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Tone Tips
Set up
For reference, start with the tone controls fl at (straight-up, twelve o’clock). In this
position, there is no equalization applied to your sound. Begin at a very low
volume and work your way up. As you turn up, try adjusting the Loudbox Artist’s
tone controls as recommended below.
1. Low volume
At a low volume (just above conversation level) our ears are not very sensitive to
bass and treble, so give the Low and High controls a good boost.
2. Medium volume
At intermediate levels, when you need to raise your voice to be heard over the
music, the human ear is quite sensitive to midrange. Cut the Mid control to
about ten o’clock or to your taste. At this level our perception of bass and treble
starts to catch up to the rest of the tonal spectrum, so you can back off the Low
and High controls slightly for good tonal balance.
3. High volume
At loud levels, when you must shout to be heard over the music, your ears (and
your audience) will benefi t from a deep midrange cut. Set the Mid dial between
nine and seven o’clock. Our perception of bass and treble “fl attens out” at high
volumes, so you won’t need much, if any, Low or High boost. Set the Low and
High knobs to between twelve and one o’clock.
