EQ

As of the latest iteration of Ableton Live, built in sidechain EQ is not an option like has been standard on sidechain compression for years. On the sidechain compressor it’s well designed; you simply drop a compressor on a track, then tell it within that plugin which track you want to compress based on the […]

The high pass filter and low pass filter get confused with one another as the names can be misleading. It’s important to understand the difference as I talk about them a lot regarding my EQ guides, and they can literally save your mix. Let’s cover the difference between the high pass filter and low pass

Dynamic EQ varies from static or what we think of as conventional EQ moves. Now that most modern EQ plugins feature dynamic EQ as a standard feature, let’s answer what is dynamic EQ, explain how to use it, and address why it’s almost always better than normal EQ. What is Dynamic EQ First let’s answer

While it might sound counterintuitive based on the name, a low pass filter creates space at the top of your mix. It can be useful for creating space for instruments which need those frequencies and creates more headroom for the mastering process. Let’s identify what is a low pass filter, and more importantly how to