Can I use an EQ as a multi filter?
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crazyfiltertweaker crazyfiltertweaker https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=277536
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 918 posts since 25 Mar, 2012
Because usually an EQ has multiple bands, can I use them as a multi filter basically?
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- KVRist
- 414 posts since 19 Sep, 2016 from Wonderland
Depends where you want to use it for. If you want to create parallel filter distortion in the most digital sense, I guess it's the way to go
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240
- KVRAF
- 35171 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
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crazyfiltertweaker crazyfiltertweaker https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=277536
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 918 posts since 25 Mar, 2012
yes but im not sure if it is the same. what is different?
- KVRian
- 641 posts since 26 May, 2008 from Iceland.
A filter is nothing but an extreme EQ, so go ahead and use EQ's as filters like you want.crazyfiltertweaker wrote:yes but im not sure if it is the same. what is different?
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- KVRAF
- 3089 posts since 4 May, 2012
Filters and EQ are the same thing. Or I guess we could say that filters are employed to achieve EQ.
Are you asking how to perform parallel processing using split filter bands? Use the Linkwitz-Riley configuration, as detailed here: http://www.theflipsideforum.com/index.php?topic=26280.0
Are you asking how to perform parallel processing using split filter bands? Use the Linkwitz-Riley configuration, as detailed here: http://www.theflipsideforum.com/index.php?topic=26280.0
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Winstontaneous Winstontaneous https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=98336
- KVRAF
- 2351 posts since 15 Feb, 2006 from Berkeley, CA
only if you change your name to crazymultifiltertweakercrazyfiltertweaker wrote:Because usually an EQ has multiple bands, can I use them as a multi filter basically?
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- KVRAF
- 4711 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
Yeah go for it! You can fully automate a pass filter in Fabfilter Pro-Q 2 - and without all the tube/analog emulation colouring your sound, you can do pristine clean and smooth filter sweeps. Love it.
- KVRist
- 158 posts since 24 Jun, 2016 from Austin, Texas
DO IT!!! and automate it!! I like the idea a lot. Follow your multi-filter with a high ratio compressor to really push the audibility of that filter. Audition it tho, cuase it may not work how it sounds in my head.. LOL! I really like the sound of this. Rather than just a Hi-Pass/Lo-Pass Filter have a few different bands on some extreme EQ changes to really draw attention to the effect. Channel strip style plugs could be good for these task cause you have all the parameters on one interface. I like Avid' Channel Strip but it's filters can be a lil more forgiving than I prefer. AudioTrack from Waves has an auto makeup gain that can't be turned off but boy that plugin is working for sure. It's like a scaled down Q10 & C1 in one GUI. Metric Halo's Channel Strip3 has a very comprehensive compressor section. The Built in Limiter doesn't allow for any tweaking, but pretty much works 90% of the time for me.
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lay it prodctions lay it prodctions https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=210819
- KVRian
- 544 posts since 6 Jul, 2009 from Washington D.C
This is achieved with ease in the Tracktion Software using a rack in this manner. Open a empty Rack place as many of your favorite eq in the rack for as many parallel channels you like. make sure to not connect the in and outputs automatically to the first plugin you open in the Rack. Now hi and or low pass each EQ to the frequencys to only band pass the frequencys you would like for each EQ. Now connect the inputs from the rack left and right to each EQ inputs and then connect the outputs of each EQ eparately. If your EQ don't have a gain or trim knob add a volume and pan filter in the chain one after each EQ in the rack because you might need to trim some volume to get it balance being that each parallel EQ you create is also like oversampling at the same time so in this Rack 4 parallel EQ's will result in 4x oversampling just keep this in mind.