Like, if you take away 4db “from treble”, should that be distributed roughly amongst bass and mid or solely either if you want it to be heavy for that range?
Is it like an equation that benefits from balancing it out?
Like, if you take away 4db “from treble”, should that be distributed roughly amongst bass and mid or solely either if you want it to be heavy for that range?
Is it like an equation that benefits from balancing it out?
Nah, that’s part of the point of granular control. Sometimes you want/need a decrease in a given band without an increase in the rest.
Perfect example is the Metallica album St Anger. If you fiddle with the eq in a good player that allows for per-album or per-sing settings, you can dial back the over mixed high hat and partially dampen the tin can snare. You end up with a better sound (particularly in headphones) that doesn’t fatigue the ear as much.
If you took those attenuated bands and upped the others, you’d just have muddy mids and you’d lose the clarity of James’ low end.
That album is so over drummed that it’s hard to listen to without eq tweaks. With them, it’s a much better experience.