Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves! In order to get the most out of your new Waves plugin, please take a moment to read this user guide. To install software and manage your licenses, you need to have a free Waves account.
“graphic equalizer.” The GEQ offers three bands per octave for a total of 30 bands, similar to the hardware devices commonly used in live sound reinforcement systems. GEQ includes a faders array as well as parametric graph, plus a real-time analyzer with flexible routing.
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Flat-Top Filters The GEQ Modern component utilizes special Flat-Top filters which eliminate the artifacts associated with band interaction, and provide perfect plateau and stair-stepped responses. Thus, boosting a set of consecutive bands by 6 dB will result in a 6 dB boost plane, without additional boost due to band interaction.
1.4 Components WaveShell technology enables us to split Waves processors into smaller plugins, which we call components. Having a choice of components for a particular processor gives you the flexibility to choose the configuration best suited to your material. GEQ has a total of four components: •...
4. For further adjustments, use the floating Parametric EQ section to set non-ISO frequency cutoffs. Setting and Calibrating the Analyzer 1. Open a mono or stereo GEQ component on an output track. 2. On the WaveSystem toolbar, go to RTA1 and select a source. (See Section 3.2.)
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Please note: Adjusting these faders will affect only the analyzer; it will not affect your output. 8. Press Diff to view the difference in frequency response between RTA1 and RTA2. 9. Match the two signals manually using the EQ section of the plugin Waves GEQ User Guide...
Frequency Range: 20 – 20,000 Hz Level Range: -80 – 0 dBFS INPUT METER displays input level (peak) in dBFS. Range: -80 – 0 dBFS OUTPUT METER displays output level (peak) in dBFS. Range: -80 – 0 dBFS Waves GEQ User Guide...
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RTA1 and RTA2. This is helpful when you need to: Adjust the output signal in relation to the measured post-system response. Match the left and right frequency responses. Range: On, Off Waves GEQ User Guide...
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RTA CALIBRATION set the response time of the analyzer. Please note: When Difference is on, the response is Slow, regardless of the RTA Calibration setting. Range: Fast, Slow RTA1 DELAY sets the alignment of RTA1 to RTA2. Range: 0 – 341 milliseconds Waves GEQ User Guide...
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Graphic EQ Section SCALE controls the maximum range of GEQ faders. The scale indicators next to the band faders update according to the selected scale. For example, if the 6 dB scale is selected and 25 Hz is set to +5 dB, changing the scale to 12 dB increases the boost at 25 Hz to +10 dB.
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LINK relatively links left and right channels, including all bands, high and low pass filters, floating Parametric Bell EQ and Master Gain settings. (Stereo components only) Range: On, Off FLAT snaps all bands to 0 dB. Please note: This does not affect the floating Parametric EQ section. Waves GEQ User Guide...
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Range: On, Off PARAMETRIC BELL FREQUENCY sets the cutoff frequency of the floating parametric bell filter. Range 20 – 20,000 Hz PARAMETRIC BELL GAIN controls the gain of the floating parametric bell filter. Range: +/- 18 dB Waves GEQ User Guide...
Use the bar at the top of the plugin to save and load presets, compare settings, undo and redo steps, and resize the plugin. To learn more, click the icon at the upper-right corner of the window and open the WaveSystem Guide. Waves GEQ User Guide...
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