Manual

The purple plot shows the effect of the Q control in its mid position. This produces a gain

loss of around 10% (of the boost gain) in the overshoot region and further defines the effect

described above. This setting provides a response most like the legacy Neve designs and their

derivatives, and the later SSL G Series EQs. This response produces an optimum effect by

providing what the ear expects to hear as the gain control is operated, and can explain the

enduring popularity and renowned musical qualities attributed to EQs of this type.

At maximum (blue plot), the Q control provides an overshoot of half the total boosted gain,

ie. for +20dB total HF boost the maximum loss in the overshoot region will be -8dB. The

curves are symmetrical in cut and boost gain settings.