Specifications

Eleven Rack & Pro Tools16
Mix and Change Your Sounds
Your Pro Tools LE system comes supplied with a wealth of plug-ins that you can use to change the
sounds you’ve recorded. This section shows one example of how plug-ins can effect, or process your
sound by showing how to use EQ on one track. (Virtual instruments are plug-ins that make sound,
and you can learn how to use them in “Composing Music with MIDI” on page 14). To finish up we’ll
fade out the ending.
EQ
An equalizer, or EQ, shapes and manipulate a sound's frequency spectrum. It’s one way to give your
guitar sound more low-end punch, or more bite on the highs or upper-mids.
To apply EQ to a track:
1 Choose Window > Mix.
2 In the top part of the track you want to EQ, click a Track Insert selector and choose
EQ 3 4-Band (stereo) from the EQ sub-menu. Pro Tools inserts the plug-in on your track and opens its
plug-in window.
3 Press the Spacebar to start playback.
Inserting EQ on a track (left) and the EQ 3 4-Band (mono) plug-in window (right)
Track Insert selector