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Appendix A: "Audio Plugins" 79
The frequencies of Lo, Lo Mid, Hi Mid, and Hi, are 80 Hz, 400 Hz, 2.5 KHz,
and 8 KHz.
Graphic EQ
A ten-band Graphic EQ with ISO centers. Each band covers one octave.
Parametric EQ
There are six independently tunable filters.
The Parametric EQ is the tool of choice for precise control; especially handy for
adjusting narrow bands for corrective surgery on problem tracks.
Frequency:
The center frequency of each bandpass filter.
Bandwidth:
The relative width of each filter. One hundred percent bandwidth is
approximately one octave wide. Ten percent bandwidth is about one tenth of an
octave wide, and 200% bandwidth is about two octaves wide.
Gain:
The boost or cut of each band. If Gain of a band is set to zero, that filter is
not calculated. So if you only need two bands of correction, leave the four other
bands at zero and the equalizer will ignore the unused bands, processing faster.
Other Effects
Gain Change:
Gain Change offers several useful tools to modify track levels.
Constant Gain Radio Button:
With Constant Gain enabled, the same gain is
applied to the entire selected region of a track.
Pre Normalize:
Pre-scan each file, and determine how much gain should be
applied to raise the level of the track to -0.3 dB full scale. A little headroom is
left at the top, because some DA converters in computers and CD players do not
perform very well with full-scale levels.
Gain Change:
The amount of boost to be applied to the track. If Pre Normalize
is enabled, the boost is added to the normalize boost, and can cause clipping
unless Post Peak Limit is enabled.
Post Peak Limit:
An instant-attack, program-dependent release Peak Limiter.If
you want a very hot track, try enabling Pre Normalize, set
Gain Change
to +6
dB, with Peak Limit enabled. This will give you a clean track that is "hotter than
a firecracker." For special effects like ultra-sustain guitar or wall-of-drums, try
higher gain settings.