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Chapter 5 Equalizers 113
Use Match EQ
These tasks are those commonly used with Match EQ to match the frequency spectrum of a mix
with the spectrum of a source audio le. You can adapt some, or all, to your own workow.
Learn or create a Match EQ template
You can drag an audio le to the Template Learn or Current Material Learn buttons for use as
either the template or the current material. A progress bar appears while Match EQ is analyzing
the le. You can also load a previously saved plug-in setting, or you can import the settings of
another unsaved Match EQ instance by copying and pasting.
Do one of the following:
m Drag an audio le from the Finder to the Template Learn button, and select the source channel
strip as a sidechain.
m Use Match EQ on the source channel strip and save a setting. Import this setting into the target
Match EQ instance.
The lter curve is updated automatically each time a new template or current material spectrum
is learned or loaded when the Match button is turned on. You can alternate between the
matched (and possibly scaled or manually modied) lter curve and a at response by turning
the Match button on or o.
Match the EQ of a project mix to the EQ of a source audio le
1 In the project you want to match to the source audio le, insert Match EQ (typically on Output
1-2).
2 Drag the source audio le to the Template Learn button.
3 Return to the start of your mix, click Current Material Learn, and play your mix (the current
material) from start to nish.
4 When you are done, click Current Material Match (this automatically turns o the Current Material
Learn button).
When you click either of the Learn buttons, the View parameter is set to Automatic and the
graphic display shows the frequency curve for the function. You can review any of the frequency
curves when no le is being processed by choosing one of the other View options.
Note: Only one of the Learn buttons can be turned on at a time. For example, if the Learn button
in the Template section is on and you click the Learn button in the Current Material section,
analysis of the template le stops, the current status is used as the spectral template, and analysis
of the incoming audio signal (Current Material) begins.
Edit spectra with the Match EQ shortcut menu
This menu provides commands that can be applied to the spectrums of either the template or
the current material.
m Control-click (or right-click) either Learn button, then choose one of the following from the
shortcut menu:
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Clear Current Material Spectrum: Clears the current spectrum.
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Copy Current Spectrum: Copies the current spectrum to the Clipboard (this can be used by any
Match EQ instance in the current project).
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Paste Current Spectrum: Pastes the Clipboard contents to the current Match EQ instance.
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Load Current Material Spectrum from setting le: Loads the spectrum from a stored setting le.