Been producing 3 years now and never found a video on production techniques as useful as this. EQ'ing is probably the hardest and most important thing to master in mixing music. Fab(ulous) tutorial. Thank you!
what you don't actually realise is how beautifully he synced the build-up of his tutorial with the actual build up of the song!! Very poetic, masterful, and effective, great tutorial!
Honestly, I've been doing mixing/tracking/etc. for YEARS, and I have to say, your tutorials are top notch. I'm so impressed at how well you explain things (even though I know almost all of what you speak) it still sounds like something I should be listening to... That's a tough trait to have man. Good job!
I found this one of the most helpful EQ tutorial I have ever come across. I was blown away when I used these tips, my music has never sounded this mastered before. I can't thank you enough
I've been doing home recording with digital software for 12 years, and you have just opened more doors for me with these videos, we never stop learning audio. Thank you so much
+Salvia El Cid They are promoting their FabFilter products in the expectation that you buy them, in doing so, they are doing a brilliant job at showing how to mix. I am both learning and considering buying their stuff. WIN/WIN for all.
I’ve purchased the entire Fab Filter bundle... I’ve watched ALL of the tutorials multiple times whilst taking notes (I call it Dan Worrall university)...plus a boatload of videos from other cats. He’s such a great teacher / presenter !!! Fab Filter has definitely changed my life as a “student of sound”. 🤘🤩✌️
Absolutely (re above) - not only do I echo the comments of funkulankula but these are probably the best presented tutorials I have come accross online for anything! I learn a lot of stuff from tutorials online and most are OK but these certainly stand a head or two above the rest. Well thought out and a nice clear and even tone of voice that I didn't have to keep rewinding ! DW you're an unsung hero.
Every time I watch one of these videos Dan gives away some real jewels. This is the first eq that I've owned that I feel comfortable making many and sometimes dramatic alterations with. I took my izotope Alloy and used the same numbers and q settings and man I must say the results were not even close. The fabfilter stuff is so transparent, sharp, and punchy. I know I sound like a fan boy but if you don't believe me just download the demo and you'll see what I mean.
As a new Pro-Q (3) user stumbling onto this very helpful 12 year old video --- something tells me I'm a little late to discovering this powerful tool! Also, hearing 12 years of difference in Mr. Worrall's voice is incredible. Over the years he transitioned from scholarly audio engineer into full-on talk radio voice! :)
This is the only tutorial that could truly say that "this is the only tutorial you'll need (as a beginner)". Thank you so much for this. I'm not a professional, just a hobby musician but just applying a few principles that you show here makes a real difference!
In the past two years I have recommended this video numerous times for its exceptional presentation of mirror EQ. I wanted to quickly thank Dan for this "jewel of RUclips," since the universal application of this presentation is absolutely priceless to anyone new to using an EQ in general (which is rare when an underlying product is at the fore). Mirror EQ, acoustic microscope, frequency masking, mid-side application... all in 10 minutes!!
incredible usefull video. i'm a hobbyist edm and experimental producer but i allways had some trouble with EQing this really cleared up some things. goodjob and thanks for sharing this knowledge
6 min 14 secs...only Dan could make something as technically esoteric as "Let's see what happens when I switch the Channel Mode to Mid/Side" sound so dramatic, backed by the tense guitar riff.What an enigmatic and expressive voice.
Many many MANY likes of love and wonderment to you! I've learnt more about sensible/practical mixing with EQ in this video than I have in 2 years of my music production degree!!! Don't go to Uclan, buy FabFilter! (cheaper, more informative AND you get something to work with at the end of it)
Dan never stops learning…in listening in 2024; today his voiceover chain is way better. And his tips and video improve constantly. He is the benchmark!
Concise in it's explanation, Dan has taught me a valuable lesson in what is called subtractive EQ. Brilliant, to the point, and easy to understand tutorial.
I'm using iOS-version on my iPad with Auria app. This is the best and most intuitive EQ plugin I have ever used. And This tutorial is also very informative.
