What are sweepable mids?

[steve pratt]

I read a forum on this site recently and the discussion involved sweepable mids. Can anyone tell me what they are and what they look like? Also , do any plug ins incorporate them? Thanks.

[Randy5235]

sweepable mids are midrange eq that you can change the affected frequency and yes most plugins incorporate this.

[Tapehead]

Think about your stereo and the tone controls. One is for bass, the other for treble. You know what those do. Picture a third control between the two that adds or subtracts from the midrange tones of the music rather than highs or lows, depending on whether you turned it up or down. That would be the "mid" part of the thing.

The "sweep" means that rather than the manufacturer deciding for you which frequencies he will set the control at, which you can boost or cut, there is another control, a sweep, which you can turn to either boost or cut a higher or lower frequencies. It gives you more precise control over the specific tones you are editing. Hope this helps.

Plug-in's? I don't know much about digital recording but I suspect the equalizers are pretty much a built-in feature of most systems--someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

[Track Rat]

Yes, there are plug ins called parametric eq's that are sweepable low, mid and high. You can also change the width or "Q" of the frequency you wish to boost or cut. There are a few sites where you can download one or two.

[Tapehead]

Be nice if analog boards had plug-ins...

[steve pratt]

Ahhhhhhhh! I've been using them all this time and I didn't even know it. Thanks guys.