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Topic: Question about Peavey mid EQ, and mods thereto |
Lane Gray
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Posted 14 Nov 2013 11:41 am |
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Rather than continue to hijack the other thread, wherein I'm still kinda curious about how they make it work.
But it made me wonder about the feasibility of adding an adjustment for the Q¹ of the midrange?
It seems we could cut it a bit less if we broadened it a scoche.
Of course it would irritate the folks who barely understand how Paramid works, and frustrate some. But to those who can understand how to spin knobs, it could prove a useful tool
¹That means how selective the knob is, or how wide the frequency spread affected by it. Low, High and Presence all affect a broad range; the Mid is set pretty tight. That's what they mean by "Shelving" vs "Peak/Notch"
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Michael Hummel
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Posted 14 Nov 2013 3:07 pm
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Hi Lane:
We all need to give a nod to George Massenburg, generally acknowledged as the pioneer of the modern parametric EQ design (and one hell of a fantastic engineer/producer).
Adding a "Q" (bandwidth) control to a parametric EQ (like the mid control in a Peavey) is not a trivial undertaking. It would require a redesign of the entire circuit. I think the better solution is for a player to put the EQ of their choice in the effects loop. There are lots of good choices out there.
Cheers,
Mike Hummel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parametric_equalization#Parametric_equalizer
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 14 Nov 2013 4:09 pm
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Although George didn't QUITE know what to do with actual good singers all the time.
He engineered the Scene's "Old Train" album. On "Pan American" (the Hank song), in the last line, only one of the trio sang the "P" in "Pass right thru them all", so as to eliminate the P pop (a trick used by a lot of trios), but George potted down the vocals for that fraction of a second (that's quick and talented), apparently thinking that 'grassers wouldn't know to take care of the problem (they often did the same thing with "S"s to tame sibilance).
Nobody noticed til the album came out that the "p" ended up inaudible.
I have given thought to an outboard parametric EQ, but they're kinda spendy, last I looked.
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 5:52 am
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Lane, those who want more tonal capability than the para-EQ offers would do well to try a graphic equalizer. That way, they have total control of the overall curve, and also have boost/cut capability at all frequencies, which most amps (even those with para-EQ) lack.  |
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