I have to second the opinion of so many others. Brilliant EQ-tutorial, I probably learnt more about the ins and outs of soundshaping with EQ in these 10 minutes than I ever did, reading articles in various mags and watching other tutorials. Great way to advertise a product as well. I will definitely purchase Pro-Q as soon as my budget is not so strained. I'll probably go for the total bundle, even. Kudos.
TNice tutorials is by far, the best tutorial I have found so far. I feel like I’ll be spending a lot of ti on your channel! Thanks man! Keep up the good
Really cool and useful tutorial with clear articulation. Gotta approve. And Eve's Song is also nice piece as an example. It gives this video a nice, ethereal and unique feeling. Great work and thank you for this. Now I will watch this about hundred times so I maybe finally learn to do something right with eq. And yeah.. I have to say that Pro-Q seems quite some tool to work with. Maybe I need to consider buying one myself. Even if it is not quite cheap.
The Mid/side-thing is super useful. Today i helped a friend to make a mash up from an old rock song and a rap song. The rock song had the guitar panned completely to the left, so i dipped the mid range's side stuff and enhanced its mid-stuff to make the guitar come to the middle while not effecting the cymbals' width
I had most of your plugins downloaded illegally but never installed them for some reason. Now I cannot. I just cannot rip you guys off because I'd feel terribly bad for it. You did everything right. Your plugins sound fantastic, look fantastic and are fantasticly presented. Your tutorials are fantastic. Your pricing is fantastic for what I get. And I get a lot. I watched videos of Twin 2, Saturn, Volcano 2, Pro-L and Pro-Q and MAN I AM IMPRESSED! You deserve my purchase! Fuck my torrents!
I would LOVE to see you do another version of this using Q2 and the individual band solo buttons to actually hear SPECIFICALLY how solo assists in identifying the frequencies you're choosing. Still, this is the best mixing EQ I've seen and I've seen quite a few. Love the Mid-Side tips. Great stuff. Thank you Dan.
awesome! I did not know that the EQ would make THAT big of a difference! I knew it would do some, but this is just amazing! now I have to stop peaking the bass and treble, on my guitars for sure!:P
Great tutorial, and an excellent presentation of your product. Thanks! I would happily pay for an overall mixing tutorial in the same format, BTW. Useful info!
Take note kids, notice how much cutting is done. This is one of the biggest secrets of EQing. If something needs some crispness trying cutting or reducing other frequencies before boosting top end. You will get a better sound. Great plugin.
I've been trying out this EQ compared to the waves "Q" eq (Q1, Q2, etc). I've seen a lot of comments saying fabfilter will replace waves, and as much as I would like that, do some comparisons before ditching your waves... I have tried a simple test with 3 points in pro-Q compared to waves Q3, with the exact same settings, and the Q3 just sounds better and more transparent. Now what the pro-Q is great at, and beats waves by miles, is for surgical problem-solving, especially with the mid - side settings wich is a life-saver. I have rapidly solved problems that were impossible to fix with waves.
I wish from Fab Filter in the next update dynamique EQ´s features in lets said Pro-Q-3 to put the icing on the cake ;-) i own lots of waves stuff and really after buying the Fab Filter Bundle all my Waves are in sale. i never use them anymore.
- You guys are great, above the best, wonderfull tutorials. Can i ask if it is possible, because I am new to this, if you can make tutorial ( if it is not too much to ask ) about more aggresive metal songs, guitars and vocals mixing ? Thank you in advance.
Really great tutorial!! Now if you would do one specifically for progressive house. Pianos, synths, bass, kick, the whole nine! Though I know I can use a lot of what was in this tutorial already
10 years later is still one of the best eq tutorials
the fun part is it will remain as one for another 10 years
Pro Q3 is the best all around eq package in the world right now. And it's the best mid/side & L/R EQ in the world period.
12 years later and probably still the best...
I am sold when Dan Worrall is teaching anything. No BS nonsense talking. Best logical approach. Respect!
This is like.... the best EQ tutorial I've ever seen!
For me too!
i'm agree
Best EQ tutorial I've ever seen so far.
Agree every word you say, except the very last "Thanks for watching".
It's us who should thank you!
I've used fab filter for 11 years , why has it taken me 11 years to find this fantastic practical content !!!
