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Graphic: The resulting frequency path of the equalizer is displayed in the
graphic. The frequency is spread out horizontally, the increase or decrease of
the respective frequency, vertically. The blue bullets 1-4 symbolize the four
wave bands. You can move them around with the mouse until you find your
desired frequency response.
Peak meter: With the peak meter you can control the output level of the
equalizer. The adjacent master gain controller can be used to balance the level
with the EQ.
Edit: The “Edit” button opens the fine tuning for the four bands:
Parameter selection: With the buttons on the right you can select the
parameter that can be adjusted with four faders of each band. Furthermore,
there are number keys to enter every parameter of the bands.
Gain dB: These controllers allow you to raise or lower the filter. Setting the
controller to 0 deactivates the filter and doesn’t use CPU power.
Freq. Hz: The center frequency of the individual filters can be set between 10
Hz and 24 kHz with the frequency controllers. Freely choosing the frequency
enables multiple filters to be set to the same frequency in order to have a
greater effect.
Q (bandwidth): Here you can set the bandwidth of the individual filters to
between 10 Hz and 10 kHz.
There is still a peculiarity among bands 1 and 4: Their filter curve can be
changed from a normal “peaking” EQ filter to “shelving” (this is the basic
setting) and high (band 1) or high-pass (band 4). When using the “shelving”
filter, a soft increase or decrease in all frequencies happens above or below
the filter frequency, the Q parameter does not have a function here. With a
low-pass or high-pass filter, all frequencies below (low-pass) or above
(high-pass) the set frequency are filtered out.
Vitalizer
The Vitalizer enables the justification of the audio material in the stereo
panorama to be adjusted. If stereo recordings sound unfocused and
undifferentiated, an extension of the stereo base-width often provides
increased transparency.