EQ, Might be the most important tool for producers, sound designers, and audio engineers.
It gives us a collection of filters that lets us shape the sound by boosting or attenuating frequencies.
There are two main types of EQ:
Fixed Band
This type of EQs are very colorful more musical and less precise. They are great to give your sound some character.
This type of EQs have few knobs that are hard-set to a pre- determined band of frequencies. It’s very easy to use with great results.
Unfortunately in Ableton Live we do not have a Fixed Band EQ (The EQ Three is more for DJs than to color the sound) but you can get a really great FREE(!) one called Luftikus (Supports 32 and 64 bit).
Parametric
Parametric EQs might be the most popular type and we can find them in any major music software.
This type of EQs let you change the filter types, Filter Width and of course the frequency. In most cases you also get a graphical display for the EQ.
Most software parametric EQ also offers a built-in Spectrum Analyzer to help you understand the sonic content of the sound. Since Ableton Live 9 we have a built-in spectrum in EQ Eight.
Parametric EQs are very precise and they can cut or boost frequencies in a micro, surgical way.
As a result of all this changeable parameters it can be hard to know which frequencies you should boost or cut and you might end up making the sound worse than making it better.
If you just starting out or want quick results you can use Ableton Live’s EQ presets. In Live’s browser under Audio Effect you can click on the expand button next to EQ Eight and reveal all the factory presets.
If you have Ableton Live 8 you can also use the presets from that version (Which are different than 9).
This presets are great but they might limit you to a small selection of options to shape your sound.
Logic EQ Presets for Live
As I mentioned above. Major Music Softwares today all have a built-in EQ. And like Ableton Live those built-in EQs also comes with presets.
Apple Logic Pro X is one of the most popular software for music producers. It’s built-in Effects are top of the line and they all have presets to match.
Logic EQ presets for Live is a collection of more then 100 presets for Live’s EQ Eight. I’ve ported all the presets and translated them to Live’s built-in EQ Eight.
All the presets are categorized and set to high quality mode (oversampling).
These presets can get you professional results very quickly for any type of sound you are working on.
You can even add them to your side bar for quick use.
Installation
Drag the folder directly into Live’s Browser under:
– User Library/Presets/Audio Effects/EQ Eight
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For a Free pack of pro EQ Presets check out Ozone presets for Live
