6.3.1 TYPICAL EQ REQUIREMENTS
Steel Strung Acoustic Guitars plus Celtic Bouzouki,
Octave Mandolas and Acoustic Bass often require a mid
range cut, especially when playing full chords. Headway
HE4 & Snake3 Fixed EQ pickups will require less EQ
applied than most other pickups because they
incorporate an active tone section, such as with fixed mid
range cuts and low end roll offs, which is set for the
instrument type specified on the Pickup model ( e.g
Headway HE4/G.FEQ for High End Acoustic Guitar -
Fixed EQ )
Nylon Strung Guitars played finger style, Macaferri or
Resophonic Guitars usually require flat mid range EQ or
maybe with a slight boost unless they are played with
mainly full chords in which case some mid cut may be
preferable.
Violins and Mandolins often require treble cuts and low
end cut below 200Hz, as offered on EDB-2 H.E Range
Switch
Violins also often benefit from Upper Mid cuts
Many Electret and Condenser Microphones carry a
Presence or Treble boost, which you may wish to cut via
EQ controls?
Dynamic Mic's usually benefit from a treble boost and
often some mid cut
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