"Subtractive EQ"

EQ is one of the most basic tools of recording and mixing. EQ is responsible for getting all of your voices and instruments to sit together in the song. One basic rule of thumb is to use what is called "subtractive eq". You make dips or cuts in the frequencies instead of raising peaks, as this adds noisy information that wasn't there to begin with. For example, if you have a male vocalist and a rhodes keyboard yo need to mix, instead of boosting the male vocalist, make a dip in the low mids of the rhodes to separate him from the mix. You'll find subtractive EQ will give you a cleaner sound when all the little tweaks add up. Happy mixing....

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