Think back to your last mix, did it sound anything like this?

Did your boomy bass guitar bury your boxy kick drum?
Did you lose your thin snare behind your weak beat while the piercing cymbals made the entire high-end sound so harsh you'd rather listen to a group of feral cats scratching a chalkboard?
Did your guitars sound so tiny and thin that they've become Instagram influencers for Weight Watchers?
Or worst of all, did your vocals sound shrill, sibilant and nasal, like the Wicked Witch of the West moonlighting as a karaoke host on Saturdays at the neighborhood dive bar?

In short, did you feel so defeated by how muddy and weak it sounded you'd rather trade places with Wile E. Coyote than look at an EQ plug-in again?

If so, here's how you can finally fix your muddy mixes so that your music sounds like your favorite record.

(Unless your favorite record is "Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men, in which case, you're on your own).

If you struggle to create depth, balance, and separation in your mixes, but you don't know how to make your songs explode* from the speakers like your favorite records - you're not alone.

*And by explode, I mean in a metaphorical and musical way, not in a home studio insurance scam sorta way...

If you're like most of my students, you run into the same problems every time:

Your tracks fight over frequencies like siblings arguing about which one their parents love more and you just can't decide how to separate them in the frequency spectrum
Your low end sounds so muddy that your bass and kick might as well sign up for the next Tough Mudder race
You don't know how to get your instruments to cut through the mix so you add so much high-end that your dog serves you divorce papers

And most importantly, you can't get that big present vocal sound you hear from your favorite artists.

Using EQ feels like walking a tightrope

(your home studio is fun and all, but you're not interested in it becoming a circus)

When you focus on the low mids, your mix sounds muddy.
Whenever you add high-end, your mix sounds harsh.

You don't know how much you should boost or cut frequencies to get the sound you hear in your head and you're dangerously close to hearing voices instead.

You've tried all the techniques you've read about on blogs, watched on Youtube, or heard from your mom's dentist who can't stop talking about his new beats.

Some people tell you that you should only use subtractive EQ, even though you feel like boosting makes everything sound better.

And as you jump from one trick to another, the advice feels more contradictory (and the higher your mom's dental bill goes up).

The problem is, you're scared of damaging your mix because you're never sure whether you're doing the right things to make your mixes clean and present.

You wish somebody would just tell you where the EQ sweet spots were so you could finish your mix and release your record

Instead, they just roll their eyes and tell you to "use your ears" when all you want is real, actionable advice.

Even when you know for a fact that you're making your mix sound better, you can't stop EQ'ing because you never know when you're done, like that scab they tell you won't ever heal if you don't stop scratching it.

So what's the solution? Magic jelly beans? Elven ears? A super soldier serum made from the DNA of last century's Grammy winners?

Not quite.

I understand your frustrations completely. I've been there and that's why I created the Audio Issues EQ so that you can focus on EQ'ing your mixes in minutes instead of hours.

Hi, I'm Björgvin Benediktsson, Icelander*, Musician, Audio Engineer and Founder of Audio Issues.

*I'm contractually obligated to disclose my nationality due to reasons we don't have time to get into, but may or may not involve a garden gnome and a horn full of mead...

I’m the author of the #1 Amazon best-seller, Step By Step Mixing: How to Create Great Mixes Using Only 5 Plug-ins.

I've worked as a live sound engineer, a broadcast recording engineer, a professional touring musician, a freelance mixing and mastering engineer, and an audio educator since I started my career in 2006. Since 2009 I've been helping musicians and producers like you gain the confidence and skills to make professional music they can be proud to release.

The Audio Issues EQ is the plug-in I wish I had when I was starting out and I'm excited to share it with you today so you can fix your muddy mixes, remove the harshness from your high-end, and add that professional sheen to make your mixes radio-ready and release-worthy.

EQ Strategies - Your Ultimate Guide to EQ: 100-page eBook ($47 Value) - An in-depth reference book with everything you need to know about understanding frequencies and mastering the EQ spectrum.
13-Part Ultimate Audio Issues EQ Video Course ($97 Value): Discover exactly how EQ works and how you can use it to skyrocket the sound of your music. Learn how each frequency sounds like and where to find it so you can make your tracks jump out of the speakers.
~~A Hotline to a grumpy old audio engineer whose only advice is "use your ears" when you need practical, actionable advice~~

How EQ Works and Frequency Characteristics

The 3 basic principles of greater EQ’ing
How EQ works and where you can find all the frequency problems you encounter in your mixes
Whether you should use a paid EQ plug-in or stick to your stock channel EQ
The EQ Vocabulary you need to know, what all the EQ jargon means and where to find “buzz word frequencies” like muddiness, boxiness, boominess, harshness and the like

How to Use EQ Effectively in Your Mixes

How to use the analyzer to find where your instruments are clashing
The difference between EQ’ing or compressing your tracks first
The difference between subtractive and additive EQ, and how much you can really boost a frequency
How to master the art of filtering
When and why to use different filter slopes
How to use subtractive EQ to fix home recordings

