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🎧 How Smart is Smart: EQ 4? You're about to find out!
📊 Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Mixbuss processing
2:08 - Group/track processing
3:30 - Plug-in interface explained
5:46 - Plug-in demo on multiple tracks
8:58 - Drum bus tweaking
11:20 - Test drive on a full mix
14:51 - General Impression
15:31 - Closing thoughts
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@Captainhit 3 месяца назад

FINALLY! Someone who knows how to explain and teach! Don't mean to be unkind but most people simply don't know how to explain the Smart:EQ 4 or any other tools when it comes to recording and the tools that are used. You're a great coach and teacher. Took me an hour to find you and I have subscribed. Thank you.

@OliBeaudoin 3 месяца назад

Thanks Captain! Glad it helped! 🙏😎

@frattuncbas 4 дня назад

Use it after Ayaic Mix Monolith and see more magic 🙂 and add some Techivation stuff..Viola!🎉

@OliBeaudoin 4 дня назад

I’ll check that plugin out! Thanks for your comments! 🙏😎

@saiben9639 7 месяцев назад

My new reference vid to use this plugin thx .

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much Saiben! Glad it could help!

@grolux12 6 месяцев назад

Thank's a lot Oli. Clear explanations. Good music by the way ;-) Merci Oli

@OliBeaudoin 6 месяцев назад

Merci mec! 😎🙏

@mufcmusic8514 6 месяцев назад

Best tutorial on this thank you so much

@OliBeaudoin 6 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! 🙏😎

@Steviee8 3 месяца назад

nice demo, Do you still do fine tuning with your faders in the end or are you leaving them at unity and dialing in only with Smart EQ? And does changing fader levels on the individual tracks does it completely screw SmartEQ? and it needs to re learn

@OliBeaudoin 3 месяца назад

Hey Stevie! Good questions there. 1. Smart:EQ4 is not meant to replace volume automation with faders 🎚️, but rather to create space in the frequency spectrum (unmasking). So, yes, I would still do fader automation. I like to keep all faders at unity until it’s time for final automation. I do that by adjusting clip/audio event gain or within the plugin chain (any plugin with gain setting can do). 2. Depending on your DAW’s mixer, when inserting a plugin, you can either load it PRE fader of POST fader, whichever suits your needs best depending on the context. 3. If Smart:EQ4 was loaded post-fader, changing levels with the fader will affect input volume in the plugin, but should not affect frequency/spectral adjustment curve. I would rather load it pre-fader and then work on fine-tuning volume automation after. Hope that helps! 🙏

@monomono 4 месяца назад

so cool! wish i had any cool music to work with

@OliBeaudoin 4 месяца назад

🙏

@guinganfg 3 месяца назад

Nice video, my friend!! Noob quetion here, should I use smar eq4 as the last plugin of my chain, meaning, conpression and lets say saturation first? or should I use it as my first plugin on the chain having the rest of the processing done after smart eq4? Thanks in advance! By the way you got a new subscriber contrats on the content! Cheers! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@OliBeaudoin 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your comment and sub! For the spot in the chain, it really depends on your approach/needs. Do you want it to do “heavy lifting” or do you want to use it more as a sort of polish? In my case, I like to use it at the end of the chain to get that last 5-10% of unmasking that standard EQ and other processing didn’t achieve. Remember, there are no set rules in mixing, it’s all about what you hear in the end. Hope that helps! 🙏

@DSWL_ 3 месяца назад

was looking for a video on how to route it in FL 21 specifically because when i try to make groups it doesn't recognize the other mixer channels with instruments on them that i want to EQ. should I make a dedicated bus channel?

@OliBeaudoin 3 месяца назад

Hey! I don’t use FL Studio, but yes, try creating dedicated busses. In the video, I printed all busses to stems and then loaded the plugin on all of them. Hope that helps! 🙏

@NormanTiner 7 месяцев назад

Quick question. Were those vocals heavily tuned? That first sustained note has that kind of weed whacker artificial sound.

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

Yes, they were tuned with Melodyne. But, what you’re hearing is the unison doubles for that first part, which gives a glassy/chorus-type of character to the vocal’s sound.

@OhanaNery 7 месяцев назад

🔥

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

❤️

@aiconic10 8 дней назад

Mine only shows the single instrument. I need to read the manual. I have no idea how to get the same screen you have.

@OliBeaudoin 8 дней назад

Have you tried loading an instance on each bus/track, then adding it to a group?

@LoserDub 7 месяцев назад

I have the sonible (i forgot the exact name im not home) smartlimiter? And im always having problems with its floor and headroom, it will constantly tell me to move headroom to 1db but the arrow will be pointing down, or it will tell me to move the floor to x and i do it and then it tells me to go and move it back. Frustrating, but when you just use your ears and follow the lufs graph its great

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

Smart:limit is a great limiter. Going with your ears is always the best though! Meters are only there to help!

@larsb.nielsen4481 7 месяцев назад

is it possible to automate the arrangement of the group management.? ex. a part of the song you need to rearrange the group management (vocals in the back ex.)🤔

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

I tried and it doesn't seem like it is possible. As a workaround, I would duplicate the tracks (in this case BGV), and assign them to a new group. Voilà!

@larsb.nielsen4481 7 месяцев назад

@@OliBeaudoin hmm🤔can you please make a short video of this workaround? thanks

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

@@larsb.nielsen4481 It's quite simple: 1. Duplicate the tracks that you want to be treated differently for that part of the song 2. Disable/mute all the originals events that were duplicated only in that specific part 3. Create a new group in smart:EQ 4 with the tracks that were duplicated, disable/mute all events other than in that specific part 4. Add that new group to a “Front/Middle/Back” depending on what you want to prioritize. Hope that helps!

