MOTU 828 Mk III Hybrid User Manual page 77

The EQ tab
The EQ tab (Figure 9-10) displays the EQ settings
for the input or output channel that currently has
the focus. Click any focus button in the Inputs or
Outputs tab to view the EQ tab settings for the
channel.
Vintage EQ
Inspired by legendary British large console EQs,
the 828mk3 Vintage EQ section (Figure 9-10) gives
you the look, feel and sound of the most sought-
after classic equalizers. Five bands of center
frequency parametric EQ filtering are provided,
each with four EQ types that provide current
popular EQ styles and vintage analog EQ styles
alike. Two bands include shelf filtering. Two
additional bands of variable slope low pass and
high pass filtering are provided. The filter response
Filter response
display
Filter display options menu
Parameter display
EQ filter
EQ Filter types
Shelf filter
High-pass filter
High-pass frequency
C U E M I X F X
Q handles
(red lines)
EQ tab
Slope
Figure 9-10: The EQ tab.
display provides comprehensive control and visual
feedback of the EQ curve being applied. With
64-bit floating point processing, the 828mk3
Vintage EQ has been carefully crafted and
meticulously engineered to produce musical
results in a wide variety of applications.
Enabling EQ
Each input and output channel has a global EQ
enable/disable button (Figure 9-3 and Figure 9-6).
This button enables or disables all bands of EQ for
the channel. In addition, each individual band of
EQ has a Filter enable/disable switch (Figure 9-10),
allowing you to enable as few or as many bands as
needed for each individual channel.
Filter Composite Individual
handle curve filter curve
(white line) (colored area)
Vertical scale
Filter enable/disable
Low-pass filter
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