How to Use EQ to Make Your Drums Punchy and Powerful

In-depth EQ techniques to mix killer drums, like using filters to reduce bleed on drums to create a tighter drum sound
How to EQ kick drums to get rid of muddy resonances while keeping them thick and punchy
How to mix thick and punchy snare drums with EQ
How to make your toms sound massive with three simple EQ tweaks
How to get rid of harsh cymbals so that your overheads sound smooth and big
How to EQ drum samples and loops when you don't know if they're good enough straight from the sample pack
How to EQ percussion to fit with the drums in your mix

How to EQ a Thick and Powerful Bass

How to EQ a bass that doesn't clutter up the low-end and add unnecessary boominess to your mix
How to use a bass amp simulator in addition to EQ to make the bass cut through the mix
Using little-known harmonic secrets to EQ the bass guitar to cut through the mix without cluttering up the low-end
An in-depth, step-by-step guide on making your kick drum and bass guitar fit together for a thicker and more solid low-end

How to Add Weight, Body, and Presence to Guitars Using EQ

How to mix the guitars in the context of the mix, not in solo
How to EQ groups of both acoustic and electric guitars to give each one their own space in the frequency spectrum
How to EQ the acoustic guitar (and other acoustic string instruments)
How to get rid of the "cheap-o" string sound from acoustic guitars that make them sound brittle and harsh instead of brilliant and big
Easy EQ fixes to make your electric guitars cut through the mix without getting in the way of the vocals

How to Make Pianos, Keyboards, Horns and Strings Sound Great

How to approach EQ'ing synthesizers to make them cut through the mix without getting in the way of the rest of the arrangement
How to make your pianos "pop" with body and air
How to EQ brass instruments like saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and flutes.
How to EQ orchestral instruments and strings such as violins, violas, and cellos. Learn how to bring out the thickness of the cellos, the lushness of the violas, and the air of the violins.

How to Make Your Vocals Cut Through the Mix With Presence and Power

How to eliminate vocal muddiness with EQ
The 6 frequency areas you must know to get a pro-sounding vocal
How to find where the instruments are clashing with the vocal
How to get rid of that annoying nasal sound that makes your singer sound like they have a cold
Where to focus your EQ to get rid of sibilance
Why separation in your vocals isn't always the right move
How to use mid/side EQ on backing vocals to make room for the lead vocals in a dense vocal mix

How to EQ the Mix Together and Create Separation Between All the Instruments of a Busy Mix

How to EQ the mix together and get a good balance of all the instruments without making your mix a muddy mess
The opposite way you should EQ depending on how many instruments you have
How to add character and sweetening to the mix with EQ
How to get clarity in the low end without losing weight in your mixes
How to use EQ to get your mixes to translate to every speaker system

"The EQ Course was eye-opening in many ways. Having had no previous information on mixing, the course really gave me a sense of how essential EQ'ing is to the process. It helped me take my mixes from muddy and boomy to fairly clear and definitely helped me get some punch into kicks and basses. Some really basic things that I hadn't even considered, which really changed the way I approach music: like EQ'ing the reverb and delay effects themselves to avoid conflicts on different frequencies...it does an effective job of squeezing much information into little time and the formulations are clear and pedagogical. The amount of useful information I gained from the course was impressive, and I am extremely grateful for having been given these gems!"

- Maximillian, Home Studio Producer

"The impression I got from the course is that you are one of the rare few who has both the ability to understand complex technical concepts and the ability to effectively communicate them in common, everyday language. A few of the tips I got from the course really did make a noticeable difference in a couple of projects I am working on. The course gave me a good sense of your style and the fact that there so much useful information for free led me to believe that the stuff you have to pay for must be really great (which I later found to be true)...I am very impressed with everything. The quality of the material is fantastic, and the publications are beautiful. The graphics, the layout, and the videos are all very impressive...and I am really excited about learning. Thank you very much."

- David Cox, Home Studio Musician and Engineer

EQ Plug-in + In-Depth EQ Training

The Audio Issues EQ Vocabulary Plug-in :(Windows (64 bit only): VST2, VST3, AAX - macOS 10.12 or later (64 bit only): VST2, VST3, AU, AAX)
Preset Library: Exclusive Audio Issues EQ Starting Presets for Easy EQ'ing
EQ Strategies - Your Ultimate Guide to EQ: 100-page eBook ($47 Value) - An in-depth reference book with everything you need to know about understanding frequencies and mastering the EQ spectrum.
Ultimate Audio Issues EQ Video Course ($97 Value): Discover exactly how EQ works and how you can use it to skyrocket the sound of your music. Learn how each frequency sounds like and where to find it so you can make your tracks jump out of the speakers.

Only $241 $97

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Or Your Money back

100% RISK-FREE 60-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

The Audio issues EQ comes with a 100% risk-free money-back guarantee. If there's even a slight chance that the Audio Issues EQ can help you make better mixes and improve your EQ skills, it's a no-brainer to try it.

