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Channel EQ Graphic Display Section
Band On/Off buttons: Click to turn the corresponding band on or off. Each button icon
indicates the filter type:
Band 1 is a highpass filter.
Band 2 is a low shelving filter.
Bands 3 through 6 are parametric bell filters.
Band 7 is a high shelving filter.
Band 8 is a lowpass filter.
Graphic display: Shows the current curve of each EQ band.
Drag horizontally in the section of the display that encompasses each band to adjust
the frequency of the band.
Drag vertically in the section of the display that encompasses each band to adjust
the gain of each band (except bands 1 and 8). The display reflects your changes
immediately.
Drag the pivot point in each band to adjust the Q factor. Q is shown beside the cursor
when it is moved over a pivot point.
Channel EQ Parameter Section
Frequency fields: Adjust the frequency of each band.
Gain/Slope fields: Set the amount of gain for each band. For bands 1 and 8, this changes
the slope of the filter.
Q fields: Adjust the Q factor or resonance for each band—the range of frequencies
around the center frequency that are affected.
Note: The Q parameter of Band 1 and Band 8 has no effect when the slope is set to
6 dB/Oct. When the Q parameter is set to an extremely high value, such as 100, these
filters affect only a very narrow frequency band and can be used as notch filters.
Link button: Activates Gain-Q coupling, which automatically adjusts the Q (bandwidth)
when you raise or lower the gain on any EQ band, to preserve the perceived bandwidth
of the bell curve.
Analyzer Mode buttons (Extended Parameters area): Choose Peak or RMS.
Analyzer Decay slider and field (Extended Parameters area): Adjust the decay rate (in dB
per second) of the Analyzer curve (peak decay in Peak mode or an averaged decay in
RMS mode).
Gain-Q Couple Strength pop-up menu (Extended Parameters area): Choose the amount
of Gain-Q coupling.
Choose strong” to preserve most of the perceived bandwidth.
Choose “light” or “medium to allow some change as you raise or lower the gain.
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