How did you learn to mix and eq? (speaker, mic)

SATCHMO · 03-29-2009, 03:59 PM

So much of it is just trial and error and learning to trust your ear. I have had a career as a concert audio tech and I will tell you that everybody does it differently. Aside from having the main levels set well and making sure that your mic's have good placement its just a matter of closing your eyes and listening for a minute and then making adjustments.
for EQ'ing the poster below helped me when I was learning:

03-29-2009, 03:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,847	So much of it is just trial and error and learning to trust your ear. I have had a career as a concert audio tech and I will tell you that everybody does it differently. Aside from having the main levels set well and making sure that your mic's have good placement its just a matter of closing your eyes and listening for a minute and then making adjustments. for EQ'ing the poster below helped me when I was learning: