Hi,
In my experiments in the past I find the built in mixer EQs use less CPU than attached plugins. But you'll of course want to weigh that against the audio results you seek. Sometimes you'll need a plugin to get the sound you are after.
The basic EQ on the mixer seems to influence certain frequencies more than others.
Seems like the LO hits mostly 150Hz and below with a slight influence towards the 200Hz frequencies.
The MID seems to focus on the 2KHz to 5Khz range with the emphasis dropping off as it you move closer to 5K.
And the HI seems to focus its influence on 6KHz and up
Then you have a parametric EQ also on the mixer.
For the high end you have the option of a bell curve or a high shelf with frequencies ranging from 1.5K to 16k
For the 2 middle tiers you have a bell curve option with an adjustable Q. The frequencies range from 500Hz to 7KHz and 200Hz to 2.5KHz.
The low tier has the option of a low shelf and a bell curve with frequencies ranging from 30Hz to 450Hz
In general, I would use the basic mixer EQ for nudging the raw tracks towards a certain sound, either to temper or enhance certain overall frequencies. This in combination with the gain and overdrive (as needed) would give me the starting point of where I want a specific instrument to be. This would be part of my gain staging process: to get "the best" general sound for the track and also its peak level in the mix.
The parametric EQs on the mixer allow for more detailed frequency shaping. The EQs on the mixer come BEFORE any imbedded track FX plugins so keep that in mind if you had the idea of managing an effected track EQs as opposed to the raw signal.
In my experiments in the past I find the built in mixer EQs use less CPU than attached plugins. But you'll of course want to weigh that against the audio results you seek. Sometimes you'll need a plugin to get the sound you are after.
The basic EQ on the mixer seems to influence certain frequencies more than others.
Seems like the LO hits mostly 150Hz and below with a slight influence towards the 200Hz frequencies.
The MID seems to focus on the 2KHz to 5Khz range with the emphasis dropping off as it you move closer to 5K.
And the HI seems to focus its influence on 6KHz and up
Then you have a parametric EQ also on the mixer.
For the high end you have the option of a bell curve or a high shelf with frequencies ranging from 1.5K to 16k
For the 2 middle tiers you have a bell curve option with an adjustable Q. The frequencies range from 500Hz to 7KHz and 200Hz to 2.5KHz.
The low tier has the option of a low shelf and a bell curve with frequencies ranging from 30Hz to 450Hz
In general, I would use the basic mixer EQ for nudging the raw tracks towards a certain sound, either to temper or enhance certain overall frequencies. This in combination with the gain and overdrive (as needed) would give me the starting point of where I want a specific instrument to be. This would be part of my gain staging process: to get "the best" general sound for the track and also its peak level in the mix.
The parametric EQs on the mixer allow for more detailed frequency shaping. The EQs on the mixer come BEFORE any imbedded track FX plugins so keep that in mind if you had the idea of managing an effected track EQs as opposed to the raw signal.
Statistics: Posted by cactus-head — Sat Dec 07, 2024 4:18 pm