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"William Sommerwerck" écrivait news:i6dk1b$omj
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Another question, is it better to compress an EQ'd
signal or to EQ a compressed signal (drums)?

It is better /not/ to EQ or compress the signal at all. Is it necessary
to
eff-up /every/ recorded sound?


What about when the recording room is less than ideal?

To give a serious answer to a question that should never have been asked
in
the first place... If you boost particular frequencies in the drums'
range,
then those frequencies will be compressed more than those that weren't
boosted, largely wiping out the effect of boosting them. *

I would compress the sound first, then EQ it, as this will minimize any
interaction between the two processes.


* This is a somewhat stupid explanation, as most drums produce sounds
over a
range of frequencies, rather than at specific pitch.




Cutting or boosting some specific frequencies on some drums could give them
more punch or remove some muddiness, etc.

I'm in a learning process, that's why I ask those questions.