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Before we move on to our tutorial, there are a few parts of Parametric EQ 2 that you must learn about. This is your basic manual explaining what the tools are in the Equalizer.
How do you get up the mixer? What does it do?
Getting up the mixer is simple. On your keyboard press F9 (shortcut) or click on this button that should be located at the top of the program. On the mixer, there should be a row of bars saying "insert". These inserts are slots to on the mixer that links to the instrument you add. When your instrument is added, the mixer allows you to add effects and adjust the volume of each instrument to a certain dB. Meaning that you can balance the volume (through the notches below) and add a range of multiple filters simultaneously (through the effects rack on the right of the mixer) to create the sound you want. For example, you can add an echo to an instrument or even change the sound by adding an atmosphere. The Parametric EQ 2 which is a tool provided by FL Studio and can be found on the effects rack.
Explaining the EQ
When you open up the EQ, you should see a graph, This graph displays which frequencies are passing through the EQ through red signals, the stronger the red, the louder the frequency. The bottom displays a range of numbers. This shows which hertz will be shown in order from right to left or low to high (20 hertz to 10,000 hertz).
Low, Mid and High
On the top of the graph, you can see the EQ has an inbuilt section, which displays what type of sound should be seen at this range (Low Bass, Bass, Low Mid, Mid, Upper Mid, High PASS, and Treble). This helps you see which frequencies would most likely pass through that section of the EQ, but bare in mind that some of your instruments may sound display frequencies outside of the section. The sections the Parametric EQ 2 used to categories the frequencies shouldn't be taken literally, as it's not 100 percent accurate.
The picture on the right shows the correct range of frequencies and what category it's under theoretically.
I like to simplify my range of frequencies into 3 different sections; low-end, mid-range, and high-end frequencies. Low-end frequencies range from 30-300 hertz. Mid-range frequencies range from 250-2000 hertz. High-end frequencies range from 2000-10,000+ hertz.
On the EQ there will be circular notches numbered 1 to 7. The notches are what you call "Bands". These bands are used to adjust the volume of what frequencies pass through. They act as a filter, if you hear a certain sound in an instrument you don't like, you can lower these bands and at the hertz you don't want, filtering out the sound you don't want. Why are the bands numbered? The bands are numbered 1 to 7 to give you a wide selection of bands to work with, use them according to how they are placed on the EQ and always make sure the bands are placed in numeric order to prevent confusion for the future.
When adjusting the bands, technically you don't have to adjust the bands accordingly to the section it sits at by default but would suggest keeping them aligned between the numbers. For example, always keep band 2 in between band 1 and band 3. This is to avoid any complications in the future if you need to use a certain notch to adjust a certain section.
On FL Studio each notch should be kept in between certain ranges. I'm going to explain which notches should be kept accordingly to the hertz FL Studio's Parametric EQ 2. Following this should make leveling a lot easier and organized compared to having them all over the place.
Band 3 is mainly used to adjust the level of hertz from the upper base section to the mid-range section (200-500hz).
Another way to adjust the bands would be to use the other notches on the right of the equalizer. On the top right, you see a list of 7 different colours attached to volume notches.Below it, once again, another set of notches. These notches move up and down and act as a volume switch for each of the different bands, allowing you to control the levels. These colours represent which band is linked to each notch, they are also in order from right to left (1 to 7).
Below the levels (at the bottom right of the EQ) you can see the first row of knobs horizontally aligned with the letters "FREQ". These knobs also control the bands. Turning the know left and right allows you to choose which frequency you want to adjust. When adjusting the bands, the equalizer tells you which hertz it is covering, allowing you to see which frequency you're about to control.
Below this row is another row or knobs to turn. Next to is are the letters BW (Band Width). These knobs are used to strengthen and weaken the curve that a band creates when adjusted vertically. Strengthening the bandwidth allows you to accurately pick out a frequency but will be a lot sharper when increasing or removing sound, weakening the bandwidth will give you a smooth adjustment, but will not be as accurate when removing the sound.
Now that we've covered all the tools in the EQ, we will now move onto our practical. The buttons at the mid-bottom of the EQ tab should really matter much as we won't be using them at all.
In the practical, I am going to demonstrate how to mix your instruments through the mixer and the EQ to produce leveled sound. SO MAKE SURE YOU GO OVER EVERYTHING IN THIS MODULE BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE PRACTICAL.
How do you get up the mixer? What does it do?
Getting up the mixer is simple. On your keyboard press F9 (shortcut) or click on this button that should be located at the top of the program. On the mixer, there should be a row of bars saying "insert". These inserts are slots to on the mixer that links to the instrument you add. When your instrument is added, the mixer allows you to add effects and adjust the volume of each instrument to a certain dB. Meaning that you can balance the volume (through the notches below) and add a range of multiple filters simultaneously (through the effects rack on the right of the mixer) to create the sound you want. For example, you can add an echo to an instrument or even change the sound by adding an atmosphere. The Parametric EQ 2 which is a tool provided by FL Studio and can be found on the effects rack.
