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EQ workflow example 3: The "telephone" effect - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools
EQ workflow example 3: The "telephone" effect
While it may be a bit overused this point, the telephone effect is a perfect example of creatively using EQ to fit something in a mix and go for a specific strong aesthetic statement. You see a telephone is a bandwidth limited audio system. Meaning that it limits the frequencies it carries to reduce the load on the system. So, less frequency range equals less information to be carried. So, to achieve this with an EQ, we can simply use our High and Low Pass filters, effectively creating what we call Band-pass Filter to limit the frequency range of the track. So, let me just show you a quick example. I'll do it right one the lead vocal and I'm going to up to the EQ 7-Band and I'm going to use the 7-Band because it's going to give me the High Pass Filter and the Low Pass Filter along with some parametric filters that I can use to create some resonance. Let me just reset this to the factory default and I'll put in pretty aggressive High Pass and the Low Pass Filter and what I'm doing is…
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Understanding the mechanics of sound3m 53s
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Learning the basics of EQ: Frequency-specific level control4m 29s
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Using DigiRack EQ III16m 3s
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EQ strategies in mixing: Corrective vs. creative7m 18s
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EQ workflow example 1: Kick drum5m 39s
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EQ workflow example 2: Filtering loops5m 10s
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EQ workflow example 3: The "telephone" effect3m 7s
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Mixing tips and tricks for EQ17m 36s
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