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Appendix Legacy eects 274
Fat EQ
Fat EQ is a versatile multiband EQ that can be used on individual sources or overall mixes. Fat EQ
provides up to ve individual frequency bands, graphically displays EQ curves, and includes a set
of parameters for each band.
Fat EQ parameters
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Band Type buttons: For bands 1, 2, 4, and 5, click one of the paired buttons to select the
EQ type. Band 3 is parametric.
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Band 1: Click the highpass or low shelving button.
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Band 2: Click the low shelving or parametric button.
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Band 3: Always acts as a parametric EQ band.
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Band 4: Click the parametric or high shelving button.
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Band 5: Click the high shelving or lowpass button.
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Graphic display: Shows the EQ curve of each frequency band. The scale is shown in dB.
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Frequency elds: Drag to set the frequency for each band.
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Gain knobs and elds: Rotate to set the amount of gain for each band.
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Q elds: Drag to set the Q or bandwidth of each band—the range of frequencies around the
center frequency that are altered. At low Q factor values, the EQ covers a wider frequency
range. At high Q values, the eect of the EQ band is limited to a narrow frequency range. The
Q value can signicantly inuence how audible your changes are—if you are working with
a narrow frequency band, you will usually need to cut or boost more drastically to notice
the dierence.
Note: For bands 1 and 5, this changes the slope of the lter.
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Band On/O buttons: Turn the corresponding band on or o.
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Master Gain slider and eld: Drag to set the overall output level of the signal. Use it after
boosting or cutting individual frequency bands.