How do EQ characteristic work on a mixer?

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Sir SM57
Member Since: Jan 29, 2008

Ok in the process of 'mixing' on my Behringer XENYX2222FX Mixer. How does say turning a knob (lets use the one labelled 'LOW 80Hz' that has a range from -15 to 15) work in a graphical sense. i.e, what happens to the EQ pattern visually when I turn it towards + or - 15? My other EQ knobs are 'MID FREQ: 100 to 8K, MID -15 to +15 and HIGH 12kHz -15 to +15. If anyone could help me understand what happens when I turn these knobs in relation to say a graphic equaliser or visually so I can picture whats going on in a cutting/boosting frequency sense, that would be a great help. Cheers, Boe

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Master of the Obvious?
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Since: Jun 29, 2004

May 09, 2008 11:43 am

Just use your ears. Trust me.

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Since: May 15, 2008

May 15, 2008 03:45 pm

basically when you turn the knob up or to the right or + you are boosting that frequency and turning the other way is cutting..

using your ears is good advice though.

try just playing a cd track and messing around. you can learn a lot very quickly that way.

Uh, at least one more time . . .
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Since: Feb 07, 2007

May 19, 2008 07:59 pm

To get a really good visual sense of this, check out a virtual EQ in your average DAW. In mine, the four band EQ is displayed "closed" to look like your typical EQ--4 knobs, with the bandwidth in numbers next to each knob. Right click on it, and it diplays it graphically, with numbered dots on a scale, along with details below, like Q values and filter roll-off icons (those little hook and bump buttons)(Magix v. 12) This visual representation gives me a much better idea of what frequencies are doing what on our Behringer 2442A

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