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kr33per
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EQ/distortion

Post by kr33per » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:03 pm

Is it EQ then distort? Or distort then EQ? It is an old mastering tip I believe.
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Re: EQ/distortion

Post by 3za » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:13 pm

kr33per wrote:Is it EQ then distort? Or distort then EQ? It is an old mastering tip I believe.
In mixing their is no right, or wronge when it comes to signal chain...

Just switch them round, and see the difference. It all depends on the sound you want, you can EQ pre and post distortion. EQ first will effected the way the distortion does it's shizz. EQ after is more for correcting, and taming the distortion.
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Re: EQ/distortion

Post by kr33per » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:37 pm

Thanks! Good advice.
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Re: EQ/distortion

Post by Basic A » Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:12 am

Whats said above, but if you wanna think about it more technically, consider that any distortion that works based on an overdrive is going to bring ALOT of what you eq away back out, and will make any wierd resonance rings more noticable... Not cautioning against it, just telling you what to expect...

band passing, sweeping cutoff, and then overdriving shits awesome though.
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Re: EQ/distortion

Post by mmjdw » Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:43 am

EQ then distortion sounds nicer imo

I'd guess because you aren't distorting any of the shite, it's all gone and there's no shite harmonics being brought up from the distortion
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