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Tutorial 4: Mixing and Effects
4. Click and move the EQ point up, down, right or left.
Moving the EQ point up or down raises or lowers the gain
of the EQ. The gain makes that particular EQ louder or
softer. The “EQ Band Gain” at the bottom of the EQ win-
dow gives you the value of gain.
If you hold down [Ctrl]/[Command], you can restrict the movement of the
EQ to just up and down.
5. Moving the EQ point right or left changes the frequency
of the EQ. The “EQ Band Freq” setting at the bottom of the
EQ window gives you the value of the frequency.
If you hold down [Alt]/[Option], you can restrict the movement of the EQ
to just right or left.
6. Holding down [Shift] while moving the EQ point up or
down changes the quality of the EQ. Many people refer to
this as the width of the EQ. The “EQ Band Q” setting at the
bottom of the EQ window gives you the value of the quality.
7. You can bypass the EQs by clicking on the “Bypass
Equalizers” button. If you [Alt]/[Option]-click, you can reset
the EQ. A dialog window will open to confirm if you are sure
you want to reset the EQs. If you are sure, click “Yes”.
Experiment with the EQs on all your tracks in this tutorial.
A good tip when using EQ is that it’s usually better to take
away EQ (lower the gain) than to add it.
Now let’s move on to effects.
Move the EQ up or down to
raise or lower the gain.
“EQ Band Gain” amount
“EQ Band Freq” amount
Move the EQ left or right to
change the frequency
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We’ve made a whole bunch of EQ changes to this
tutorial. Listen and see the changes by loading the
project “Mixing 5” found in the “Tutorial 6” folder.
“EQ Band Q” amount
Moving the EQ up or down while hold-
ing down [Shift] changes the Q