| Equalization really means to "make equal." The main purpose of equalization is to make the tone of the music equal to what is is supposed to be. An example of this is where home speakers are accenting the bass because the speakers are in the corner of the room; this is making things sound muddy - and you would compensate ("equalize") by reducing the bass control on your system. But let's say you mixed the tune using a system where the speakers were too close to the corners; now you'll need to adjust the tone on the master, increasing the bass energy on the master, so the mix doesn't sound so "thin" on normal systems.
Shelf Equalization
Shelf response in equalizers boosts the energy of an entire range, often several octaves, below a certain frequency (for low-shelf equalizers) or above a certain frequency (for high shelf equalizers)... (READ ENTIRE ARTICLE) |
Controlling Tone Demos
There are 12 different parameter settings for controlling tone, For each of them I provide a demo that first plays the tune flat and the switches back and forth between flat and equalized approximately every 2 bars. The 3 KHz boost demo below is an example of these demos. |
Upper Midrange
(increased) |
3.0 kHz Peak / Q=0.7
(+2 to +15 dB) |
3 kHz Peak Boosted |
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Note About Demos
The introduction and first verse of the tune "Autumn" by the mid-MIchigan rock group, GifTvs included in their debut 1999 release, "Sturgeon General Warning." © 1999, Pottsongs Publishing, BMI - All Rights Reserved. |
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Bob Sr.