Clear, concise, Informative, etc etc
You are THE go to guy here on youtube.
13 years old and still like the most helpful tutorial ever
Been producing 3 years now and never found a video on production techniques as useful as this. EQ'ing is probably the hardest and most important thing to master in mixing music. Fab(ulous) tutorial. Thank you!
what you don't actually realise is how beautifully he synced the build-up of his tutorial with the actual build up of the song!! Very poetic, masterful, and effective, great tutorial!
This just solved so many problems with a mix I’m doing right now and the video’s a decade old. God bless you fabfilter!
I've watched hundreds of EQ tutorials, but this one is on another level.
huge respect to dan a absolute legend and master what he does so informative
I'm blown away at how knowledge-filled your tutorials are.Thank you.
I am a recording engineer with gold records and years of experience in film scoring. I give this demo an A+
Dan Worrall, by far the best voice for plugin introductions.
Honestly, I've been doing mixing/tracking/etc. for YEARS, and I have to say, your tutorials are top notch. I'm so impressed at how well you explain things (even though I know almost all of what you speak) it still sounds like something I should be listening to... That's a tough trait to have man. Good job!
These tutorials/demos are great. If you want to sell stuff this quality is the way to go. I'm learning, you're earning. Nice one.
I found this one of the most helpful EQ tutorial I have ever come across. I was blown away when I used these tips, my music has never sounded this mastered before. I can't thank you enough
By far the most useful and helpful EQ tutorial I've seen.
I've been doing home recording with digital software for 12 years, and you have just opened more doors for me with these videos, we never stop learning audio. Thank you so much
this is fucking better than any eq tutorial ive watch what the fuck and its free does dan worall have some mixing/master tutorial?
+Salvia El Cid They are promoting their FabFilter products in the expectation that you buy them, in doing so, they are doing a brilliant job at showing how to mix.
I am both learning and considering buying their stuff. WIN/WIN for all.
I’ve purchased the entire Fab Filter bundle...
I’ve watched ALL of the tutorials multiple times whilst taking notes (I call it Dan Worrall university)...plus a boatload of videos from other cats.
He’s such a great teacher / presenter !!!
Fab Filter has definitely changed my life as a “student of sound”.
🤘🤩✌️
Absolutely (re above) - not only do I echo the comments of funkulankula but these are probably the best presented tutorials I have come accross online for anything!
I learn a lot of stuff from tutorials online and most are OK but these certainly stand a head or two above the rest. Well thought out and a nice clear and even tone of voice that I didn't have to keep rewinding ! DW you're an unsung hero.
Every time I watch one of these videos Dan gives away some real jewels. This is the first eq that I've owned that I feel comfortable making many and sometimes dramatic alterations with. I took my izotope Alloy and used the same numbers and q settings and man I must say the results were not even close. The fabfilter stuff is so transparent, sharp, and punchy. I know I sound like a fan boy but if you don't believe me just download the demo and you'll see what I mean.
As a new Pro-Q (3) user stumbling onto this very helpful 12 year old video --- something tells me I'm a little late to discovering this powerful tool! Also, hearing 12 years of difference in Mr. Worrall's voice is incredible. Over the years he transitioned from scholarly audio engineer into full-on talk radio voice! :)
This IS by bar THE BEST EQing tutorial I've come across!!
This is the only tutorial that could truly say that "this is the only tutorial you'll need (as a beginner)". Thank you so much for this. I'm not a professional, just a hobby musician but just applying a few principles that you show here makes a real difference!
In the past two years I have recommended this video numerous times for its exceptional presentation of mirror EQ. I wanted to quickly thank Dan for this "jewel of RUclips," since the universal application of this presentation is absolutely priceless to anyone new to using an EQ in general (which is rare when an underlying product is at the fore). Mirror EQ, acoustic microscope, frequency masking, mid-side application... all in 10 minutes!!
Best eq tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you.
And Fabfilter makes the best plugins. Top sound, beautiful gui's and excellent customer service.
Dan Worrall is the David Attenborough of Sound Production.
ive saved every tutorial to just audio and spliced them into one long file. each night i listen to it as i drift of into a deep restful slumber.
