EQ And Compressor.

Which should come first?

This is what many get confused.

When asking producers, some will state reasons why a compressor should come first; others, why an EQ should come first.

Everyone stated his or her reasons of why a compressor should come first before others ,

So why does an EQ should come first?

So I'll clarify it for you

and leave you with some decisions to make,

But at the end, Both methods are awesome!

EQ pre (before) compression produces a warmer tone and

EQ post (after) (Compression before the EQ) produces a more cleaner sound.

So what you have to ask yourself is:

"Why should you compress the frequencies

you don't need?"

Do you need a cleaner sound?

If you compress before EQ, how will you get to

hear those frequencies that bother you?

Do you wanna EQ your squish or Squish your EQ?

The truth is: There are no right or wrong ways in mixing.

Make good use of your ears, experiment , and go for what suits your music best.

By: CrowdKit