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36 Chapter 3 Equalizer
The filter curve can be edited via the Smoothing slider. At a value of 0.0, the filter curve
is applied to the track signal without any changes. At all other Smoothing settings, the
filters are smoothed at a constant bandwidth. A value of 1.0, for example, means that all
filters have a constant bandwidth of one semitone that is used to smooth the notch-
like filters in the curve. A bandwidth of: four semitones (a value of 4.0—or a major
third), an octave (a value of 12.0) and two octaves with the maximum setting (24.0).
Note: Smoothing does not affect any manual modifications of the filter curve.
The Apply slider exaggerates (101% to 200%), reduces (99% to 1%) or inverts the peaks/
dips (−1% to −100%) the effect of the filter curve on the track signal. At a value of 100%,
the signal is aligned to the curve without any changes.
The Phase toggle menu switches the operational principle of the filter curve.
• The Linear option prevents processing from altering the signal phase. At the same
time, the latency of the plug-in will increase.
• The Minimal option alters the signal phase, but latency is reduced.
Manual Modifications
You can graphically edit the matched filter curve directly in the display. Just click at any
point within the filter curve to create a new peak band. You can shift the peak
frequency for this band (within the entire spectrum) by dragging the mouse
horizontally. Vertically moving the mouse allows you to set the gain of this frequency
band (range: −24 to +24 dB). The Q-factor of the filter is set by the vertical distance
between the click point and the curve. By clicking on the curve, the maximum Q-value
of 10 (for notch-like filters) is used. Clicking above or below the curve decreases the Q-
value. The further you click from the curve, the smaller the value (down to the
minimum of 0.3).
• The Q -factor can be changed continuously by pressing Shift and moving the mouse
up/down while keeping the mouse button pressed.
• If Option is hold while releasing the mouse button, the modification is cancelled.
Note: The current values are shown in a window within the display while the left
mouse button is held down.
The colors and modes of the dB scales on the left and right of the display are
automatically adapted to the active function. If the analyzer is active, the left scale
displays the average spectrum in the signal, while the right scale serves as a reference
for the peak values of the analyzer. Basically, the analyzer visualizes a dynamic range of
60 dB. The displayed range can, however, be shifted between the extreme values of
+20 dB and −100 dB by click-dragging on the scale.