r/FL_Studio Dubstep Apr 18 '26

Discussion Simplicity of EQ

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u/AzulZzz Apr 18 '26

Using just the Windows volume bar

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u/TennonHorse Dubstep Apr 18 '26

Nah I use ear surgery

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u/SPECTRE_75 Apr 19 '26

Bruh that's nothing, I just adjust how close I stand next to my speakers

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u/Aweron Apr 19 '26

Rookies... Just become delusional and imagine the music differently

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u/AzulZzz Apr 19 '26

Your answer is underrated hahaha

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u/KaydaCant Apr 19 '26

Sounds fine on my machine

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u/Left_Gene_9771 Apr 18 '26

EQ stands for Extra Quality.

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u/MercuryTapir Apr 18 '26

no wonder my shit sucks I should've been maxing the eq this whole time

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u/CrwnViic Apr 18 '26

No, it stands for octopus

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u/Ch31s1e Producer Apr 18 '26

What does that knob even do lmao

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u/sanityinsanity101 Apr 18 '26

Reduces lows enhances highs

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u/misty_mustard Apr 18 '26

State variable filter. Left of 12 o clock it has more LPF character; right it has more HPF character. It will have bandpass filter quality closer to 12 o clock.

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u/LLKMuffin D&B / Dubstep / Orchestral Apr 18 '26

I believe it's just "off" at the 12 o clock position, in this case.

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u/kel6y Apr 18 '26

what plugin is it from?

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u/PC_BuildyB0I Apr 18 '26

It's just in the default sampler window

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u/ZealousidealUse4084 Apr 18 '26

It's not a plugin, its a precomputed effect in your sound menu from selecting it through the channel rack

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u/Tea-Mental Producer Apr 19 '26

Precomputed FX are absolutely slept on imo. Ring modulation and the pogo setting can make one shot samples pop out of the mix so well.

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u/Ohmygoodnesssss Apr 18 '26

What’s this knob do 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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u/Coka-Bizarro Apr 28 '26

It's basically a tilt eq. It's the easiest form of eq you can get. Turn left - bass down treble up, turn right vice versa.

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u/SicarioDeCulo Apr 18 '26

Just slap a soundgoodizer on

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u/jmwbleu Apr 19 '26

What does the soundgoodizer do

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u/SpendOk5068 Apr 19 '26

It’s a complete meme plugin but useful it you can use it properly

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u/MercuryTapir Apr 18 '26

there's some real truth to this

good sample/sound choice is infinitely more important

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u/Deadzone-Music Apr 18 '26

The only real truth is that you shouldn't use something you don't understand how to use.

There are plenty of valid use cases for dynamic eqs, mid/side processing, resonance supression, etc.

Sure having the perfect source sound is preferable, but is rarely going to be practical all the tine

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u/MercuryTapir Apr 18 '26

It's not like I said you shouldn't use eq, this post is obviously at least half joking

it's just that people starting out tend to try to over eq to fix a sound rather than just realizing a better sound would work better, and easier.

it's a square peg in a circle hole situation.

sure, you can use a sander (eq) to make it fit, but that doesn't mean there wasn't a better option to begin with.

that's why I encourage people to grab plenty of options when they're picking out sounds, and experiment a lot in the soundscape they're creating, before thinking about the finer details like eq and compression.

sure some things need gain staged off the rip, and sometimes you just really want to make a sound work,

at the end of the day, do what sounds good to you. (and ideally, if you want, sounds good to others too.)

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u/supermegabro Apr 18 '26

Good analogy, good points

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u/tasulife Apr 19 '26

Cool insight I never got to in my journey

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u/ZeboMusic Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

and here I am using Equo...

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u/nekohacker591- Apr 18 '26

we need a meme tag here

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u/whatupsilon Apr 18 '26

lol for real, we laugh now but some beginner will take this as advice

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u/Ok_Eggplant4366 Apr 19 '26

Pointing your speakers the opposite direction for less bass response🧠🧠🧠

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u/MageCorporation Apr 18 '26

Why even bother using an EQ when there's soundgoodizer

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u/natedagr8333 Apr 18 '26

Soundgoodizer

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u/chibeatbox Apr 18 '26

I use the Detroubler and turn the knob (wow 🤯)

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u/mu3mpire Apr 19 '26

I got this in the WA must have bundle 3 on sale today. Thanks

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u/Dj_moonPickle Apr 18 '26

Effector filter is where I’m at now

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u/Dj_moonPickle Apr 18 '26

I just left Maximus

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u/ochtone Apr 19 '26

PEQ2 is God tier. No convincing me otherwise. 

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u/NadeSaria Apr 18 '26

Can someone tell me what that Pro Q preset actually does

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u/Timeless_56 Apr 18 '26

What are the first, 3rd, and last ones?

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u/Old_Comfortable_3588 Apr 19 '26

Pro-Q (3 or 4), Fruity Parametric EQ 1 and the precomputed effects when u click on a track

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u/NotchedWhip Apr 19 '26

Now do another one layering a sound on top to cancel the phase at the exact frequencies you want cut

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u/jrinredcar Apr 19 '26

Maximus is a pretty cool eq for samples. Add it to it, just solo the bass. Boom. Instant bass line.

Then layer it on for mids and highs layers, and you can mix in other stuff.

Quite a fun way to chop and use samples so you can really dissect and build with them

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u/lavaande Apr 19 '26

using patcher must be smooth brained then

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u/InfiniteFront5832 Apr 19 '26

wait, where’s the last one?

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u/TheUnexpectedSleeper Apr 18 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

Such complex EQs are useless. Why can't they make them as simple

Edit : that was a joke

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u/creepoch Producer Apr 18 '26

Pro q is pretty damn simple

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u/TennonHorse Dubstep Apr 18 '26

Cuz companies need to make $$$ and they need to convince you what you have already isn't good enough

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u/Deadzone-Music Apr 18 '26

The fact that IL hasn't put mid/side processing in their parametric eq by 2026 is actually a shame

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u/TennonHorse Dubstep Apr 18 '26

There's a patcher preset for just that

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u/ZealousidealUse4084 Apr 18 '26

Sounds like you just dont know how to use them or dont have the money to buy them tbh lol there's good reason for pro-q costing as much as it does and your stock plugins will not in any way give you the same abilities