Plug-in Reference

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The included effect plug-ins
EQ plug-ins
This section describes the plug-ins in the “EQ” category.
GEQ-10/GEQ-30 (Cubase only)
These graphic equalizers are identical in every respect ex-
cept for the number of available frequency bands (10 and
30 respectively). Each band can be cut or boosted by up to
12dB allowing for fine control of the frequency response. In
addition there are several preset modes available which can
add “color” to the sound of the GEQ-10/GEQ-30.
• You can draw response curves in the main display by
click-dragging with the mouse.
Note that you have to click on one of the sliders first before dragging
across the display. You can also point and click to change individual fre-
quency bands or enter values numerically by clicking on a gain value at
the top of the display.
• At the bottom of the window the respective frequency
bands are shown in Hz.
• At the top of the display, the amount of cut/boost is
shown in dB.
Apart from the frequency bands, the following parameters
are available:
About the filter modes
On the pop-up in the lower right corner there are several
different EQ modes available. These modes can add color
or character to the equalized output in various ways, which
is sometimes desirable. As always, let your ears be the
judge! Here follow brief descriptions of the filter modes:
• True Response – serial filters with accurate frequency
response.
• Digi Standard – resonance of last band depends on sample
rate.
• Variable Q – parallell filters where the resonance depends on
the amount of gain. Musical sounding.
• Constant Q u – parallell filters where the resonance of the first
and last bands depends on the sample rate (u=unsymmetric).
• Constant Q s – parallell filters where the resonance is raised
when boosting the gain and vice versa (s=symmetric).
• Resonant – serial filters where a gain increase of one band will
lower the gain in adjacent bands.
Parameter Description
Output This controls the overall gain of the equalizer.
Range This allows you to relatively adjust how much a set curve
cuts or boosts the signal. If the Range parameter is
turned fully clockwise, +/- 12dB is the available range.
Flatten button Resets all the frequency bands to 0dB.
Invert range This will invert the current response curve.
Mode The filter mode set here determines how the various fre-
quency band contrrols interact to create the response
curve. See also below.