Brian’s Bedroom

Hey Johnny’s Not Dead,

Ahhh, the I remember wanting to do the same thing in my early days. I’m afraid I don’t have good news though - you can’t exactly split the tracks into guitar and bass etc. The best you can do is to take a sort of mastering approach where you apply EQ, compression and effects on the whole stereo track. This isn’t ideal but can be more effective than one would think. One more point - you’re not going to find a guide which tells you exactly how to use an EQ but more the general idea of EQ and effects. A lot of what you are looking for can be found right here on this site. To get you started, I have added some links below:

http://briansbedroom.org/recording/my-favourite-linux-audio-effects/

http://briansbedroom.org/sound-mixing-tips/sound-mixing-tips-eq-vs-volume/

http://briansbedroom.org/effects/an-overview-of-compression/

http://briansbedroom.org/mastering/what-exactly-is-mastering-for/

http://briansbedroom.org/sound-mixing-tips/panning-for-gold/

http://briansbedroom.org/mastering/a-picture-says-1000-words/

http://briansbedroom.org/mastering/an-example-of-loud-mastering/

http://briansbedroom.org/sound-mixing-tips/how-to-get-a-kick-out-of-the-bass-drum-using-eq/

http://briansbedroom.org/ubuntu-studio/editing-and-splicing-songs-with-audacity/

I hope this helps, but if you still don’t come right let us know and we will see what we can do to help.

Later,
Brian