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SJM
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 Posted - Mon Dec 02, 2002 8:59 am
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First off...after starting to put together my home studio around three years ago, I can honestly say that I'm pleased with the choices I've made in both hardware and software (most notable: Tascam 788 digital recorder and of course CEP). I've put out some good stuff, far better than I've ever thought possible.
With all the bells and whistles at my disposal I'm coming up short in one area, EQ mastering. I have reasonable flat studio-type monitors (MAudio Studiophile) and Izotope's Ozone and still I'm having difficulty in getting it to sound good on a variety of players. It seems to me that there should be a plugin that would allow users to sample the EQ of a selected file and then compare that average EQ to the work in progress. Also, the user could make adjustments to the EQ to match that of the sampled file. I've found that Ozone's EQ area doesn't help me much in that area.(Also, I've heard too many bad things about Freefilter so let's not go there).
Is there a plugin out there that can do this?
Many thanks,
Stephen
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VoodooRadio
Location: USA
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Posted - Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:03 am
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Well SJM,
If you manage to find one, be sure and share it with us cause.... Steinberg's FreeFilter is the only one that I'm aware of. Haven't used it personally, so I can't attest to the..."heard too many bad things about..." part.
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Jim Smitherman
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Posted - Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:44 am
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| . . It seems to me that there should be a plugin that would allow users to sample the EQ of a selected file and then compare that average EQ to the work in progress. Also, the user could make adjustments to the EQ to match that of the sampled file. I've found that Ozone's EQ area doesn't help me much in that area. . . |
Stephen, I've not used this aspect to any great extent, but Ozone seems to have what you are looking for, I'd think. Check the ozone manual on using snapshots:
"A powerful tool for comparing the tonal balance of your mix to other songs is by using spectrum snapshots. This is done by clicking on the Snapshots button. You have access to four Snapshots, marked with the buttons labeled A through D. Clicking on a button takes a snapshot of the spectrum at that instant in time. You can show individual snapshots by clicking the “Show” checkbox below each Snapshot button. In most cases, you should use Snapshots when the spectrum is in Average Mode. This will allow you to compare overall tonal balance without being distracted by short peaks."
p 20
How does this differ from what you want?
regards,
Jim
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SJM
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