20 Tips On Mixing

10. Don't over EQ sounds as they're likely to sound unnatural, especially when boosting. As a rule, good external
equalisers will sound better than your console channel EQ when you're trying to make significant tonal
changes. If you can confine your EQ to gentle shelving cut or boost rather than using heavy sweep mid, you're
less likely to end up with nasal, harsh or phasey sounds.