DJ Music

Altering the EQ of a channel, has interesting effects on the music being played out and effectively helps to create a unique sound that a DJ can use to make his set more interesting and creative, playing with the EQ controls allows a DJ to annunciate certain elements of a track or hide other elements, when used on one channel during a mix, the effects can help to blend the mix allowing the two tracks to merge more smoothly.

There are usually 3 EQs, on most DJ mixers, however specialist mixers may have more, and have an additional control called a kill switch that will cut out all sound for that EQ range.

Put simply there is no real way to learn how to use EQ, its simply a case of trial and error. However an understanding of how EQ works will give any DJ a better understanding of its impact on DJ music.

Essentially, each EQ controls a given range of frequencies, each EQ control effectively acts as a filter that the music passes through, enhancing or removing frequencies in the music. a DJ can thus use the EQ controls to enhance his set vocabulary making it more expressive and interesting for the audience.

in general some EQ effects that have really cool results on the music are as follows:

with vocals- max out the mid, cut out the bass and high

with heavy bass- max out the bass cut everything else

with intros- max out the high cut the rest

one good trick to use when mixing is to cut out the bass EQ on the out going track and bring in the Bass EQ from the incoming track, effectively replacing the Bass EQ, its useful especially if you’re not too great with beatmatching.

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