FabFilter Pro-Q 2

Records it appears on · 10

• A Lot

  21 Savage · I Am > I Was, 2019

  • Lead vocal (21 Savage) · Mix effectsReportedEQ on the 21 Lead vocal aux, four instances, used to search out and dip unwanted frequencies.
• bad guy

  Billie Eilish · When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, 2019

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedFirst insert in Kinelski's vocal chain: low cutSettings: Low cut (frequency not stated)
  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedSecond EQ instance reducing midrangeSettings: Mid reduction between roughly 200Hz and 2kHz (amount not stated)
  • Programmed drums and found-sound percussion · Mix effectsVerifiedFurther shaping on the Kick auxSettings: Cut at 500Hz; boosts at 60Hz, 200Hz and 800Hz (amounts not stated)
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

  Billie Eilish · Album, 2019

  • Vocals (mix chain) · Mix effectsInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Used as a low-cut EQ at the start of the vocal chain in the mix of the album single covered in the article, which the mixer calls very standard for him.
• Hymn for the Weekend

  Coldplay · A Head Full of Dreams, 2016

  • Drums and percussion · Mix effectsVerifiedUsed as a high-pass filter on almost all the drum tracks to clear low end.
  • Bass · Mix effectsVerifiedOn the 808 bass sample track that takes over in the bridges.
• Don't Start Now

  Dua Lipa · Future Nostalgia, 2020

  • Lead vocal · Mix effectsReportedOrdinary EQ after the de-esser, to give back a little of the high end the vocal may have lost in it.
• Love Yourself

  Justin Bieber · Purpose, 2015

  • Justin Bieber lead vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedEQ on Bieber’s lead vocal bus.
  • Ed Sheeran vocal · Mix effectsVerifiedEQ on Sheeran’s vocal bus.
• All the Stars

  Kendrick Lamar and SZA · Black Panther: The Album, 2018

  • Kick and claps · Mix effectsVerifiedOn the main kick, boosting low end, dipping around 100Hz and cutting everything above 500Hz to leave only low-frequency content.Settings: Boost around 40Hz, dip around 100Hz, cut above 500Hz
• Praying

  Kesha · Rainbow, 2017

  • Main piano (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedEQ after the Fairchild on the piano, used to dip low mids and filter the top.Settings: Dip at 250 Hz; high-pass and roll-off above 12 kHz
• Ransom

  Lil Tecca · We Love You Tecca, 2019

  • Kick and 808 (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedAdded low mid-range to the kick for more chest thump.
  • Kick and 808 (mix) · Mix effectsVerifiedRolled the top end off the 808 to keep fuzz without harshness.Settings: Roll-off of 48dB at 6.5kHz
• The Hills

  The Weeknd · Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015

  • Lead vocal, verse · Mix effectsVerifiedEQ on the verse lead vocal rolling off top and bottom to give a lo-fi sound.

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