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Duende Native User Guide Page 33
EQ CONFIGURATION
W
hen one of the band boxes below the EQ graph is selected, it’s band is assigned to the band editing controls to the right of
t
he graph.
- Freq (frequency) control is provided for each band.
- Gain and Q control is provided for all bands apart from the filter bands (Band 1 and 10).
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The filter bands have slope control in place of the Q control.
- In addition, you can select from a number of filter shape types by clicking on the text box above the
gain control and selecting a shape from the drop-down list which appears. These shapes are described
on Page 39 and following. Note that there are no shape types available for the shelving bands (Bands
2 and 9).
Plug-in Bypass
The In/Out switch located above the Input section provides an internal plug-in bypass. This
allows for smoother In/Out comparisons by avoiding the latency issues associated with the
host application’s Bypass function.
The button must be ‘lit’ for the compressor to be in circuit (as shown left).
Presets
The Load and Save buttons at the base of the screen provide quick access to the host application’s Import
and Save Settings functions. For specific instructions on using presets within the host, consult the host
application documentation. Presets use a standard file format which allows them to be moved between
a variety of platforms and host applications.
A file of ready-made X-EQ presets are included in the plug-in installation. These provide starting points for a variety of
instruments and effects. To load SSL presets, click on the Load button and navigate as follows:
Macintosh: /Applications/Solid State Logic/Presets/X-Eq
Windows: c:\program files\solid state logic\presets\X-Eq
A-B comparisons
The A B button at the base of the screen allows you to load two completely independent set ups and compare
them quickly. When the plug-in is opened, setting A is selected by default, as shown right. Pressing the A B button
will switch between setting A and setting B.
You may wish to use this function to compare two very similar settings or to keep a ‘maybe’ setting in reserve if your current
one does not work out.
Analyse
If the Analyse button is pressed, a display of the input signal’s frequency response is shown within the EQ graph.
This allows problem frequencies to be pinpointed visually and filtered out by moving the nodes within the graph, such as in
the example below. As the analyser is placed post-EQ, you can see what effect the processing has on the frequency spectrum.