Solid EQ - what nobs correspond to a multi band EQ?

I really like the Solid EQ - wondering what nobs correspond to a multi band EQ?

Like the in multi band EQs (sometimes 7 bands, some times 10 etc.) where you move sliders up and down on in a row - which sliders should I move. I have tweaked only two nobs in Solid EQ - top HF one, and bottom LF one.

To achieve the same sound with a different EQ with multi band sliders instead of nobs, what do I want to be tweaking to achieve the same.

Thanks.

jj.

 

It's going to be difficult if not downright impossible to get the same results out of an eq like the Solid EQ with fewer bands than 7, 10 or whatever amount of bands another eq has. You won't get as fine a result with the Solid EQ. That's not to say you can't get a good mix out of the Solid EQ - after all it's modeled after an SSL EQ and there's been a ton of great recordings made with that - you just have to know what you're doing. I'd suggest getting a good book on mixing - take a look at Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble websites. There's one by Roey Izhaki called 'Mixing Audio Concepts, Practices and Tools' that's quite good.

 

Yeh I think I need to look into mixing.For instance, i've moved the nob in Solid FX - the top yellow button, and I understand this is a high frequency, but if I was using a multi band EQ with sliders, I would not know which slider to change to achieve the same effect as in Solid EQ. I'm thinking it would be far right if they go left to right low to high, but should I be moving two sliders or..?

So, yeah, I need to do a bit more research on mixing. Thanks for the tip about the book i'll look into it.

Thanks, Rob.

 

Another source for info on eq and other plugins is Groove 3. They have some great videos for people like you who have a whole bunch of misconceptions of how things work. You REALLY need to learn what does what and not just go by the position it occupies on a gui or the labeling. Different eq's have different ways of doing what they do so trying to equate a knob's (notice how it's spelled and not 'nob' like you spell it) effect from eq is not the way to go. You have to read and learn and comprehend elsewise you're just making noise.

 

You should understand the concept of sound, the frequencies which it occupies, and how what you hear relates to those frequencies.

There are some great books that go over the basics of sound right in the beginning of them and will give you a good idea of what you are doing when you turn those knobs.

The Dance Music Manual goes over this really well in the begining of the book and it's not too expensive.

http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Music-Manual-Tools-Techniques/dp/0240521072

This is one of many books that helps you to understand sound and how it relates to music production.

The trick is to read books and learn what you can. Information on the web is there but it's too spread out and disjointed and not all of it is good info. With a book it is condensed and edited and well done because it's printed by a publisher and in order to have that done it is checked, and edited, and more focused than what you will find on the internet.

So buy lots of books and read them front to back trying what you learn as you go.