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Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome to SOLID EQ ....................5 What Is an Equalizer? ......................... 5 The SOLID EQ ..........................7 Using the SOLID EQ ....................8 The Menu Bar ..........................8 The Main Interface ........................10 Solid EQ - Manual - 4...
Welcome to SOLID EQ What Is an Equalizer? Welcome to SOLID EQ SOLID EQ brings the equalizer section of one of the most renowned studio mixing consoles of all times into your studio by way of FX Framework. What Is an Equalizer? An equalizer (EQ for short) is an essential audio processing tool that allows you to amplify or attenuate specific parts of the frequency content in your audio signal.
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Welcome to SOLID EQ What Is an Equalizer? ▪ Shelving: Raise or lower a frequency and everything above or below it. A low shelf has a plateau at the bottom end, a high shelf at the top. This is the kind of EQ behind the “Bass”...
Welcome to SOLID EQ The SOLID EQ The SOLID EQ belongs to the latter category. The SOLID EQ Originally released in the mid-1970s, the analog mixing console that inspired the SOLID MIX SERIES soon became the central element in many of the greatest studios around the world. Claiming to be the mixer behind more platinum selling albums than all other consoles com- bined, this mixing console literally contributed to the sound of the 1980s.
Using the SOLID EQ The Menu Bar Using the SOLID EQ This chapter describes how to use the SOLID EQ. The Menu Bar At the very top of the SOLID EQ interface, you will see the Menu bar. This is primarily used for saving and loading presets, but also has a few other functions.
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Using the SOLID EQ The Menu Bar If you wish to remove a preset you no longer want, you can delete it by selecting Delete from the File menu. Please note: you are not able to delete factory content. Loading Presets In the center part of the Menu bar, you will see the Preset menu.
▪ Open Manual: opens this PDF document for reference. ▪ Visit Solid EQ on the web: opens your default web browser and takes you to the SOLID EQ page on the Native Instruments website. The Main Interface This section describes the SOLID EQ interface and controls in detail.
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Using the SOLID EQ The Main Interface The SOLID EQ user interface. The four sets of colored knobs represent the four main frequency band of your equalizer. section: controls for the low frequency band. section: controls for the low-middle frequency band. section: controls for the high-middle frequency band.
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Using the SOLID EQ The Main Interface Control Description Bell switch Switches between shelving and bell response curve: With the switch disa- bled, the low/high frequency band has a shelving response curve. With the sections only) switch enabled, the band has a bell response curve (similar to those of bands).
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