How to add your instrument into the mixer
Step One
Click on the instrument on your step sequencer.
Step Two
A tab should show. This is should be seen as "Channel Settings. On the top right of the bar, there should be an FX box. Click and hold the button then drag it up to a free slot on your mixer. In my case, Insert 1 is my free slot.
Step Two
Press F9 or the button selected on the video to get up the mixer.
Step One
On the effects rack (which is seen on the right side of the mixer tab) click the down arrow on the first slot. A selection of tools and effects will show once clicked, find "Fruity Parametric EQ 2". Once done, your instrument now has an EQ.
Explaining the EQ
When you open up the EQ, you should see a graph, This graph displays which frequencies are passing through the EQ through red signals, the stronger the red, the louder the frequency. The bottom displays a range of numbers. This shows which hertz will be shown in order from right to left or low to high (20 hertz to 10,000 hertz).
Low, Mid and High
On the top of the graph, you can see the EQ has an inbuilt section, which displays what type of sound should be seen at this range (Low Bass, Bass, Low Mid, Mid, Upper Mid, High PASS, and Treble). This helps you see which frequencies would most likely pass through that section of the EQ, but bare in mind that some of your instruments may sound display frequencies outside of the section. The sections the Parametric EQ 2 used to categories the frequencies shouldn't be taken literally, as it's not 100 percent accurate.
The picture on the right shows the correct range of frequencies and what category it's under theoretically.I like to simplify my range of frequencies into 3 different sections; low-end, mid-range, and high-end frequencies. Low-end frequencies range from 30-300 hertz. Mid-range frequencies range from 250-2000 hertz. High-end frequencies range from 2000-10,000+ hertz.
On the EQ there will be circular notches numbered 1 to 7. The notches are what you call "Bands". These bands are used to adjust the volume of what frequencies pass through. They act as a filter, if you hear a certain sound in an instrument you don't like, you can lower these bands and at the hertz you don't want, filtering out the sound you don't want. Why are the bands numbered? The bands are numbered 1 to 7 to give you a wide selection of bands to work with, use them according to how they are placed on the EQ and always make sure the bands are placed in numeric order to prevent confusion for the future.
When adjusting the bands, technically you don't have to adjust the bands accordingly to the section it sits at by default but would suggest keeping them aligned between the numbers. For example, always keep band 2 in between band 1 and band 3. This is to avoid any complications in the future if you need to use a certain notch to adjust a certain section.
On FL Studio each notch should be kept in between certain ranges. I'm going to explain which notches should be kept accordingly to the hertz FL Studio's Parametric EQ 2. Following this should make leveling a lot easier and organized compared to having them all over the place.
Band 1 is mainly used to cut off low-end frequencies, it can also be used to increase or decrease the level of low bass in the band (20-100hz).
Band 2 is mainly used to adjust the level of hertz passing through the mid bass and the upper base section (50-200hz) but can also be used to adjust parts of the low bass section.
Band 4 is mainly used to adjust the levels from the all mid-range frequencies (500-1000hz).
Band 5 is used to adjust to adjust the levels from mid-range to the upper-mids (1000-2500hz).
Band 6 is used to adjust the levels from the upper mids to the low trebles (2000-5000hz).
And band 7 is used to adjust the levels of the treble (high-end), this notch can also be used to cut off the high-end frequencies (5000-10,000hz).
Using the Notches
The notches/bands can be controlled in 2 ways. Either by grabbing the bands on the graph and simply dragging them up or down or left and right horizontally (depending on if you are decreasing or increase).
The bar on the far left without a colour is the master volume level. This will raise or lower the volume of all the bands when adjusting it.
The bar on the far left without a colour is the master volume level. This will raise or lower the volume of all the bands when adjusting it.
Below the levels (at the bottom right of the EQ) you can see the first row of knobs horizontally aligned with the letters "FREQ". These knobs also control the bands. Turning the know left and right allows you to choose which frequency you want to adjust. When adjusting the bands, the equalizer tells you which hertz it is covering, allowing you to see which frequency you're about to control.
Now that we've covered all the tools in the EQ, we will now move onto our practical. The buttons at the mid-bottom of the EQ tab should really matter much as we won't be using them at all.
In the practical, I am going to demonstrate how to mix your instruments through the mixer and the EQ to produce leveled sound. SO MAKE SURE YOU GO OVER EVERYTHING IN THIS MODULE BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE PRACTICAL.
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