Pat Brown and Paintbrushes | Understanding EQ and Facing the Phase Boogeyman

►► Get my audio math survival spreadsheet and target traces found in my audio toolkit: ►► Pat Brown’s Brilliant EQ Workflow Article: Are you second guessing yourself when it comes to EQ? I used to be afraid to use EQ judiciously. Were these filters ruining my phase response? Is the data I’m seeing because of the speaker, or is it something in the room? How do I fix it? Today I want to break down for you the fundamental characteristics of EQ and how to think about the tool in a new light. And most importantly - help deescalate some of the fear behind one of your most powerful tools (after you crank out a killer system design, of course). We’ll cover: - How EQ filters can actually help our phase response - Pat Brown’s brilliantly efficient and effective EQ approach - Where to not to use EQ and chase your tail 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Agenda 02:17 - What is EQ for? 07:37 - How can we use EQ efficiently and responsibly? 09:17 - Speaker Equalization vs System Equalization 12:21 - Pat Brown & Paintbrushes: a Logical and Orderly EQ Approach 17:26 - Extrapolating Pat’s Principles to System Tuning 20:32 - Facing the Phase Boogeyman 26:25 - Can I use EQ to correct Acoustic Issues in my room/venue? 34:09 - Recap