Compare EQ for multiple tracks

[Teddy Shredding'em]

I've used ReaEQ to EQ some guitar, bass, and drum tracks, is there any way to get each of the EQ curves onto one screen so I can compare them easily? Think it would help me to carve out a unique space for them all.

[ashcat_lt]

When you say EQ curve, do you mean ReaEQs control curves or do you mean spectrum analysis of the audio signals?

The first requires a multichannel EQ of some kind. Not something I’ve ever gone looking for but I’d imagine Melda has something like that. Probably soundtoys and a few others, too.

The second requires multichannel analysis. Voxengo Span is almost everybody’s choice on that front, though I can’t seem to get it to show me more than two at a time. Again, I know Melda has this and in fact whatever EQ you might find probably has the analysis right on the same window so you don’t even have to answer my original question.

I’d warn you not to rely too heavily on this kind of thing. It can be a useful tool for learning and can even help some in situations where you can’t fully trust your monitoring, but you really should be mixing by ear. Literally nobody cares what it looks like.

[Jeffsounds]

Originally Posted by ashcat_lt

The first requires a multichannel EQ of some kind. Not something I’ve ever gone looking for but I’d imagine Melda has something like that.

Melda's MMultiAnalyzer does it and there is no other set up for it. Just add it to whatever tracks you want to analyze and each copy will show all the other tracks as different colors.

[ashcat_lt]

Originally Posted by Jeffsounds

Melda's MMultiAnalyzer does it and there is no other set up for it. Just add it to whatever tracks you want to analyze and each copy will show all the other tracks as different colors.

The first thing is about EQs. This is exactly what I meant for the second thing, though.

[Tod]

Originally Posted by Jeffsounds

Melda's MMultiAnalyzer does it and there is no other set up for it. Just add it to whatever tracks you want to analyze and each copy will show all the other tracks as different colors.

Yeah, I've got that too, it's useful for checking multiple tracks, but for mixing and mastering SPAN is still my first choice.

It is unfortunate that SPAN will not analyze more then 2 tracks, even for the paid version.

[Jeffsounds]

Originally Posted by Tod

Yeah, I've got that too, it's useful for checking multiple tracks, but for mixing and mastering SPAN is still my first choice.

It is unfortunate that SPAN will not analyze more then 2 tracks, even for the paid version.

Which makes MMultiAnalyzer better, right? I seem to remember that there IS a way to make SPAN show more than 2 tracks but I couldn't tell you how. Maybe a search will turn up something.

[Tod]

Originally Posted by Jeffsounds

Which makes MMultiAnalyzer better, right? I seem to remember that there IS a way to make SPAN show more than 2 tracks but I couldn't tell you how. Maybe a search will turn up something.

Yeah, I use MMultiAnalyzer for comparing multiple tracks, it works great for that, and it also has several settings to maximize the reading you get.

Where I use SPAN is my mixing/mastering bus set up, I really only need to see 2 signals at a time for this.

[dsealer]

Originally Posted by Tod

Yeah, I use MMultiAnalyzer for comparing multiple tracks, it works great for that, and it also has several settings to maximize the reading you get.

Where I use SPAN is my mixing/mastering bus set up, I really only need to see 2 signals at a time for this.

Wondering what 2 things do you analyze on your master buss

[Tod]

Originally Posted by dsealer

Wondering what 2 things do you analyze on your master buss

I've got several songs that I consider good enough for references and I might use 1, 2, 3, or 4 of them one at a time. However, I've created a reference file using pink noise that is based on several of my favorite reference songs and I've gotten to where I use that a lot.

[jmgweb01]

Here's how I do it...

[Tod]

Originally Posted by jmgweb01

Here's how I do it...

Hi jmgweb01, sorry, the picture is too small for me to see what's there.

On another note, I bought SPAN Plus so now I can see up to 6 different spectrums at a time.

[bolgwrad]

Mulitinspector free does something similar quite neatly, just add it to whatever tracks you want to analyse together.

https://freevstplugins.net/multiinspectorfree-v-1-2-0/

[martmix]

Originally Posted by bolgwrad

Mulitinspector free does something similar quite neatly, just add it to whatever tracks you want to analyse together.

https://freevstplugins.net/multiinspectorfree-v-1-2-0/

thank you bolgwrad

[pepe44]

Not with reaper stock plugins.
You will nedd some 3rd party developer like melda, fabfilter, izotope, bueluecat Audio, those are just some that came to mind at the moment.

[JamesPeters]

https://github.com/JoepVanlier/JSFX#...-window---tool

[Uncovered Pitch]

I recommend Sugar Audio Filterizor for this. Not only can you compare the various spectra on one screen, but you can also EQ all those tracks there and then in the same window, including linked EQs, i.e. raising 60Hz on the kick and simultaneously lowering it on the bass.