In this week’s Audio Premium content, Ryan Leach teaches you how to quickly improve the sound of your tracks with Match EQ. While the screenshots for this tutorial are taken in Logic Pro, the content is not Logic-centric and is equally useful and valuable in any software that deals with sequenced music.
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One of the more interesting plugins that comes pre-packaged with Logic Pro is Match EQ. Match EQ lets you “copy” the frequency spectrum, or fingerprint, of a source track and apply that spectrum to a target track. It essentially compares what your song sounds like to the source and compensates for the difference, hence the name “match”. The most common and practical use of Match EQ is for mastering a final mix, but it can also be an extremely useful tool for bringing out individual instruments and even for new or special effects. In this tutorial we’ll discuss how to get started using Match EQ and look at a few different ways you can use the basic features to put it to use.
Table of Contents
- Why Use Match EQ?
- Some Basic Guidelines
- Source
- Current Track
- Adjusting Settings
- For Mastering
- Using a Source Track
- Default Settings
- For Single Instruments and Sections
- For Effects
- Conclusion
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