MY EXPERIENCE WITH EQ'S HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS NOW THAT I MORE AWARE OF THE POWER OF AN EQ. I USED TO ONLY USE EQ'S ON FEW TRACKS MAYBE ONE OR TWO. NOW I USE ONE ON NEARLY EVERY TRACK. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE CLARITY OF A MIX. I USE THE WAVES REQ ALOT AND ALSO THE NATIVE EQ'S IN PROTOOLS.