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I was wondering if it was possible to get control this precise over automating the EQ of reese basses etc in Logic Pro. I know Ableton is used by a lot of people who use this particular sound, so I'm not sure if it's because it's got something special going for it or what.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTvnvRb ... ideo_title

Ableton has got something special going for it terms of eq, however you could get the same effect by recording in the automation possibly? You'd have to do the parts separately but it could work You record automation by clicking the green read thing in the channel strip and replacing it with touch. Then just press record as normal and start fiddling with the parameters

D3ATHSTEP wrote:I was wondering if it was possible to get control this precise over automating the EQ of reese basses etc in Logic Pro. I know Ableton is used by a lot of people who use this particular sound, so I'm not sure if it's because it's got something special going for it or what.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTvnvRb ... ideo_title

Yes, you can totally do this in Logic with the EQs. If you open up a Channel EQ on a audio/instrument strip, you can see the automation parameters on the arrange page.



It has eight frequency bands: lowpass and highpass filters (in the pick, the first and eighth buttons near the top, both grayed out), low and high shelving filters (buttons two and seven, they look like wishbones), and four flexible parametric bands (the four buttons in the center).

Then, on the arrange page, if you go to a channel that you want to apply automation to, you use the drop down menu on that item. Here's the list of what you can automate on the Channel EQ, on top of the master parameters like muting that strip or bypassing effects on that strip:



From the High Cut Frequency all the way down to the bottom, those are the parameters you will want to mess with. The column of three paramters for each button, at the bottom of the EQ, those correspond with the list. Top figure is Frequency, middle is Gain, and bottom is Q-Factor (a.k.a. resonance). The On/Off will toggle the buttons at the top of the EQ.

Another thing that I don't know if you can do in Ableton, and I didn't see it in that video, is you can analyze the sound you have the Channel EQ on, and see how it is reacting to the automation.

Does this help?

ransom wrote:

D3ATHSTEP wrote:I was wondering if it was possible to get control this precise over automating the EQ of reese basses etc in Logic Pro. I know Ableton is used by a lot of people who use this particular sound, so I'm not sure if it's because it's got something special going for it or what.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZTvnvRb ... ideo_title

Yes, you can totally do this in Logic with the EQs. If you open up a Channel EQ on a audio/instrument strip, you can see the automation parameters on the arrange page.



It has eight frequency bands: lowpass and highpass filters (in the pick, the first and eighth buttons near the top, both grayed out), low and high shelving filters (buttons two and seven, they look like wishbones), and four flexible parametric bands (the four buttons in the center).

Then, on the arrange page, if you go to a channel that you want to apply automation to, you use the drop down menu on that item. Here's the list of what you can automate on the Channel EQ, on top of the master parameters like muting that strip or bypassing effects on that strip:



From the High Cut Frequency all the way down to the bottom, those are the parameters you will want to mess with. The column of three paramters for each button, at the bottom of the EQ, those correspond with the list. Top figure is Frequency, middle is Gain, and bottom is Q-Factor (a.k.a. resonance). The On/Off will toggle the buttons at the top of the EQ.

Another thing that I don't know if you can do in Ableton, and I didn't see it in that video, is you can analyze the sound you have the Channel EQ on, and see how it is reacting to the automation.

Does this help?

That was extremely helpful! Thanks a ton, man. If I could bug you one last time.. how would I go about analyzing the sound to see how it's reacting to the automation? I assume you mean there's a better way than just looping a region and playing it back as you mess with the parameters.

D3ATHSTEP wrote: That was extremely helpful! Thanks a ton, man. If I could bug you one last time.. how would I go about analyzing the sound to see how it's reacting to the automation? I assume you mean there's a better way than just looping a region and playing it back as you mess with the parameters.

If you look on the left side of the Channel EQ, just below the slider for the gain, there is a button that says Analyze. Turn that on, and you'll see how the sound is moving, either pre- or post-EQ, you can do either. I would probably do post-EQ. Logic also has a few other analysis plug-ins built in, stuff for stereo width and key, but for now the EQ will probably be the thing you want to check out.