Understanding how EQ works and knowing when and how to apply it to tracks in a mix are all key to achieving great sounding results. Without EQ we wouldn’t be able to shape the colour of sound, which is one of many fundamental processes we use to sit tracks together in a mix. EQ plug-ins come in all shapes and sizes. Many are surgical, parametric style EQ’s, others are emulations based on legendary analogue gear with a raft of cool EQ’s that sit somewhere in the middle of those two styles. It doesn’t matter what your go to EQ plug-in is, if you don’t know how to get the most from EQ your productions will suffer.

In this roundup we have collated several EQ tips and tutorial videos produced by The Production Expert Team and by our partners. Many of these tutorials are either DAW or plug-in specific but don’t let that put you off. The vast majority of the tips featured in the content below can be easily applied to any EQ plug-in in any DAW. Take your EQ skills from zero to hero today: