https://www.musicguymixing.com/subtractive-eq/ Mixing Services and Tutorials Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:55:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.musicguymixing.com/subtractive-eq/#comment-6712 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:55:22 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=1064#comment-6712 […] also saves you from having to boost as much higher up by way of subtractive EQ, or otherwise placing a greater emphasis on the top end of your […]

]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/subtractive-eq/#comment-6541 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:13:02 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=1064#comment-6541 […] Like virtually any track in my mix, I typically prefer cutting over boosting when it comes to the lead vocal. This allows me to remove what isn’t contributing to the overall sound which in turn props up what IS working which is itself the basis of subtractive EQ. […]

]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/subtractive-eq/#comment-3469 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:17:52 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=1064#comment-3469 […] I always say, aiming to pull 2-3dB at most via that dynamic cut around 500Hz creates clarity via subtractive EQ without necessarily having to boost in the higher frequencies we generally associate with […]

]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/subtractive-eq/#comment-3007 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:50:03 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=1064#comment-3007 […] Attenuating 300-400Hz cleans up a lot of the boxiness in the tone, thus creating the clarity I’m looking for by way of subtractive EQ. […]

]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/subtractive-eq/#comment-2692 Wed, 28 May 2025 14:12:58 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=1064#comment-2692 […] When you cut, you remove what’s not working and, as an effect, you enhance and prop up the frequencies which are working. This is a also known as subtractive EQ. […]

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