Cheap deck and mixer ive been offered, thoughts please!

[BenRW]

Mr_Moo said:

What do the EQs do?

 

allow you to alter the bass, mid range and treble of the track (sometimes only bass and treble). Useful but not necessary for a beginner.

 

U will need to upgrade l8r on tho if u get into it. But if ur only looking for something to mess around at first with i'd get them. Especially at that price. You can always upgrade l8r and u can prob get more than that amount on ebay for them when u want to upgrade.

[JoeDrawb]

eq's - low,mid+hi....u can fiddle around with the sound of the tune so.....i.e low - lets u cut out the bass of a tune...so when im mixin, the bass on the tune im bringin in would be set lower than the one playing...and gradually swap them around to get a smooth mix.......or, quickly flip them over to get the full effect of the bass from the new tune ur bringin in.....u just gotta play around with them

 

 

[JoeDrawb]

yeh and once you've mastered that, i'll let u come round and have a play with my flange

[Agent]

If u dont want em i'll have em m8

[Clubbing Si]

Agent said:

If u dont want em i'll have em m8

 

tealeaf LOL

[Mr_Happy]

benrostwood said:

yppaH_rM said:

i used my eq's from day one. i cant mix w/o them. never could

but its all down to style @ the end of the day. cunted mixed w/o touching my eq's at tw4 and his mixing was spot on

 

i found that learning without eq meant that i had to have it perfect each time. I have found that since using eqs i have made mistakes i wudnt norm have made as i have hidden behind the cleaner sound eqs make mixing if there is a mistake. Since realising this i have changed my use of them to minimalistic but it does depend on the track

 

like i said - its all down to personal style.

[LiquidEyes]

Jay said:

the louder the system makes them more important surely.

Totally agree Jay. The whole issue of "phasing" kick drums, for example, is a much bigger issue when you have hefty speakers/subwoofers.

 

NickG, maybe you have a better home system than most.

 

Ben, I managed without EQ controls on my first mixer, but once you've got used to using them, it's hard to go back! They really do give you a lot more flexibility & creativity.