I promise that using the EQ and following the workflow inside my training will help you create more professional mixes from your home studio. You'll know exactly what to do to create separation and balance in your mixes so you can hear all of your instruments and tracks clearly.

If at any point you decide that the Audio Issues EQ didn't skyrocket the quality of your mixes, simply email support@audio-issues.com at ANY TIME within the 60-day window for a full refund, no questions asked or strings attached!

I take my guarantee very seriously. I am not interested in keeping your money if you do not get any value from what I'm creating for you.

So if you’re not happy, I’m not happy. Simple as that.

What is a Langspil?

You may have noticed the EQ preset "Langspil" in the promotional images on this site and elsewhere. I chose the preset "Langspil" because it's a horrendous-sounding traditional Icelandic instrument that sounds like a cat scratching its nails down a chalkboard while simultaneously coughing up a hairball while a baby is being woken up by a 28K dial-up modem.
In terms of EQ curves, making a Langspil sound better would probably look something like that, and if the Audio Issues EQ can make a Langspil sound better, it'll work for anything you throw at it!

IMAGINE: YOU'LL BYPASS 10+ YEARS OF EQ MISTAKES WITH THE AUDIO ISSUES EQ

I spent 10+ years mastering the art of EQ, but you can master the frequency spectrum in only a fraction of the time.

EQ doesn't have to be a mystery so let me show you how to master it through the Audio Issues EQ plug-in.

Don't learn behind a mixing board like I did, randomly twisting knobs and scratching your head in a dimly lit music venue for what felt like an eternity. Instead, you can learn everything you need about EQ in only a few hours.

You'll know exactly where your instruments are clashing, making any EQ problem easy to fix.

Once you master EQ, you'll be able to create space and separation between all the instruments in your mix.

You don't need to worry about muddy mixes any more because you'll know exactly how to clean up your low-mids.
You don't need to worry about a boxy drum sound because you know exactly how to EQ your drums to make them sound smoother.
You don't need to be scared about whether you're adding too much high-end harshness because you'll know exactly how to tame your high-mids.

So if you want to master the art of EQ'ing, look no further.

EQ Plug-in + In-Depth EQ Training

The Audio Issues EQ Vocabulary Plug-in :(Windows (64 bit only): VST2, VST3, AAX - macOS 10.12 or later (64 bit only): VST2, VST3, AU, AAX)
Preset Library: Exclusive Audio Issues EQ Starting Presets for Easy EQ'ing
EQ Strategies - Your Ultimate Guide to EQ: 100-page eBook ($47 Value) - An in-depth reference book with everything you need to know about understanding frequencies and mastering the EQ spectrum.
Ultimate Audio Issues EQ Video Course ($97 Value): Discover exactly how EQ works and how you can use it to skyrocket the sound of your music. Learn how each frequency sounds like and where to find it so you can make your tracks jump out of the speakers.

Only $241 $97

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Or Your Money back

THE ONLY EQ PLUG-IN YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR MUSIC JUMP FROM THE SPEAKERS

The "AUDIO ISSUES EQ" Translates Confusing Frequencies Into a Language You Can Actually Understand

Think back to your last mix, did it sound anything like this?

Using EQ feels like walking a tightrope

You wish somebody would just tell you where the EQ sweet spots were so you could finish your mix and release your record

THE EQ PLUG-IN I WISHED I HAD...

AUDIO ISSUES HAS BEEN FEATURED ON:

What Have Users Said About the EQ?

INSTANTLY REMOVE BOOM AND MUD

ADD CHARACTER WITH THE ANALOG EQ

PROVEN EQ STARTING POINTS

HOW DOES THE EQ PLUG-IN WORK?

Watch the EQ in Action

The Visual EQ Mix-Fixing Module

The Analog Enhancing Frequency Flatterer

What Do You Get With EQ Strategies - Your Ultimate Guide to EQ?

Here's What You'll Discover Inside:

How EQ Works and Frequency Characteristics

How to Use EQ Effectively in Your Mixes

How to Use EQ to Make Your Drums Punchy and Powerful

How to EQ a Thick and Powerful Bass

How to Add Weight, Body, and Presence to Guitars Using EQ

How to Make Pianos, Keyboards, Horns and Strings Sound Great

How to Make Your Vocals Cut Through the Mix With Presence and Power

How to EQ the Mix Together and Create Separation Between All the Instruments of a Busy Mix

PICK YOUR PACKAGE

EQ Plug-in Only

Only $97 $79

EQ Plug-in + In-Depth EQ Training

Only $241 $97

100% RISK-FREE 60-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

DO YOU GIVE A FAQ ABOUT EQ?

IMAGINE: YOU'LL BYPASS 10+ YEARS OF EQ MISTAKES WITH THE AUDIO ISSUES EQ

PICK YOUR PACKAGE

EQ Plug-in Only

Only $97 $79

EQ Plug-in + In-Depth EQ Training

Only $241 $97