The first in Harrison’s new series of cross-platform plugins, the AVA Mastering EQ is a powerful tool for controlling your final mix balance.
EQ is a daunting tool. When first starting, the hardest part about an EQ is achieving good results. You usually either over-compensate or are not aggressive enough with your EQ settings. Over my years as a music producer I’ve discovered there are a couple concrete fundamentals which are a must to prevent fatigue to your ears, make accurate decisions, and get an amazing sounding mix. This course is geared towards the intermediate producer, however the beginner producer can catch on really quick, too!
Premium Equalizer: A classic EQ unit reinvented for the digital age.
After a string of successful mastering courses, Mastering returns with another high quality, comprehensive course covering one of the most important aspects of music production, EQ. Currently working as Mastering’s head engineer, Nick has 17 years of experience in the industry, and has worked with some huge names in the world of dance music, such as Orbital and Sascha Braemer. Having also been affiliated with major production studios including Universal and EMI, his impressive credentials and detailed, methodical approach to teaching make him the ideal man to take you through the ins and outs of EQing.
Paradox is a multi-fx plug-in that features an advanced push-pull equalizer and a variable RMS-time parallel compressor, both offering stereo, mid and side options. Its clever signal path has an extremely pronounced character and lets you bring out certain elements in your mixes with incredible ease.
This course is designed to make the processing of mixing your track feel more like music and less like engineering. You’ll learn how EQ and compression work together to help you make the right musical choices for each track in your mix. You’ll learn what to listen for when using a compressor. These stems can be used in an DAW (ProTools, Cubase, Ableton, Logic, etc.). The lessons in this course are presented with Cubase, but the main focus is EQ and Compression which are universal topics that apply to any DAW. Follow along with this walkthrough-style course to learn how the technicalities of mixing with EQ and Compression. With these skills, you’ll be able to stay focused on your music without having to compromise on a half-baked final mix.
You can encode standard STEREO (left/right) signal to MS (middle and side) by Mid/Side processing and add EQ and Compressor separately to middle and side, also edit the volume and pan. The output signal is decoded to STEREO finally.
