På Sat, 3 Jan 2004 skrev Dennis Gunn: > > Personally I agree that mic placement is a great way to get sounds > but it is not the only valid alternative and even at the highest > professional level the recording engineer and the mixing engineer are > not always the same person with the result that there will often be > two different opinions about what is needed. Rereading my post, I can not see that I implied that mic placement is the only valid alternative to EQ'ing at any level. I only stated that it will simplify your mix. I still do. It doesn't matter if your doing country, electronica or whatever R&B. Of coarse you EQ at some level. Subtracting at certain frequencies. And sweetens that nice air on her voice. And of coarse sometimes you go wild with that little freq. knob. But the better foundation, the better result. In your last example I'd be very aware of my mikes, knowing that somebody else was going to look me in my cards, and also would have to sort out my mess. (Or lack of, hopefully) Now, I'm aware that the thread was about different EQ's. And in that context I thought that a different view or advice would be appropriate. Maybe I was wrong. Don't know. Happy new year anyway. Best @nders

> >It doesn't matter if your doing country, electronica or whatever R&B. >Of coarse you EQ at some level. What if you are doing a POD demo? >Subtracting at certain frequencies. And sweetens that nice air on her >voice. And of coarse sometimes you go wild with that little freq. knob. >But the better foundation, the better result. >In your last example I'd be very aware of my mikes, knowing that >somebody else was going to look me in my cards, and also would have to Where do you keep your cards? Anyway of course are right that the closer you get things to the way they are supposed to be from the get go the better off you are going to be in the long run.