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A Brief History of EQ - Unexpected Origins & Underestimated Impact
This is supplement to my video about EQ basics:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Part One: What is EQ?
02:20 Part Two: Brief History
Outro 9:12
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Відео

What is EQ? Simple Explanation with Audio Examples
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu Hi all! THANK YOU FOR 10,000 SUBS!! I can't even believe this channel has reached this point! This video is a brief explanation of Equalization or EQ for those who may not be familiar with it. There will be a supplemental history video to follow very soon! If you're feeling generous, I do have a Super Thanks opt...
Music Concepts You SHOULD Know - No Music Theory Required!
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu Hi Music Nerds! Here is a very brief introduction to the 8 basic elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, song form, timbre, texture, and tonality. You do NOT need to know music theory to gain a basic understanding of these elements. There will be a series to follow this video where I explain each o...
What Music CHILLS say about YOU
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu Hi Music Nerds!! In this video essay I'm returning to my roots. I explore what it means to experience chills when you listen to music and why that may or may not be common. Thank you SO MUCH for 6,000 SUBS!!! The support I've received recently has been incredible. Please like this video and share it to help me k...
All the Ways this IS a Beatles Song...and All the Ways It Isn't
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:19 How This Came to Be 06:51 The Music 16:09 The Lyrics 19:21 My Thoughts Read the scripts here: musictheories.blog Follow my socials (: musictheories_ www.tiktok.com/@musictheories_ The Short Film: ua-cam.com/video/APJAQoSCwuA/v-deo.html Songs mentioned: Now And Then ua-...
MODES - What Are They Good For?
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu This video explains why modes sound the way they do and how to use them effectively in your playing and composition. Please ask any clarifying questions below! Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 01:15 What Are Modes? 04:26 Guide Tones 07:16 Major Modes 07:23 Ionian 09:03 Lydian 11:51 Dominant Modes 12:03 Mixolydian 13:47 M...
Harmonic Functions - This Explains Why All Pop Progressions Are the Same!
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu This video will explain why chords within a tonal key function the way that they do! For example, why is V7 to I so popular? I also review the 4 basic types of cadence in western pop music. This is episode 9 of the music fundamentals series! Read the scripts here: musictheories.blog Follow my socials (: instagra...
Amy Winehouse and What This Song Reveals About Her
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Content Warning: Strong language, substance abuse, eating disorders, self-harm If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu This video is an in depth analysis of Tears Dry On Their Own by Amy Winehouse. I analyze the harmony, arrangement, production techniques, and lyrics used in the song, all with context to Amy herself, her life, and her relationships. T...
The Circle Of Fifths - The ULTIMATE Guide!
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu Hi music nerds! This video is SUPER in depth and comprehensive. But, I want you to know that I explained it this way for a reason. I want you to truly understand that the circle of fifths is a natural thing - internalizing the reason why and how it exists in this way will help you remember! Please let me know if...
Building Chords from Scales - How to Know Which Chords are in the Key
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu This is episode 7 of the music fundamentals series! Read the scripts here: musictheories.blog Follow my socials (: musictheories_ www.tiktok.com/@musictheories_ Major vs Minor video: ua-cam.com/video/VU6H5oiFST8/v-deo.html Adam Neely on Tritone Myths: ua-cam.com/video/3MhwGnq4N9o/v-deo.html Timest...
TEN of Music's CRAZY Publicity Stunts - I can't believe some of these are real!
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu THANK YOU FOR 2000 SUBS!!!! I love this community so much! This video is just a fun one (: More music fundamentals coming soon! EDIT: @18:53 I meant to say EXCLUSIVE not inclusive X( Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:47 # 10 02:36 # 9 04:31 # 8 06:14 # 7 07:40 # 6 09:20 # 5 11:10 # 4 13:59 # 3 16:49 # 2 18:15 Honorable ...
Major and Minor Basics - Intervals, Triads, and Scales
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If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: shorturl.at/Tw3Mu This is episode 6 of the music fundamentals series! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:37 The Musical Alphabet 05:11 Intervals 08:30 Triads 09:02 Major Triads 09:53 Minor Triads 11:37 Major Scales 14:02 Minor Scales 15:12 Relative Minor 17:23 Parallel Minor I apologize for my typo in the Part 1 title card. Of all of the...
Did you know these songs were covers?
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What is the RIAA? // The Music Industry is Manipulating You (and American Tax Dollars)!
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What is the RIAA? // The Music Industry is Manipulating You (and American Tax Dollars)!
Understanding Time Signatures
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Understanding Time Signatures
Was Mozart Autistic?
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Was Mozart Autistic?
How to Read the Music Staff - Treble, Bass, Alto, Tenor, and Percussion
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How to Read the Music Staff - Treble, Bass, Alto, Tenor, and Percussion
Consonance + Dissonance - What makes something sound "bad"?
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Consonance Dissonance - What makes something sound "bad"?
The Overtone Series - The Foundation of Music Theory
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The Overtone Series - The Foundation of Music Theory
The Difference Between Pitch, Note, and Tone
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The Difference Between Pitch, Note, and Tone
Turning $800 into MILLIONS - The MOTOWN Story
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Turning $800 into MILLIONS - The MOTOWN Story
Is this Taylor Swift's BEST Song??
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Is this Taylor Swift's BEST Song??
Horror Music is HOW old??? - scary music was made WAY before films were
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Horror Music is HOW old??? - scary music was made WAY before films were
Mass Produced Pop Music? - The Brill Building Method
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Mass Produced Pop Music? - The Brill Building Method
The Year WITHOUT MUSIC!
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The Year WITHOUT MUSIC!
Tin Pan Alley - When Did Music Become A Business?
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Tin Pan Alley - When Did Music Become A Business?
FOUR Songs With Misinterpreted Lyrics
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FOUR Songs With Misinterpreted Lyrics
Joseph Haydn - from RAGS to RICHES
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Joseph Haydn - from RAGS to RICHES
Did the Internet Kill the Music Industry?
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Did the Internet Kill the Music Industry?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @dimaswift
    @dimaswift 16 годин тому

