V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

This small window displays the settings of the currently selected EQ band in blue color and the resulting curve ofthe whole EQ section in gray color. You can click and drag directly onto the handles (the small blue or gray points)of the EQ bands to change the settings within the graph window.Double-click anywhere in the window to open a bigger version. Please see The Big Graph Window on page 282.Band SelectorClick onto one of these five buttons to select the band to be manipulated by the Gain, Frequency and Q controlunderneath. A band gets also selected if it is manipulated in the small or big graph window.Selected band characteristicsThese five buttons determine the characteristics of the selected EQ band. The choices from left to right are High-Pass Filter, Low Shelving, Peak, High Shelving and Low-Pass Filter.Selected Band On/OffSwitches the selected EQ band on or off. By default the five bands are switched off in order to economize DSPpower, so don’t forget to switch an EQ band on before you can hear what it is doing.Gain Control-24 dB to +24 dB, boost and cut.Frequency ControlThe range for each band is depending on the sampling rate of the project:• For sampling rates up to 48 kHz the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 20 kHz.• For sampling rates up to 96 kHz the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 40 kHz.• For sampling rates up to 384 kHz (e.g. DSD mixing) the frequency range of each band is 20 Hz to 80 kHz.Q (bandwidth) ControlThe range for the Q parameter is 0.2 up to 100. A Q of 0.2 results in a very wide bandwidth, a Q of 100 will give anextremely narrow notch.Output SectionShow/Hide Output SectionOutput Level ControlOutput Section On/OffAuto Gain Make-Up SwitchColor bar indicates SelectedShow/ Hide Output sectionOutput section on/offOutput Level controlAdjusts the output level over a range of -48 dB to +48 dB.Automatic Gain Make Up switchWhen lit, Output gain is automatically adapted according to the settings in the Dynamics Section. In this case theOutput Level Control will be grayed out and inaccessible.The Big Graph WindowThe big graph window opens when you double-click the small graph window inside the EQ Section. The currentsettings of the selected EQ band are displayed as a blue line and the resulting overall EQ curve is displayed as agray shaded area. Frequency and Gain parameters of each of the five bands can be altered by clicking on a band’sStrip and Bus Tools : Strip and Bus Tools 15 - 282