownonline 7 сағат бұрын

Thanks!

@PhatLvis Жыл бұрын

Good mix.

@studiokounouz1064 Жыл бұрын

Merci bcp vous êtes génial 🎉🎉

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Merci!

@rocnred Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Chris. It is in my vocal chain toolbox template. I use the Pultec>LA-2A>Pultec method on a separate vocal channel, then blend it with the original vocal to get that excellent "cut through the mix" sound. Almost every studio I worked at had at least one in the racks.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a cool technique

@stoianmarkov144 Жыл бұрын

top technique

@DJRob4Real 11 ай бұрын

Can you comment briefly what's the secret behind it?

@davidgardell 9 ай бұрын

Why has no one responded to this? Smh. So the method they are talking about was made famous by Andrew Scheps and if you search for "Andrew Scheps Vocal Mixing Trick | Get Your Vocals To Cut Through The Mix" you will find a great video showin you how to do this. @@DJRob4Real

@cali3168 8 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9l-aNpo1aqdnnU.html

@JIMBO-xo9zu Ай бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you thank you. Subscribed followed liked everything.

@mixdownonline Ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you so much!

@mjklein Жыл бұрын

I have 2 of the Klark-Tecknik hardware version. I insert them on my console 2-mix. Sounds like magic.

@paperplanemusic3273 6 ай бұрын

Legend

@duppykitoon Жыл бұрын

Finally, I understand my Waves Pultec plugin. Thank you!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

That's great!

@alchemistrpm82 Жыл бұрын

I’m a visual learner. I finally fully understand how a pultec behaves (I think). 😅

@fabricetremblay9023 7 ай бұрын

Merci!

@tkelong3569 Жыл бұрын

This is literally my favorite eq. I have the UA version. It just has this sweetness to it that I haven’t heard in any other eq. Don’t get me wrong, there are many gReat eqs out there in plugin-land but this one is really stands out.

@metaldefender49 Жыл бұрын

Dude try the warm audio hardware its fantastic as a program mixbus Eq

@metaldefender49 Жыл бұрын

I put the hardware on the master buss chain and it kills.

@piktormusic2538 11 ай бұрын

This video was very helpful. Thank you.

@mixdownonline 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@superfly3438 Жыл бұрын

UAD pultec eqp1a rocks. I pretty much use the eqp1a on Everything. I've also been adding it to my input inserts while tracking. I'm very okay with the results.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Cool stuff! Thanks for watching!

@mravocado1283 2 ай бұрын

Nice of you to show the EQ curves. The only issue I see with this comparison is that the pre and post pultec signals are not level matched. I notice my UA Pultec already adds like a DB of gain with the default settings. Boosting the lows of a bass adds a lot more. Louder will always sound better. So you have to level match to see if the EQ is really adding something you like.

@georgegeranios2918 Жыл бұрын

Hey, my old road buddy: the Roland RE_201 in the background. I've noticed it in your other videos. At one point I had two...for stereo fun. I eventually moved on to the 301 for the nifty chorus. Good explainin' here.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

I wish I had a 301, but that's a 101 (hard to see from the camera), but hey, an old friend gave it to me a few years back :-) Glad you enjoyed the video!

@edgriggs3544 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Plugin Doctor part. That really helped me understand what it's doing. I have a question: you can adjust the negative gain and Q on the low shelf (band 1) of Cubase's Frequency 2 to get the inverse of the curve you showed - a low end shelf reduction with a nice upward bump in the low-mid. This can be nice for removing rumble from a kick while simultaneously boosting the fundamental. How do you do this with the Pultec emulation? Thanks, Ed.

@celestialmelt Ай бұрын

would be great if you could do a video on the api 2500 and the studer a800. your videos are really helpful. thanks!

@matthewfritz Жыл бұрын

I love the Pultec! I've been using the Tube-tec from Softube but I've heard some really good things about the Rule Tec version from NoiseAsh too. The results have been fantastic on kick drums for metal and I've gotten some good results on bass too so it's primarily been a low-end tool thus far. I'd love to give it a shot on vocals now since your example really did have more presence with the EQP-1A in place. Thanks Chris! :)

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Matthew. Thanks for your comment!

@ben.daniel Жыл бұрын

Rule Tec sounds great even as a passthrough on the mix buss, well worth checking out

@johnmoreno5965 Ай бұрын

My ears are loving it now how do i take my favorite sounds and make em better on my computer

@greekplayback Жыл бұрын

Thanks , In general where is recomended to add the eq after or befor rhe comproser insert ?

