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M 18 Digital Mixer User’s Manual
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ELECTRIC GUITARS
The approach to the Electric guitar processing changes a lot according to the original sound.
The internal M Series guitar processor allows tons of tone possibilities that can be fine tuned also through
EQ and Compressor.
Of course, you can use the mixer miking a real amp and cabinet, and in this case the internal processors
could be used more to fine tune the sound.
EQ
COMP
HPF: OFF > 100Hz
Body: 100Hz>200Hz
Resonance (Cut) : 150>400Hz
Presence : 900Hz > 2 KHz
Attack: 2>5 KHz
Attack: Med-Slow
Release: Med
Ratio: 4:1>8:1
ACOUSTIC GUITARS
Acoustic Guitars are usually amplified during live gigs through a pickup, and only occasionally with mics.
The pickup sounds is often a bit harsh, and it may be necessary to smooth it reducing some extra high
frequencies and adding some warm with EQ and Compressor.
EQ
COMP
HPF: OFF > 120Hz
Body: 100Hz>200Hz
Resonance (Cut) : 150>400Hz
Presence : 900Hz > 2 KHz
Attack: 2>4 KHz
Harshness (Cut) : 8>12 KHz
Attack: Med-Slow
Release: Med-Fast
Ratio: 2:1>6:1
TIP: The Smooth EQ is the perfect EQ type to remove some harshness in the high-end, adding at the same
time some definition to the sound of acoustic guitars in the mid-hi range.
The Smooth EQ is also great to increase the body of the sound removing some resonances using only one
band!