Everytime I watch one of your videos, I get the urge to go to the bat cave and start mixing something! Great stuff :)
WoW!!!!! Who is this GUY! Best Tutorial on EQing/Mixing EVER!! GodBless You Man.
I WANT MORE PLS !!!!
incredible usefull video. i'm a hobbyist edm and experimental producer but i allways had some trouble with EQing this really cleared up some things. goodjob and thanks for sharing this knowledge
6 min 14 secs...only Dan could make something as technically esoteric as "Let's see what happens when I switch the Channel Mode to Mid/Side" sound so dramatic, backed by the tense guitar riff.What an enigmatic and expressive voice.
Thanks for this, learned more about mixing/mastering in 10 minutes than I've been able to grab from books in the last 2 years... Appreciate it!!!
Getting all of these plugs as soon as possible! Always such great tutorials here.
Just purchased Pro Q.....absolutely amazing plugin..and also this video rocks!
Sold! I will be getting this one for sure...it will help greatly to quickly get a good pre-master mix.
first advertisement for music software i have seen which is actually helpful in some way
It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.
All of a sudden EQing makes sense. What a great video, it really helps to cement all the titbits of information out there on EQ.
Many many MANY likes of love and wonderment to you!
I've learnt more about sensible/practical mixing with EQ in this video than I have in 2 years of my music production degree!!!
Don't go to Uclan, buy FabFilter! (cheaper, more informative AND you get something to work with at the end of it)
Dan never stops learning…in listening in 2024; today his voiceover chain is way better. And his tips and video improve constantly. He is the benchmark!
Concise in it's explanation, Dan has taught me a valuable lesson in what is called subtractive EQ. Brilliant, to the point, and easy to understand tutorial.
I'm using iOS-version on my iPad with Auria app. This is the best and most intuitive EQ plugin I have ever used. And This tutorial is also very informative.
man i would like every vst-company to make such nice and easy understandable tutorials for their products. big up fabfilter!
I have to second the opinion of so many others. Brilliant EQ-tutorial, I probably learnt more about the ins and outs of soundshaping with EQ in these 10 minutes than I ever did, reading articles in various mags and watching other tutorials. Great way to advertise a product as well. I will definitely purchase Pro-Q as soon as my budget is not so strained. I'll probably go for the total bundle, even. Kudos.
One of the best vids on EQing I've ever seen. Thank you!
14 years later still one of the best eq videos 😊
Thanks to your tutorials I bought the plug-in :) Great work.
TNice tutorials is by far, the best tutorial I have found so far. I feel like I’ll be spending a lot of ti on your channel! Thanks man! Keep up the good
This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.
This tutorial is the best I have seen on EQ! Deserved to win a prize! @minerio from Brazil
Really cool and useful tutorial with clear articulation. Gotta approve. And Eve's Song is also nice piece as an example. It gives this video a nice, ethereal and unique feeling. Great work and thank you for this. Now I will watch this about hundred times so I maybe finally learn to do something right with eq.
And yeah.. I have to say that Pro-Q seems quite some tool to work with. Maybe I need to consider buying one myself. Even if it is not quite cheap.
Great tutorial; you covered a lot of ground there, and it was all very useful.
Amazing, focused and summarized tutorial!!! Thanks!!
The Mid/side-thing is super useful. Today i helped a friend to make a mash up from an old rock song and a rap song. The rock song had the guitar panned completely to the left, so i dipped the mid range's side stuff and enhanced its mid-stuff to make the guitar come to the middle while not effecting the cymbals' width
the most sensible eq tutorial! yes FF is the tightest programs. rock solid, and good looking.
this is the best EQ video i have ever seen
eq explained short and sweet this is the best eq turtorial ever seen
I had most of your plugins downloaded illegally but never installed them for some reason. Now I cannot. I just cannot rip you guys off because I'd feel terribly bad for it. You did everything right. Your plugins sound fantastic, look fantastic and are fantasticly presented. Your tutorials are fantastic. Your pricing is fantastic for what I get. And I get a lot. I watched videos of Twin 2, Saturn, Volcano 2, Pro-L and Pro-Q and MAN I AM IMPRESSED! You deserve my purchase! Fuck my torrents!
this guy is like a goddamn surgeon, best eq tutorial on youtube. Wish I could spend a day mixing with this guy
Thank you Dan. Most informative and straightforward vid on eq mixing I've seen. Best wishes.