@thetransposedheads Жыл бұрын

Love pultec EQ ! Im using UAD and NoiseAsh, both sounds totally different, but both are very gentle/musical :) Good video, nice explanation ! :)

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks!

@woodward_alan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ive wondered about this! What is this plugin dr?

@daaamn001 Жыл бұрын

Thx 🙏🏾

@updown5238 Жыл бұрын

Great! Thanks.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@updown5238 Жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline Appreciate your input! The mix you played and the audio examples you gave sounded tops cheers.

@updown5238 Жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline Have you done a video on saturation? Such as, in which cases do you use even and odd harmonic saturation on tracks you're mixing? You explain things very well and give useful examples.

@guitarplayer5932 3 ай бұрын

a tiny bit of low and a bit more highs on the master bus is magic

@Entertainment_Records Жыл бұрын

Unique tool

@13thJ Жыл бұрын

I use the vintage tube eq in Logic Pro I’ve heard it’s actually two different pultec eq’s in one I use it but only as a transparent Now though I will definitely play with the knobs now I know what they do Thanks

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Awesome ! You're welcome!

@robertrickman3531 7 ай бұрын

I've been using a "P-tec' on Acoustic Guitars lately.. WOW!

@stupendousmusic4190 3 ай бұрын

Can you do the same demo with the MEQ-5 ?

@HariMaiamusic 9 ай бұрын

Can you please explain to us why you did not attenuate on mixbus? please. thanks

@kripticbeatz 5 ай бұрын

Where can I find the song in this video?

@HanyAhmed-vk7rq Жыл бұрын

I want a video from you on how to mix the sound like The Weeknd in the album After Horse .. It is a beautiful sound and it deserves to learn how it was produced in detail

@fabricetremblay9023 7 ай бұрын

Bonjour Chris. J'aimerais changer de paire d'écouteurs. Avec quoi est-ce que tu travailles? Merci!

@sparklin84 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Great content! Meticulous and explanatory! 🙏 A question that maybe is dumb: Is there a standard db per octave decline for every pultec EQ (or at least some kind of ratio), or every other brand has its own character/specs?

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

I don't know about that, cause it's not a fixed one, that curve ratio moves as you boost or cut, that's what makes it colorful

@sparklin84 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!! 🙏🙏🙏

@gwugluud Жыл бұрын

I have a couple of sims of this, and I have little clue re the Martiany EQ setup. None of them have presets, which would be majorly helpful. I've arrived at great sounds w them, but that was purely by blind luck. Something like this is grotesquely overdue. Thanks for posting this instructional vid!

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@PurpleMusicProductions Жыл бұрын

Interesting video and a plugin I have somewhat considered, especially since it's on sale at UAD. It appears the curves are a drastic, but I presume that is the point. My question becomes how is the pultec any different or more beneficial than the Pro Q3 by fabfilter?

@who_is_dis 7 ай бұрын

1. It's less surgical, wider, more 'musical' curves, although you can also do it with Pro Q3 (be hard to recreate the exact curves though) 2. This one from UAD (and others) add a saturation / harmonics / tone to the signal that's really nice on most sources. Pro Q is completely transparent.

@katiepower1570 7 сағат бұрын

is the vocals showing the 2 knob technique?

@alexanderpiano1506 Жыл бұрын

2:55 yes please!

@lloydbrownmusic Жыл бұрын

Great video and tips as per Chris. The vocalist featured in your track has got a great tone of voice. I remember him from your microphone technique videos. Would love to hear more from him. Can you furnish us with more info about him please Cheers dude! 🙏

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

His name is Rex Vezosa. He's a good friend. He released an album years, and did few singles also. You can find him on Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/3OrR8JCoQuApHGuVrNoDNH

@lloydbrownmusic Жыл бұрын

@@mixdownonline Cheers for that mon ami

@storiesreadaloud5635 9 ай бұрын

was going to ask this myself.

@sgfdancecompany Жыл бұрын

I have the all of the versions UAD sound great but the Purple from Acustica is a much more 3d sound for my ears, also with the Titanium (the Tubetech version of the Pultec) same 3d effect and also more polish in the highs feq

@delabego Жыл бұрын

Nice one, I use pullet EQ and I like so much. By the way, did you move to a new studio again?

