I didn't like the song for reasons I will get into at the end, but I think the fact that the song didn't speak to me made it better as a course. I could listen to everything more clinically. The course is long and helpful in a lot of ways. There was much in the beginning that only really applied if you were working in Pro Tools and had an SSL desk integrated with it. On the one hand it was nice because it showed great examples of how a session is set up in a professional studio. On the other hand it made the whole course a lot longer. One thing that was really nice was seeing how the EQ choices on a board simplify that process and force you to rely on your ears. That process can be applied to plugins. I was mixing something along with the course and trying techniques out and I think that helped. It always amazes me that things that are overly complicated for amateurs, are brought more to the point by professionals and EQ is an example. It was great to watch his workflow, his habits, what comes first, next, etc. I took copious notes on that. The reason I didn't like the song is very common in modern music where things are assembled with loops and everybody is trying some kind of genre busting to be "Unique". Things lack Identity of their own that makes it relatable. It's a pop song, she sounds like a country singer, what's this now? Did I go to the Lion King? I don't think things need to be as cliché as "Your Cheatin Heart" to have an identity. When Paul Simon used the African voices on the Graceland record, that record was before the end of Apartheid and dealt with those themes. It seemed brilliant, and sounded beautiful. I feel about that the way Sarah Marshall felt about Aldous Snow's Tatoos Sarah Marshall: And you know what? Let me tell you something about these tattoos, okay. That is Buddhist, that is Nordic, that is Hindu, that's just gibberish. They are completely conflicting ideologies, and that does not make you a citizen of the world, it makes you full of (expletive deleted.)

A good compendeum on basic EQ parameters and usage. There is a lot of smart imformation and common sense material here for those hoping to learn how tomuse their EQ hardware and sofware better.

Good, comprehensive review of Chorus, Delay, Reverb, and other spatial distortion uses and the differences between them.

I really enjoyed this course. It taught me how to record an quintet strings and orchestra using different techniques and different mics.

Great course. Learnt a lot of new stuff. Highly recommended to anyone whos new to recording.

I think that this course was well thought out. It allows you to build from it either by completing more tutorials or live implementation. Great job everyone

EQ is one of the last course of the Art of Audio Recording that I have completed. I would say, out of all the fundamental tutorials offered, EQ is one of the most beneficial in my opinion. Having taken campus courses involving EQ'ing, I would say that there is enough material and practices that there could be another EQ course if the concept were to be expanded upon.

This is a very deep and thorough exploration into the art of mixing - a difficult yet very important part of the song production process. I learned so many new things which I immediately applied to my current work in progress and was absolutely thrilled to hear my song coming to life. It's a lengthy tutorial, but very worth the investment of time. Recommend!

A mic is not only a mic. Sound is more than meets your ear. This intro the hidden world of sound rrcording. It realle wet my appetite for more.

A great introduction to recording vocals that gets you acquainted with some basic techniques. There could have been as much of an exploration into using plugins as there was of hardware. Overall, worth the time.