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126MainStage Effects
The original console module is regarded as a cult classic by many recording engineers, and
has been used on countless hit records over the past 40 to 50 years.
Vintage Console EQ parameters
• In/Out switch: Turn the EQ circuit on or off.
• Low Cut button: Turn the low cut/highpass filter on or off. This is a third-order filter set
at 18 dB per octave.
• Low Cut knob: Set the low cut/highpass filter frequency at 50, 80, 160, or 300 Hz, or set
values between these increments. Frequencies below this are rolled off at a fixed 18 dB
per octave.
• Low button: Turn the low shelving filter on or off.
• Low Gain knob: Set the low shelving filter level. The gain range is ±16 dB.
• Low knob: Set the low shelving filter center frequency at 35, 60, 110, or 220 Hz, or set
values between these increments.
• Mid button: Turn the mid range filter on or off.
• Mid Gain knob: Set the mid range filter level. The gain range is ±18 dB.
• Mid Freq knob: Set the mid range filter center frequency at 0.36, 0.7, 1.6, 3.2, 4.8, or 7.2
kHz, or set values between these increments.
• High button: Turn the high shelving filter on or off. Fixed at 12 kHz.
• High Gain knob: Set the high shelving level. The gain range is ±16 dB.
MainStage Vintage Graphic EQ
Vintage Graphic EQ is based on a classic mixing console module. The 10 EQ bands provide
12 dB of cut/boost. It emulates the Proportional Q design of the original device, which
widens filter bandwidth at lower cut/boost levels and narrows filter bandwidth at higher
cut/boost levels.