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Murray · Posted - Sat Aug 09, 2003 12:18 pm

Might someone tell me how I can use the EQ from one track in File 'A' and import it into File 'B'? I can't find the EQ files like I used to on older ver of Cool Edit. This is say I like the eq of the Kick Drum in file 'A' and want to EQ the Kick drum in file 'B' the same way.

SteveG · Location: United Kingdom

Once you've got the EQ set the way you want on file 1, you save it as a preset. Then you use this preset on file 2, which of course is a completely different kick-drum, and wonder why it doesn't sound the same at all...

OTOH, if you are using the same sound from a kit on several different tracks with a similar sound, you might get away with a preset, I suppose - but I'd still rather judge the sound of each track on its merits within the finished production, personally.

Murray · Posted - Sat Aug 09, 2003 4:21 pm

Maybe I could get a simple answer instead of all this judgemental stuff.

Davd · Location: Australia

mmm...

Just go into the first track's EQ and above the Hi's you should see a P, two arrows and an X. Choose the P and select Add New. Enter the name you want and then press ok. Then go to the track that has File B in it and open up the EQ window. Press P again and select the preset you just created.

Emmett · Location: USA

Murray,
I didn't see anyone being judgemental. I saw someone who knows a great deal more than you giving some free advice, along with an honest answer. From what I can percieve of you, you either didn't understand what Steve told you, making you an idiot...Or you did understand and didn't accept the free advice that came with it, making you a prick. Now I AM being judgemental. Offering free advice on creating a better product isn't judging you.

hal9000 · Posted - Sat Aug 09, 2003 9:59 pm

MusicConductor · Location: USA

Amen. Murray, I use track EQ presets exactly in the manner Steve described. And they're only of value on sounds of the same type recorded nearly identically. But you knew that?

By the way, these presets are not stored in the Cool.ini file. If you need to migrate these settings to a different computer, some (dangerous?) registry tweaking is in order.

Caleb · Posted - Sat Aug 09, 2003 11:32 pm

I have to admit.. The first one was the simplest answer

Davd · Location: Australia

I'm not gonna speak for Murray but Steve did seem a bit hostile considering he didn't know exactly what Murray wanted to do.

I use the same EQs from session to session for lots of things, mainly because I work on albums at once that I've recorded identically and I want to sound the same the whole way through. Wanting to know how to carry over these settings shouldn't be met with a response like that.

SteveG · Location: United Kingdom

Murray · Posted - Sun Aug 10, 2003 9:21 am

Thank You Davd for your most intelligent response. I guess what I am really getting at is I was trying to get confirmation for myself that indeed the solution you stated is the way one saves eq's. I have done so in the past. It seems that when I upgraded to 2.1 all my previously stored eq's disappeared. I guess I will have to go back and re-save each track eq from each song.
As for the rabble I can only state that yes I am working on a project where all kick drum tracks on all songs came from the same real drummer who played a real kik drum with a real condenser mike and all tunes were recorded consistently by a fine sounding band who could actually play the songs we recorded.

Emmett · Location: USA

I would like to apologize for my above post. After re-reading what I wrote yesterday, it seems a bit harsher than I intended. I believe that you are neither an idiot, nor a prick. I was intending to convey the message that Steve was not judging you, and in portraying what I percieve as judgement, I feel I was very insulting. I could have worded the post much better. IMO, there is nothing wrong with using a preset as a starting point, if you have found a sound you like. I will submit to you that you should consider using it only as a starting point and not EQ each track EXACTLY the same, but that's just my two cents. Again, my apologies.