    I was looking for a good visual explanation of acoustic wave propagation for so long, finally 🙏thank you

  • @Sohraabsinghchowdhry
    @Sohraabsinghchowdhry День тому

    hey you were wrong at 2:31 that its a complete oscillation ... an complete oscillation is when the change in the density of the medium from maximum value (compression) to minimum value(rarefraction) and then to the maximum value is considered as one complete oscillation and when it is examined at per unit time makes frequency .

  • @takanyamelody
    @takanyamelody День тому

    This is amazing, I've never heard anybody explain this so well in my life, and I've played french horn, guitar and piano! Thank you for explaining why each scale goes up by a 5th using sound wave frequency . That changed the game for me. Also, taking the time to go through each scale and actually hearing which note needed to be sharpened or flattened was the in depth education I needed. Thank you!!

    • @MusicTheoriesChannel
      @MusicTheoriesChannel День тому

      I’m so happy to hear that and so glad this was helpful! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thank you!

  • @kobiwantulok3038
    @kobiwantulok3038 2 дні тому

    oh my gosh thank you. The lack of clarity in the use of these three words has infuriated me. And no one could explain to me what they actually meant.

  • @miscztaBustACap
    @miscztaBustACap 2 дні тому

    Thank you for creating this very enlightening video! 🙏🏼 Just a small comment (probably making it as I have some traits from the autistic spectrum as pointed out by my family 🙂) To make it a bit clearer I would say the rarefactions happen when the source moves backwards from the original position like shown in the illustrations in the video (2:10). From original position → forward = compression (crest) From original position → backward = rarefaction (trough) Original position = neutral Thanks again for an insightful video! 〰🎶

  • @NavajoNinja
    @NavajoNinja 3 дні тому

    Music has been here before humans. But humans' attempt to theorize and "make sense" of music leaves it more complicated. Been playing music all my life, rather play with human banging on a bucket than anyone else.

  • @69vrana
    @69vrana 4 дні тому

    I think it's quite safe to say that some sort of EQ was used on pretty much all recorded music that features electric instruments. Most amps had some sort of EQ, even if it was just some tilt type. And let's be fair - initial reason to use EQ was to compensate for technical deficiencies or poor acoustics. Then it was mostly creatively abused to make certain sounds sit better in the mix, increase headroom and make sounds that would be impossible without EQ. And with all vintage gear hype (hint, it's not the gear, it's the process and general zeitgeist) I am quite sure most of engineers in the 50s and 60s would gladly trade their fully stacked racks for a laptop with decent DAW and plugins.

