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2.4.3 EQ Type 3
This style of EQ has a moderate amount of Gain / Q dependency whereby the Q reduces with
gain. This provides the EQ with a softer characteristic as EQ is progressively applied and
since the effective bandwidth is increased for low gain settings, it sounds louder and more
impressive when used at moderate settings. The gentler Q curve also lends itself better to
overall EQ fills and more subtle corrections in instrument and vocal sources. Turning the
Gain control seems to produce the effect that the ear is expecting, without needing to adjust
the Q control too often. Therefore EQs of this type are often dubbed as ‘more musical
sounding’.
This EQ most resembles the older and well-loved Neve types, their modern derivatives and
the later SSL G Series. Also many of the more popular outboard EQs have this dependency to
some extent.