getting started! EQ advice? what's your favorite guide?

[mayoiayase]

i'm new to the world of music, like seriously. no theory, no nothing - i'm not quite a producer myself, i just like to do vocal covers of my favorite vocaloid... songs for fun. but i really want to get better at mixing my vocals!

my first skill i really want to sharpen is EQing - there's so much information on it that it's easy to get swept up, so I wanted to ask those who are more experienced, what are your favorite EQ guides or tips? i'm not at a point yet where i can properly discern good from bad, so even something like a video that you had wished you saw when you were just starting out is much appreciated.

thanks! sorry if this type of post isnt appropriate for the forum

[jtsterays]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fDg_pg ... =FabFilter
These videos helped me alot back in the day, really a must watch for everyone.

[Benedict]

EQ is a great and fave subject. The real key to understanding EQ is not in cheat sheets and the like but in understanding how people hear (psychoacoustic/anthropology/psychology stuff) and the concept of creating an illusion that the listener will accept as the Scene & Story that the Song is telling.

You might like these two as they are most relevant:
https://youtu.be/s3HlvWvuJKs?si=nJifmA7r86iXfBmx
(yes that is a silly title but I don't make the subjects/titles for these)

and this one is about mixing vocals which is of course similar but more vocally
https://youtu.be/P0VlMWxDSR4?si=Y9BkvYxQ_8VKhmtz

[mayoiayase]

Thank you both! i'll be sure to check those out

[lolilol1975]

There is a free 9 hours course on EQ on Youtube.