I’ve had a nice couple days of re-visiting EQ, being reminded of how powerful it is, and being shown how fundamentally important it is for making music that feels big, enveloping, properly seasoned and delicious.

Take a listen to the before and after here. This isn’t something I’m all that good at, so the before and after isn’t as dramatic as it could be, but to my ears, the after sounds much better.

Before:

After:

If you’re a music-maker (and Ableton Live user) and would like to see/hear what I’m talking about, download this Ableton Live project. It contains a short drum loop with some EQ I’ve applied. If you think you can do better (and quite likely you can), please let me hear!

Download the Live project

I did this in headphones (don’t have any speakes here in Berlin yet), which is probably a very bad thing to do.

I arrived in Berlin a few days ago. The situation seems perfect. I really want to update this site soon, but I may be too busy making music and just being here to do anything for a while. In the meantime, best to link up with me on FaceBook or Twitter. For my gig schedule, see MySpace.