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

LOL, Yes I did...Again! I'll explain in next week's video :-)

@OBDPVCR Жыл бұрын

NoiseAsh is musical hot sauce!!!

@katiepower1570 7 сағат бұрын

what do the numbers mean on the knobs? Are they 6 thousand for example or 600 where it has 0-10 on the high frequency knob.

@daddydanny5588 9 ай бұрын

Thanx again .. bt what is that visual analizer ... how did u use it ..

@abhanzioyaehiz5538 16 күн бұрын

Plugin doctor

@BYCWELL Жыл бұрын

which song was that, that the gentleman was singing sounds good.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

That's my upcoming new single, that I co-wroted with my good friend Rex Verzosa (singer) it will be out soon

@hansroggen3840 9 ай бұрын

Any news on the new single yet?

@nk1000 Жыл бұрын

Are you aware that the UAD Pultec boosts the signal by 1.5dB by default?

@TaiLe-dr5ve Жыл бұрын

This is app (software) or hardware EQ?

@Yogeshbairaagi 9 ай бұрын

your headphone is nice sir

@codyak510 Жыл бұрын

What plugin is that showing the frequency?

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

That's Plugin Doctor!

@katiepower1570 8 сағат бұрын

Why is the attenuation nob only on one side. Can you not use it for low and high frequencies at the same time?

@mixdownonline 7 сағат бұрын

There's an Attenuation for low frequencies and another one for High frequencies :-)

@korkenknopfus 8 ай бұрын

At 5:15 I guess the Pultec acts this way because this is actually the way second order analog filters act technically: in the zone where the resonance occurs the product gain x band width remains constant. It is nice to see something from the ancient world 😹. Each time I use a modern parametric eq I feel I am violating some law of the Universe.

@arturfreitas1285 9 ай бұрын

i would like to listen the song of the video 🙂

@katiepower1570 10 сағат бұрын

what does a shelving type of boost or attenuation mean?

@mixdownonline 7 сағат бұрын

A Shelf is a type of EQ Filter. Open your Stock EQ inside your DAW, and put a Frequency Band to Shelf, you will see how it looks, and sound like. It's close to a High or Low pass filter without filtering the whole signal.

@MrMattmoffett Жыл бұрын

I like PTEQ-X by ignite amps, didn't see it on your popups.

@MrMattmoffett Жыл бұрын

And it's free.

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

There's so many out there that I didn't have the chance to include them all. Yes, the PTEQ-X is a good one!

@wrmusic8736 Жыл бұрын

"Two knob technique" doesn't receive enough credit. When you do 30 Hz low boost and attenuation at about 6 both - you have that curve clear out 250 Hz, which is the most common mud frequency, while making drums and bass stand out. It's like the default thing to have on your master bus straight from the start, the difference is not subtle, but immediately noticeable.

@stoianmarkov144 Жыл бұрын

For all the years i've been mixing i was using it wrong by thinking the bandwidth affect also the low frequencies 🤣

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Been there done that Lol!

@tungoz7687 Жыл бұрын

Hahahah that legendary come out of nowhere

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

I had to! LOL

@wellingtondti_ Жыл бұрын

I just recently got OTT why didn’t anyone tell me it’s fire

@LearnCompositionOnline Жыл бұрын

It is famous! Yes, it is drugs

@ma3boch Жыл бұрын

👍🏽

@mixdownonline Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Matthew8473 4 ай бұрын

This is unmatched. I had the pleasure of reading something similar, and it was truly unmatched. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

@frequency_sequencer Жыл бұрын

one of those rare plugins where uad does a better job than acustica but maybe not worth the extra money during sale season

@GTSongwriter 6 ай бұрын

I guess I should be wearing my studio headphones to watch this video... With phone speakers, you can't hear the difference. 😂

@mixdownonline 6 ай бұрын

Yes, the phone will not do it LOL!

@GTSongwriter 6 ай бұрын

@@mixdownonline the old thing is, I don't know anyone that listens to music how it should be heard. Most people listen to music on thier phones. I hardly see anyone use earbuds or headphones anymore.

@GTSongwriter 6 ай бұрын

@@mixdownonline so all the extra things done to music could be overkill!

@singh3dmovies531 Жыл бұрын

i cannot find a lots of difference in Audio in tutorial anyway enjoy

@macronencer Жыл бұрын

Really useful Chris, thank you! The first time I really noticed a Pultec doing its magic was at 9m57s on this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbebrN1-ld6wfJ8.html