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Old 05-03-2021, 02:49 AM
Sardi Sardi is offline
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Default Getting rid of a metallic twangy sound on electro acoustic

What do you want a screenshot of/for? A preset isn’t going to help as it’s highly dependent on the source material.

Just grab the EQ7 plugin included in Pro Tools, set a narrowish Q on one of the mid bands, boost it and start sweeping the frequency spectrum until you start emphasising the problematic frequency. Once you’ve found it, invert the gain so your cutting not boosting and you’ll start to reduce the unwanted tone. I would also open up the Q otherwise you start to get a nasal like quality if it’s too sharp. If required, use a secondary band.

At the end of the day, you need to use your ears. You’re already halfway there in that you’ve identified something you don’t like. Now you just have to find it and try to correct it.

One last thing, once you’re happy with the EQ, play it in context to the rest of the mix. You might find the processing doesn’t need to be as drastic when other instruments are added as they may mask some of the offending frequencies.


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Last edited by Sardi; 05-03-2021 at 03:41 AM.
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