I would LOVE to see you do another version of this using Q2 and the individual band solo buttons to actually hear SPECIFICALLY how solo assists in identifying the frequencies you're choosing. Still, this is the best mixing EQ I've seen and I've seen quite a few. Love the Mid-Side tips. Great stuff. Thank you Dan.
i like how fabfilters plugins LOOK like. for example they make me feel more confident about what i'm doing.
Really informative tutorial, Dan really knows his stuff.
love the fab filter series this video just helped me out so much thankyou
Best EQ tutorial I've seen.
Hey liked this tutorial a lot!!! quick and very useful I would to hear the final version of the song to appreciate your work more in detail
Awesome tutorial dude byfar the best eq vid i hav ever seen it was realy realy helpfull thank you very much
great tutorial great plugin! you can really go in depth with creating a stereo image of the sounds with this lil beauty
jam packed with AWESOME, real tips. wow great video
awesome! I did not know that the EQ would make THAT big of a difference! I knew it would do some, but this is just amazing! now I have to stop peaking the bass and treble, on my guitars for sure!:P
The best I never seen how to use Eq in the real life. Well Done!
you always take it a step further. love your tutorials!
This video is GOLD! Thank you so much!!
This video is a work of art.
fabfilter -the best plug in ever made....respeckt...to DAN WORRAL!!!!
what an eye opener. great tutorial (and amazing plug-in)
Brilliant video. Learned a lot. Thank u!
Awesome tutorial Dan!, thank you so much!
quick and well organised tutorial! thank you!
Great tutorial, and an excellent presentation of your product. Thanks! I would happily pay for an overall mixing tutorial in the same format, BTW. Useful info!
I will study this video and apply these techniques to my mixes!
Take note kids, notice how much cutting is done. This is one of the biggest secrets of EQing. If something needs some crispness trying cutting or reducing other frequencies before boosting top end. You will get a better sound.
Great plugin.
I've been trying out this EQ compared to the waves "Q" eq (Q1, Q2, etc). I've seen a lot of comments saying fabfilter will replace waves, and as much as I would like that, do some comparisons before ditching your waves... I have tried a simple test with 3 points in pro-Q compared to waves Q3, with the exact same settings, and the Q3 just sounds better and more transparent. Now what the pro-Q is great at, and beats waves by miles, is for surgical problem-solving, especially with the mid - side settings wich is a life-saver. I have rapidly solved problems that were impossible to fix with waves.
I wish from Fab Filter in the next update dynamique EQ´s features in lets said Pro-Q-3 to put the icing on the cake ;-) i own lots of waves stuff and really after buying the Fab Filter Bundle all my Waves are in sale. i never use them anymore.
WOW... This shows the art and science of EQing.. I had to Sub.. Thanx
The Best Teacher and EQ
BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
oh. hell. yes. Dan, you find yourself in America on business - drinks are on me! Seriously, wow and thank you!
million cheerings for you man, you are the BEST
My favorite video of the year
- You guys are great, above the best, wonderfull tutorials. Can i ask if it is possible, because I am new to this, if you can make tutorial ( if it is not too much to ask ) about more aggresive metal songs, guitars and vocals mixing ? Thank you in advance.
Just finished some drums with Fab Filter plugs ins ......great stuff!!!
this is a definite prove that you can use reaper professionally.
of course you gotta buy plugins, but the daw itself is so powerfull!
fabfilter never lets me down. haha i never knew i could just select multiple bands and shape them all at once.. defenitely going to use that
Really great tutorial!! Now if you would do one specifically for progressive house. Pianos, synths, bass, kick, the whole nine! Though I know I can use a lot of what was in this tutorial already
Definitely some of the best plugins ever made!
i can only agree with previous, great tutorial. it is so much better when people demonstrate this stuff. kudos.
hope you have some more vids : )