User guide

CUEMIX FX
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Type II
Figure 10-19: Type II EQ filter style.
The Type II EQ filter produces constant Q response
during boost or cut. The Type II style emulates
several classic legacy EQs and produces good
results for resonance control on drums and
percussion because it provides relatively high Q
values with more extreme gain or cut settings.
Type III
Figure 10-20: Type III EQ filter style.
The Type III EQ filter increases Q as boost is
applied. Therefore, lower amounts of boost
provide a softer, “wider” EQ effect (since the
affected frequency range widens), while higher
boost tends to sound louder and more “up front”,
due to the increase in Q as the gain is increased.
The more gentle Q curve at lower settings is well
suited for overall EQ fills and more subtle
corrections in instrument and vocal sources.
Boosting or cutting by small amounts will seem to
produce the effect that your ear expects, without
the need to adjust Q. As a result, this filter style, and
similar EQs with this characteristic behavior, are
often referred to as being more “musical”. More
specifically, this style emulates the classic Neve
EQs, their modern derivatives and later SSL G
series EQs. Many current popular outboard
“boutique” EQs exhibit this same gain/Q
relationship.