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3.3. Getting hands-on with EQ SITRAL-295
3.3.1. The basics
SITRAL-295 with the two channels unlinked and two completely different EQ curves, to
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Load a stereo clip into an audio track in your DAW. A master out or group submix
would be great, since this is more of a tone sculpting EQ than a surgical EQ;
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Load an instance of EQ SITRAL-295 as an insert in that track. Open the plug-in
window;
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Ensure the Default preset is loaded. This way, all parameters assume their
default values. Now click the Visualizer button in the right corner of the Upper
Toolbar. This will open a graphical panel above the main EQ controls;
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Start playback. You will notice several things. First: there is no EQ being applied.
That's because, with the EQ controls in their default positions, the EQ circuit of
the plug-in is not processing the audio. If you look at the graphical window
above them, you will see a flat line with just a slight curve on the right side,
and the sound spectrum. A dimmed color fills the spectrum, while a brighter line
surrounds it. That brighter line is the spectrum output;
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The second thing you may notice is that, because the audio is going through the
"electronics" of the unit, they will add a slight coloration to it. This unit is very
transparent, therefore the coloration is very, very subtle. But still, the audio is
processed;
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Now press the small "In" button to the left of the display. You'll notice that the
dimmed full-colored spectrum disappears, and only the brighter colored output
line remains. This is because you turned off the In spectrum. Now press the In
button to turn it on again, and press the Out button to turn it off. Now the brighter
lined spectrum disappears, and only the dimmed color-filled spectrum remains.
This is the Input spectrum. By using this, you can clearly see the effect of the EQ
on the overall audio spectrum;
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You can also turn each of the two stereo channels on and off by pressing the L
and/or R buttons to the bottom left of the display. This may be handy when there
are very different spectra in each channel (unlikely for a mastering track, but not
that uncommon for individual tracks);
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emphasize the stereo image
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