Ok read the EQ high pass threads, but need a bit of help?

HI, I have spent the last 2 weeks scouring this and other forums before I go back into the studio to record again this fall and winter. Now, there are lots of threads here and in the main forum about using high pass filters, cutting below 50hz on the eq spectrum and such. All sorts of great offerings but to be honest, how do you do these maneuvers? I guess what I am asking is, can someone explain basically how to do this in Reaper with a plugin or redirect me to somewhere that will demonstrate how this is accomplished. Well, will await your expertise, psingman

There's also an excellent manual to read.

record a track of something with a lot of low end. Insert reaEQ on that track and click the one icon in the graph. it is a hipass filter by default. then drag it to the point where you want to start the cut and adjust the bandwidth as needed. you can use it to flat out remove anything below, or just to tame those frequencies using the bandwidth control

Yes, I would like to use ReaEQ. I guess I will do the RTM. I just wish someone would do a video, or just a step by step method for some of these processes. When I finish this next double CD, I am going sit down and type out how I do a wholel session in Reaper...making tracks, adding FX, using routing, rendering, mixing, and some mastering. The reason I asked is, I am not understanding how the high or low pass filtering concept works. Do you set the point and then it sweeps below or above that spot i.e, how will it work if you don't render it? I also keep hearing that a lot of people use a few passes on certain areas, hmmm, not sure why that is needed but probably they figured that out in their tailoring of the sound. Right now as you can see by a lot of threads that I am starting, that I am trying to be more prepared each time I go into my cellar studio when I hit the record button. I have found out that when you get into the throes of the trackmaking and tinkering that you need to be aware of what you are trying to achieve and believe it will come to pass, hehe, low or high humor depending on your thread reading frequency. Appreciate the assistance, psingman

ReaEQ has a pre-set called,"Basic 100 HPF" Apply that and then move the left hand side dot away to the left to see it move the lower frequency down.Don't alter any of the other 3. I usually set it around 40Hz but YMMV. HTH :)

Theres a way that you can try, a lot of people call it mixing by numbers but to me it tells a lot about the sounds. 1: Set the lowest band of reaeq or whatever to be an HPF. Move the frequency up till you can hear it have an effect. Turn it back down till you don't hear the effect anymore 2: Set the highest band of reaeq or whatever to be an LPF. Move the frequency down till you can hear it have an effect. Turn it back up till you don't hear the effect anymore 3. Set a band of reaeq to type:band, gain + 9db and bandwidth to 0.30 4. Move the frequency of this band up and down until you find a setting where the sound really JUMPS out. 5. Move the frequency down to see if theres a lower spot that jumps out more, repeat this till you find the lowest spot with the big JUMP in volume 6. Set the bandwith up to 1.0 and turn the gain up and down and see if you like or dislike what its doing. 7. Whatever frequency you ended up with, multiply it by two and remember that number. On another band of reaeq enter that number in, turn the gain up and down and see what it does to the sound. 8. Try three times that original frequency, four, five, etc. You will quickly notice that some instruments really have different degrees of response at different multiples. Some, like a kick drum have two or three that really jump. Some have none some have lots. This doesnt mean you need to adjust all of them, but DO get a feel for the effect each has. 9. Do this to all your tracks. 10. Play the mix back and cry, realizing that works well in solo seems to make a lot of trouble in a full mix. Now experiment some more with those same frequencies while the mix is going and take note of how the different multiples interact with the other instruments.

Wow, now that is what I am talking about....got the gist of how to use ReaEQ and a few other possibilities. I can see why Pipe's methodology would not only work but help one to work out the understanding of how EQ affects areas of frequency. Will try some of these moves later this week. I really appreciate the assistance, psingman