What’s the best EQ for a Yamaha YEV electric violin? — Transcript

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1. 0:00So, you realize this is a little bit
2. 0:02like asking me what is the best topping
3. 0:05to put on a pizza, right? So, a lot of
4. 0:07this is personal preference, and a lot
5. 0:10of it depends on the context that you're
6. 0:12in. Are you playing unaccompanied
7. 0:14violin? Are you playing in a band with
8. 0:16three guitar players? Are you playing in
9. 0:18a jazz band? Like
10. 0:19all of these things affect the way I
11. 0:22would EQ an instrument. It also matters
12. 0:24a lot what are you running the
13. 0:26instrument through? What is your signal
14. 0:28chain? Now, I'm going to do a
15. 0:29demonstration for you of a couple of
16. 0:31different EQ curves,
17. 0:33and I'm just going to run straight into
18. 0:34the HX Stomp, which it essentially be
19. 0:36like running directly into your
20. 0:38interface.
21. 0:40But, if you're running through some
22. 0:41pedals or through an amp, that's going
23. 0:44to change all of this. So, this is the
24. 0:46Yamaha YEV with no EQ whatsoever. This
25. 0:50is just flat.
26. 0:54>> [music]
27. 0:56>> A lot of people will ask for more warmth
28. 0:58in this fiddle, so I'm adding about 3 dB
29. 1:01at 220.
30. 1:05>> [music]
31. 1:07>> Some people will ask for a little less
32. 1:09of a nasal sound, so here's a 4 dB cut
33. 1:12at 1 kHz.
34. 1:17>> [music]
35. 1:19>> Some people want a little less bite, so
36. 1:22here's a 4 dB cut at 3.7 K.
37. 1:27>> [music]
38. 1:31>> Some people want more sparkle, so here's
39. 1:34a 4 dB boost at 7 K.
40. 1:40>> [music]