  • @JustyJust-pj7vy
    @JustyJust-pj7vy 5 днів тому

    beautiful... subscribed!

  • @satanbane
    @satanbane 7 днів тому

    Oh dear. Out of curiousity, I listened to Les Paul "Lover". Ouch. Do you mean he put a 4k EQ on it before shifting the pitch, or after? No matter, to me there's no way to evaluate the EQ because of the massive distraction of those dreadful "Chipmunks" octave-shifted guitar overdubs. Les Paul was a technical innovator in the studio, but man, the results were hard to listen to! Surely there are other examples of early EQ use which are not as sonically obnoxious?

    • @69vrana
      @69vrana 4 дні тому

      You're looking at his decisions from our POV. Most sound reproducing equipment/chains in his time was most likely not capable of reproducing such wide frequency ranges, as we have available today. I would say that the brilliant high end that we are used to today, was not achievable then. So abusing EQ in such a way would make your music pop out of the speakers more.

    • @satanbane
      @satanbane 4 дні тому

      @69vrana Regardless of wide frequency ranges or not, my point was that Les Paul has all kinds of strange stuff going on with his heavily-overdubbed experimental music. Particularly, the pitch-shifted guitars. This, IMHO, makes it a less-good choice to demonstrate the use of EQ, because of all the other distracting "studio magic" that is happening at the same time. Someone who is just learning what EQ is and what it can do, might think that using a "4k EQ" can cause a guitar to sound like Les Paul's guitars, and that's not the case at all. Most of what we're hearing in that recording is not the result of EQ, it's the result of other techniques like tape speed manipulation.

  • @V081WLBlue
    @V081WLBlue 10 днів тому

    1:30 in, bye you've bored the tits of me with drivel!

  • @piggosalternateaccount4917
    @piggosalternateaccount4917 11 днів тому

    2.8k, not bad but worth far more views!

  • @tycj4n_
    @tycj4n_ 12 днів тому

    As really beginner, who has never touched music theory I understood everything. English isn’t even my 1st language.

  • @jpqpmusic
    @jpqpmusic 13 днів тому

    This is incredible, sometimes as a musicians we use musical terms wrong and it is a problem for a proper comunication.

  • @BennoBettels
    @BennoBettels 14 днів тому

    Why do you sound so f*cking much like an ai voice

  • @MilionAsele
    @MilionAsele 14 днів тому

    ow! good explanation thanks.

  • @fadabolton
    @fadabolton 16 днів тому

    You make it sound so interesting. Good work

  • @stevecurwick7712
    @stevecurwick7712 17 днів тому

    The BSS bottom left last photo is a compressor. 😉

  • @DabblerDave
    @DabblerDave 18 днів тому

    Good to know. English is not a theory, German is not a theory, Why is Twelve Tone Equal Temperament system of clef notation and piano/organ keyboard design, marketed as "Music Theory"? Expiring minds want to know. I would also like to know the etymology of "natural notes" and "accidentals" . I'm not sure if they are intentional obfuscations or ordinary negligence. I can suffer the term intervals, the names of the intervals seems very messy, I hope there is something better to describe their use, when they are simple ratios unrelated to to the poorly chosen names that sound like fractions (also ratios ) but are half tone counts from a tonic and only used to describe the counts between any pair of notes that may or may not include the tonic.

  • @UN14386
    @UN14386 18 днів тому

    😊😊😊⁰0

  • @ganeshsubramanian8907
    @ganeshsubramanian8907 19 днів тому

    Sister, thank you so much for this easy to understand lesson. Enjoying it!

  • @kellypeterson2625
    @kellypeterson2625 19 днів тому

    No government ran service for me.