@larsb.nielsen4481 7 месяцев назад

@@OliBeaudoin Thanks 😀🤩

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

You're very welcome!

@frattuncbas 4 дня назад

So do you think it is more functional or correct to use Sonible before or after when we want to characterize channels with SSL or something similar?

@OliBeaudoin 4 дня назад

The way I choose to use it is at the very end of my chain on each bus, but there’s no right or wrong. I prefer to do most of the heavy lifting manually and not rely too much on “smart” or automated decisions. That way, it can help you get that last 5-10% of clarity and punch by unmasking your busses without “taking over” your workflow!

@frattuncbas 4 дня назад

@@OliBeaudoin I'm trying to do same chain.🙏

@OliBeaudoin 3 дня назад

@@frattuncbas Awesome!

@adriankohres5623 6 месяцев назад

Where can I listen to the music? :)

@OliBeaudoin 6 месяцев назад

It’s not yet released! The band is called All is Ashes. Check them out on YT or other DSPs!

@dougleydorite 7 месяцев назад

The bass guitar is very pumpy but it actually works in the mix

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

The stems were printed with sidechain compression on, that’s why!

@NoNovaCain 6 месяцев назад

How do I use this with reason 12. Please someone help me

@OliBeaudoin 6 месяцев назад

I’m not familiar with Reason, but any DAW that can load a third party plugin (VST/AAX/Component) should be able to load Smart:EQ 4 plugin like any other.

@NoNovaCain 6 месяцев назад

how do I get it to listen to all my tracks? Anyone help me please

@evanduril 7 месяцев назад

I found it's not very good in melodic techno, especially with snappy and distorted bass, when the bass leads in the song along with some synth. It justs lowers the dynamic and volume of everything, making everything average.

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

Have you tried narrowing the width of the EQ curve, so that it targets only the spectrum of your audio source where it's really needed? Let me know if that helps!

@evanduril 7 месяцев назад

@@OliBeaudoin I did, but when i do it doesn't include bypassed frequencies for unmasking. I'm not sure if AI has been trained on melodic techno like ArtBat, Medusa etc

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

@@evanduril Ok, thanks for letting me know! The algorythm should have assessed basically every genre out there. I'll check with the team about this issue!

@evanduril 6 месяцев назад

@@OliBeaudoin I've been testing this for last days and it seems it's even worse than i thought OR i don't really understand how it works. I've created some bass, heavy in low frequencies, and kick with good amount of sub. The i've added both to group, set both to group only. What i was expecting Smart eq to do is eliminate frequency masking. What it did was to cut almost all lows from bass and boosted low-mids in kick. So it broke the kick and removed bass frequencies from bass...

@OliBeaudoin 6 месяцев назад

@@evanduril Hey Evan, have you tried using it in Tracks+group as well? Are these tracks reasonably balanced in the first place? Have you picked the right algorithm for each source? Let me know. It may be that the learning curve is not there yet. I was already used to Smart:EQ3, so it wasn't too hard to get used to the new features of version 4.

@pd177 2 месяца назад

Didn't smart eq 3 do that?

@OliBeaudoin 2 месяца назад

Yes, but no group hierarchy like V.4 and a few other things as well

@NormanTiner 7 месяцев назад

One of the biggest issues with AI/machine learning across the board is it's tendency to lean toward the average. You ask GPT a question and it'll answer with a weak, generalized answer. You generate a song and the lyrics are fitting but boring and the arrangement is suited but not special. You ask it to arrange your mix and it'll clear up the masking but it doesn't leave any creative masking or accentuate things to suit the song. It doesn't matter how much data is thrown at it, this is inherent in the technology. Eventually maybe there will be a focus on unique and creative outputs, but for now it just doesn't compete with human mastery.

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

That’s exactly why all this AI-driven processing has to be taken with a grain of salt 🧂. We can only achieve unique and original-sounding mixes/songs with a human/creative approach to it… until Skynet takes over! 🤖🤣

@dougleydorite 7 месяцев назад

Make nasty and use the mix/parallel blend to bring in some balance? Automate the mix knob to taste

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

@@dougleydorite That's a cool idea Doug!

@artysanmobile 5 месяцев назад

We don’t need a smart equalizer. Our ears are the perfect ‘brain’ for using an equalizer. What is needed instead is practice and understanding combined with a precision tool with well conceived controls. The whole plug-in market is drifting dangerously in the direction of “the machine knows best” which is antithetical to art itself. The concept of all ‘smart’ plugins is that there is one right way to tackle whatever the job is. By extension, this can only lead to uniformity in production of music, the very last thing music could ever need.

@OliBeaudoin 5 месяцев назад

You have a point there. This type of tool is has several advantages though: get a quick balance in no time, great learning tool to understand frequency masking, and it can serve to get that last 5 to 10% after a mix has been done.

@garethde-witt6433 7 месяцев назад

It’s not very useful

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

What do you mean?

@garethde-witt6433 7 месяцев назад

@@OliBeaudoinit’s just another eq the only difference is the ai. I like to use my ears when eqing so I have a reasonable idea of when I have what I want. The Ai makes rough suggestions which are calculated through machine learning giving you “ a potentially perfect mix curve”. This makes it useless and takes the feel out of the mix. And you end up with soulless mixes that sound boring. So it’s not a useful tool.

@OliBeaudoin 7 месяцев назад

I get your point. We should never solely rely on AI, but it can give great insights. For preproduction purposes, it can also get you setup in no time to get a decent balance.