SSL E-Channel & G-Channel User Manual
5
Equalizer Section
The equalizer is a four-band device which can be routed to the processor’s output or to the dynamics
section’s sidechain. Q can be adjusted in the LMF and HMF ranges. At the top of the section is the
High Pass (18 dB/octave) filter and the Low Pass (12 dB/octave) filter. Normally, low pass and
high pass filters follow the same path as the entire EQ section. However, when Split is selected, the
low pass and high pass filters are placed before the dynamics processors in the chain. The equalizer
can be switched into the dynamics sidechain to afford simple de-essing and other frequency-
controlled dynamics processing by selecting Dyn S-C at the foot of the section. In the E-Channel LF
and HF shelves can be reshaped to bell curves by pressing Bell. The Q of the LF and HF bells are
calculated based on frequency settings and are not user-definable. In the G-Channel LF and HF are
fixed shelves, LMF/3 divides the LMF frequency by 3, while HMFx3 multiplies the HMF frequency by
three.
