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EQ Section  

All bands have a color-coded On/Off switch. 

 

HP 

– High pass filter   

 

 Type 

Range

: US Vintage, UK Vintage 1, UK Vintage 2, US Modern, UK Modern,  

 

Digital  1, Digital 2 

 

 Frequency 

Range

: 16 Hz – 21096 Hz 

 

 Q 

Range

: 1 – 100 

(Not available in UK Vintage 1, UK Vintage 2, US Modern,   

 

Digital  1)   

 

LF

 – Low frequency  

 

 Type 

Range

: US Vintage, UK Vintage 1, UK Vintage 2, US Modern, UK Modern,  

 

Digital 1, Digital 2 

 

 

Shape Range

: Shelf/Bell (selected using the toggle control) 

 

 Frequency 

Range

: 22 Hz – 21096 Hz 

 

 

Q Range (Bell)

: 1 – 100 

(Not available in UK Vintage 2, US Modern, UK Modern)  

 

Q Range (Shelf)

: 1 – 100 

(Available in Digital 1 and Digital 2 only) 

 

Waves H-EQ  

User Guide 

13 

 

Summary of Contents for H-EQ

Page 1: ...WAVES H EQ HYBRID EQUALIZER USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...NCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY 4 1 4 COMPONENTS 7 CHAPTER 2 QUICK START GUIDE 8 CHAPTER 3 INTERFACE AND CONTROLS 9 3 1 INTERFACE 9 3 2 CONTROLS 10 CHAPTER 4 THE WAVESYSTEM 20 4 1 THE WAVESYSTEM TOOLBAR 20 4 2...

Page 3: ...ersonalized information on your registered products reminders when updates are available and information on your authorization status 1 2 Product Overview Waves H EQ is a powerful Hybrid Equalizer whi...

Page 4: ...lied which separates the stereo input into M Mid and S Sides thus enabling you to apply different EQ to the M and S channels This is helpful in mastering situations where center panned information may...

Page 5: ...ent such as cymbals strings acoustic guitar vocals and the like For example when the Q is set all the way counter clockwise Q 1 the slope toward the cutoff point is much more gentle than the slope com...

Page 6: ...a couple of examples o You are a musician and you hear a low E1 that s somewhat out of control coming from the bass guitar Simply select the LF frequency control click on E1 on the Keyboard and the ba...

Page 7: ...cessors into smaller plug ins which we call components Having a choice of components for a particular processor gives you the flexibility to choose the configuration best suited to your material H EQ...

Page 8: ...to know them each has its own unique sounding curve Adjust the Frequency Q and Gain parameters as with any EQ Turn on Analog and toggle between types to find the one that adds the color you find most...

Page 9: ...Chapter 3 Interface and Controls 3 1 Interface Waves H EQ User Guide 9...

Page 10: ...the H EQ stereo component separate left and right channel faders are available o In MS mode the left fader controls the M Mid level while the right fader controls the S Sides level For more informatio...

Page 11: ...nels o Input and output faders are unlinked to enable level control for each channel o The small buttons to the left and right of the link control determine which channel is currently affected by the...

Page 12: ...sten control represented by a speaker icon Clicking the speaker icon while M is selected you will hear the M information coming from both output channels as mono when S is selected you will hear the S...

Page 13: ...t available in UK Vintage 1 UK Vintage 2 US Modern Digital 1 LF Low frequency Type Range US Vintage UK Vintage 1 UK Vintage 2 US Modern UK Modern Digital 1 Digital 2 Shape Range Shelf Bell selected us...

Page 14: ...ency Type Range US Vintage UK Vintage 1 UK Vintage 2 US Modern UK Modern Digital 1 Digital 2 Shape Range Bell only Frequency Range 22 Hz 21096 Hz Q Range 1 100 Not available in US Modern HMF High mid...

Page 15: ...22 Hz 21096 Hz Q Range Bell 1 100 Not available in UK Vintage 2 US Modern Q Range Shelf 1 100 Available in Digital 1 and Digital 2 only LP Low pass filter Type Range US Vintage UK Vintage 2 US Modern...

Page 16: ...tage 60 Hz UK Vintage 1 2 50 Hz Not available in Digital 1 Digital 2 Hum not available in US Modern UK Modern Range 0 200 Default 100 THD Level controls the level of harmonic distortion added to the s...

Page 17: ...s the signal before the Analog section so any changes caused by the Analog section are not shown in the Analyzer Show turns the Analyzer on off In displays the input signal post input fader represente...

Page 18: ...ays the EQ curve being applied to the signal You can click and drag the scale with the mouse to increase the resolution of the curve graph use this option when applying small amounts of EQ to your sig...

Page 19: ...linked using the fader link control to enable output level adjustment for both channels simultaneously Phase flips the phase of the signal by 180 degrees o In the H EQ Stereo component there are sepa...

Page 20: ...ggles between two presets useful for comparison of parameter settings L R Arrows Move to the previous or next preset Copy A B Copies the current settings to the second preset register Load Recalls pre...

Page 21: ...the Library or your own creations Filename xps Displays any currently loaded Setup File and its presets Factory Presets Displays the default Factory Presets User Presets Displays any loaded User Prese...

Page 22: ...ser Presets and presets within a Setup File Factory Presets and Setup Library files cannot be deleted or overwritten 1 Hold the Command Mac Control PC key down 2 Click and hold the Load button to see...

Page 23: ...th the current setting and others bypass solo or monitoring toggles illuminate when the control is active Some plugins have link buttons between a pair of toggle buttons allowing click and drag adjust...

Page 24: ...e of the slider settings is displayed in a hover window above the slider path Hover Box Hovering boxes will appear and display the control value when hovering with the mouse over the control Multiple...

Page 25: ...tons selected TAB functions will take you through the selected controls only Hitting Esc or Return will return the focus to the DAW application 4 4 Waves Preferences Pro Tools only When launching Pro...

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