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ok it seems this demo mp3 is a must.
maybe we misunderstod each other.
a bit busy now but tomorrow!

This compressor is much loved by Bob Katz, Bob Ludwig and many other mastering engineers
http://www.mercenary.com/wedidy.html

This EQ is also used by many top mastering studios
http://www.mercenary.com/gml95dualcha.html

Wow all that stuff just to go doof...doof...doof...

Yes, the weiss EQ, is by far the best digital EQ around, once you had the joy working with it you really know what an 'real EQ' is capable of. it really is another dimension to plugin EQs any available for that matter.

for me a true dream to have, even in a homestudio setup. well... maybe some day...

SubFunk wrote:Yes, the weiss EQ, is by far the best digital EQ around, once you had the joy working with it you really know what an 'real EQ' is capable of. it really is another dimension to plugin EQs any available for that matter.

for me a true dream to have, even in a homestudio setup. well... maybe some day...

yeah.. i'd buy one for 15$..

what i could get for that price. it would sure nice to get one.. but for that cost, first i'd have to get tons of other things

d-track wrote:when i complete a track and listening to others in the genre (electronic dance music basically..) the most of them sounds somewhat fatter than mine even with mastering.
my tracks usually look like this : U
highs and lows are stronger compared to mid-ranges.
but if i use pitch shifters eqs, multiband compressors etc, and even throw in a new sound in the mid range only they usually seeems too harsh. if i check the spectrum analyzer they are almost the same as the recent commercial stuff but those arent sound harsh at mids (there are exceptions, but lets say 90% of them are good for my ears).
any advice...
thx

I had a problem with the same symptoms as this. When I mixed my tracks into commercial productions the mids were far too recessed and when I tried to fix this with eq the tracks started to sound too edgy or fragile. What I discovered (with the help of HarBal EQ and Leeds ) is that I had peaks and troughs going on in the 2-5khz region that created a sense of thinness, a sometimes nasal quality that was hard to correct with EQ and hard for me to spot with the Ableton spectrum analyser's quick refresh rate. Apart from buying HarBal I suggest paying close attention to individual channels with presence in the 300hz to 4khz range and check for peaks that could cause discomfort when boosted as they prevent the boosting of quieter frequencies around them. How you use EQ to balance this range is either the problem or will be the solution to this problem for you.
Also I know this is Newb obvious, but calibrate your ears with a reference track as often as possible. I'm working in the same (self) treated room for about ten years and only this year have i got the hang of how it colours the 2khz to 4khz range and the only way around it when demo mastering is reference tracks and a pair of flat response headphones.

SubFunk wrote:Yes, the weiss EQ, is by far the best digital EQ around, once you had the joy working with it you really know what an 'real EQ' is capable of. it really is another dimension to plugin EQs any available for that matter.

for me a true dream to have, even in a homestudio setup. well... maybe some day...

And it's a totally digital EQ too. It's funny how many people see the racks of expensive outboard in a mastering studio and think it's all analog, when quite a bit of it is just digital processing in a stand alone box.

Tarekith wrote:

SubFunk wrote:Yes, the weiss EQ, is by far the best digital EQ around, once you had the joy working with it you really know what an 'real EQ' is capable of. it really is another dimension to plugin EQs any available for that matter.

for me a true dream to have, even in a homestudio setup. well... maybe some day...

And it's a totally digital EQ too. It's funny how many people see the racks of expensive outboard in a mastering studio and think it's all analog, when quite a bit of it is just digital processing in a stand alone box.

absolute, most stuff our days is actually only software in a box, still in some cases like the Weiss stuff it is miles, i mean a universe of a difference to any plugin available for a computer...