  • @kellypeterson2625
    @kellypeterson2625 19 днів тому

    Artists should absolutely be paid way more.. Unfortunately, the artist gets .004 cent per stream. All those billions are not going to the actual creators in

  • @TomCrockett-bl1gp
    @TomCrockett-bl1gp 20 днів тому

    Stevie W.,is purported to have swindled his music collaborators out of royalties. 🎼

  • @omarsuriel1112
    @omarsuriel1112 22 дні тому

    The reason as to why they still like to use or emulate analog eq is wrong and close. It’s oposite, certain analog gear has the specific sound/feel based on the harmonic distortion in analog gear that engineers try to replicate but buying the same gear.

  • @PhatLvis
    @PhatLvis 22 дні тому

    A sound cannot be "iconic." Only Imagery is iconic - i.e., a person or thing whose Image is famous, usu. with the implication that it has become emblematic. (The word Icon, in orginal Greek, MEANS Image.) In addition to being the most overused word on UA-cam, Iconic is also, by far, the most MISused - misusers seeming to believe it means simply "widely known," "instantly recognizable," "memorable," etc., without specific and sole reference to imagery. Increasingly, too, it is being employed, mistakenly, as a simple synonym of "very famous." This case of misuse has spiraled due to the UA-cam Feedback Loop - wherein video-makers parrot and propagate each other's speech errors. A troubling consequence of such wide misuse is that dictionaries - as a matter of long-held policy (now in need of revision in this age of the viral Internet, for obvious reasons) - will update definitions to reflect vernacular usage, setting up a slippery slope towards our language's ultimate debasement.

  • @iRevolVeR21
    @iRevolVeR21 22 дні тому

    I attended a Burl event yesterday at East West Studios (formerly United Western Recorders) and I got to tour three different studio rooms. My favorite was studio room #3. The Beach Boys Pet Sounds room.

  • @tiki_trash
    @tiki_trash 22 дні тому

    When people ask me what EQ is, I tell them it's the tone control knobs on your stereo, and they understand it right away.

  • @larrytan73
    @larrytan73 22 дні тому

    @9:02 So true!

  • @piggosalternateaccount4917
    @piggosalternateaccount4917 22 дні тому

    These are so good

  • @piggosalternateaccount4917
    @piggosalternateaccount4917 22 дні тому

    Now i finally recognise those old compressors

  • @southhour5241
    @southhour5241 22 дні тому

    Great documentary!

  • @Benprogfuse
    @Benprogfuse 22 дні тому

    Didn’t realize this was a Universal Audio advertisement..

    • @MusicTheoriesChannel
      @MusicTheoriesChannel 22 дні тому

      It is certainly not because then I’d be getting paid lol they just happen to be a significant company historically

    • @Benprogfuse
      @Benprogfuse 22 дні тому

      @ No mention of Rupert Neve then?

    • @southhour5241
      @southhour5241 22 дні тому

      @@Benprogfuse He farted at one point in time, he shouldn't be in a documentary of this nature. Immature line of enquiry on your part.

    • @Benprogfuse
      @Benprogfuse 22 дні тому

      @@southhour5241 Or uninformed response on your part. Rupert Neve contributed heavily to the enhancement of EQ design. Especially in parametric EQ and proportional Q development. He also collaborated with Lester Paul on some of these earlier designs. I would recommend researching him.

    • @julianmorrisco
      @julianmorrisco 16 днів тому

      @@Benprogfuse It’s a pretty good introduction. But there’s a lot of gaps (no Joe Meek, Rupert Neve - as stated - and, of course, George Martin and the Beatles were up there with The Beach Boys in using EQ creatively). So sometimes the way things are put is a little misleading. To say ‘eq was a big part of Talking Heads, Madonna’ etc is absolutely true. But by the late 60s, eq was a big part of every recording, even direct to disk and 2 -track orchestral stuff. But pop music? Eq was as basic as multiple tracks, or compression. I understand that some things and people need to be omitted for length. But there does seem to be a strange hyperfocus on Bill Putnam ad if the UA company history page is used as the primary source. Don’t get me wrong, Putnam was very important and I’ve used gear he created since about 1987 when I first worked in a big studio. But he was one of many. He stood on the shoulders of giants and he also had a very respectable cohort of engineers and designers who contributed just as much. So, the content is great. But it might have been a good idea to run the video past a pro engineer who’s been around long enough to know much of the history and what to emphasise.

