Stuart Welwood
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Studio One Pro EQ is now officially my favorite choice for dealing with old recordings.
After separating stems from a recording I made in the 1990s with 1980s synths, the bass track was badly buzzing. Here's a sample, before:
Ouch!
I thought I would have to give up on using stem separation for this song, until I started messing around with Pro EQ's dynamic EQ abilities. Along with some heavy static EQ in the higher bands, my goal of processing the stem tracks separately was not lost. Another Pro EQ was used to tune out some of the unwanted resonances in the original track.
And here's after:
A huge improvement!
The remaining artifacts should be easily masked by the drums and other tracks.
I used some extreme settings. I also ended up using a Pro EQ on each stem. Here's a screen shot:
After separating stems from a recording I made in the 1990s with 1980s synths, the bass track was badly buzzing. Here's a sample, before:
Ouch!
I thought I would have to give up on using stem separation for this song, until I started messing around with Pro EQ's dynamic EQ abilities. Along with some heavy static EQ in the higher bands, my goal of processing the stem tracks separately was not lost. Another Pro EQ was used to tune out some of the unwanted resonances in the original track.
And here's after:
A huge improvement!
The remaining artifacts should be easily masked by the drums and other tracks.
I used some extreme settings. I also ended up using a Pro EQ on each stem. Here's a screen shot:
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