EQ basics: frequency, band shapes and Q, shown in FL Studio
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Where kicks, claps, hats, bass and plucks sit in the spectrum, then each EQ control (frequency, gain, band shape, Q, slope) on FL Studio's Parametric EQ 2, ending with finding and cutting a resonance.
A patient first lesson on what each EQ control does, with sounds to hear at every step. It carries over to any DAW's EQ.
- 0:42 What is the Frequency Spectrum?
- 1:21 Where Sounds or Instruments Live in the Frequency Spectrum
- 4:16 What is EQ or Equalization?
- 5:09 What are Bands?
- 5:21 Frequency
- 5:29 Amount
- 5:49 Shape/Type
- 8:17 Bandwidth, Resonance or "Q"
- 9:05 Order (Steep vs. Gentle)
- 11:14 EQ Example
- 11:50 Targeting and Cutting a Resonating Frequency
- 12:42 Low Cutting Frequencies