  • @JC20XX
    @JC20XX 23 дні тому

    Is this human narration?

    • @MusicTheoriesChannel
      @MusicTheoriesChannel 23 дні тому

      Yes, I am human 😂

    • @mybachhertzbaud3074
      @mybachhertzbaud3074 23 дні тому

      @JC20XX Even if it were AI, it would just be copied from human speech or you would not likely understand it.🤔

  • @BunnEFartz
    @BunnEFartz 23 дні тому

    I know my history and yes, he was a big fat meanie. 😂

  • @horizonofficial5422
    @horizonofficial5422 23 дні тому

    Good video. Thanks. But different digital EQ (Analog emulated) had different sound

    • @olafsigursons
      @olafsigursons 22 дні тому

      She meant different units, not model I guess?

    • @MusicTheoriesChannel
      @MusicTheoriesChannel 22 дні тому

      Yes, to be clear I meant that in regard to EQ model plugins vs their hardware units. Not different EQ models compared to each other. I hope that makes sense!

  • @gregorydaggett7444
    @gregorydaggett7444 23 дні тому

    Interesting! I enjoy learning about the history of music and recording gear

  • @yanis7336
    @yanis7336 23 дні тому

    Genuinely good video, keep it up But please CHILL on the ads

  • @EliTheodor
    @EliTheodor 24 дні тому

    hi! Thank you so much for this! Your video is so clear, approachable and useful. Great job! This is exactly what a teaching video should be like. I can see how much work you´ve put into scripting, breakdown, graphic ilustration, etc. Appreciate it! You build it very gradually and as a result it´s very easy to follow along. When you lay the foundations well like that it's much more solid going forwards. I´m just starting out with music theory, which I always found very intimidating. I never understood the basic terms and their differences, so even simple discussions quickly turned into painfuly frustrating experiences. Add this to a huge anxiety around music that I've developed because I've been told repeatedly that I have no talent for it - that I'm tone deaf, I have no rythem, can't sing, have no discipline for practice, that i'm too old to start learning an instrument, etc. So I really appreciate the video :) it made me feel like I can handle this stuff.

    • @MusicTheoriesChannel
      @MusicTheoriesChannel 24 дні тому

      I love this! You are exactly the type of person I have in mind when I make these videos. Music is for everyone - please stick with it 👍🏻 I’m so glad this was helpful! Thank you!

  • @---bumblebee---
    @---bumblebee--- 25 днів тому

    Wonderful.

  • @9852323
    @9852323 28 днів тому

    Annoying when people say “we use digital now instead of discs” umm discs are digital..

  • @susheelasn1568
    @susheelasn1568 28 днів тому

    A very interesting and useful video from various aspects.music, medical deformities . please make an other video highlighting Mozart s musical legacy

  • @davidbaise5137
    @davidbaise5137 Місяць тому

    They will be whistling these tunes unaware perhaps, but living very comfortable lives thanks to the exploitive nature of Don’s business.

  • @davidbaise5137
    @davidbaise5137 Місяць тому

    See, Sedaka didn’t stick with Carole cause he was not into all that.

  • @juandaltonius69
    @juandaltonius69 Місяць тому

    Phew! You are still around:) Loving these videos.

  • @MUHAMMAD-hw6es
    @MUHAMMAD-hw6es Місяць тому

    Just what we needed 🙌🏼

  • @ryanallen4862
    @ryanallen4862 Місяць тому

    I hated cassette tapes. Probably because at the time I could only afford cheap tape players. I didn't have much money growing up and when my tapes would get eaten it was frustrating. I only listen to digital when I am in the car or sampling music to buy on vinyl. When I am home it's all vinyl.

  • @axeitor
    @axeitor Місяць тому

    Fantastic video

  • @AkshayKumarX
    @AkshayKumarX Місяць тому

    Glad you're back :)

  • @fuzzytalz
    @fuzzytalz Місяць тому

    It’s not accurate that, to gain access to a popular song, one had to purchase an entire album. In fact, for years at the end of the 80s and into the 90s, one could purchase a Cassette Single-the tape cassette version of a 45 RPM vinyl single. Before Napster, this is how I consumed pop music and about 1/8th of my current music library is comprised of digital recordings of Cassette Singles.