The Subtle Art of EQ’ing Your Mix Bus

EQ’ing your mix bus is a delicate process.

Too little and you won’t hear a difference. Too much and you might ruin your mix.

But with a sprinkle of just the right amount of Goldilocks EQ, you’ll tighten the low end and remove the mud while adding presence and brightness that makes your mix stand out.

In the last video in our EQ Starting Point Series, I’ll be going over some of the most important things to consider when you’re EQ’ing your mix bus.

Watch here:

If you want to use the presets and EQ plug-in that’s in the video, check out the Audio Issues EQ plug-in.

If you missed any of the other videos in the series, you can find the full playlist here.

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At Audio Issues you’ll learn simple and practical audio production tips you can use right away to improve your music from your home recording studio. Björgvin is the best-selling author of Step By Step Mixing and the founder of Audio Issues. He helps musicians and producers turn amateur demos into professionally produced records they can be proud to release.

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