I am requesting that any recording guru answer a few questions for me. I have used stomp boxes since my highshool/college band days, but now that I am old and responsible, I purchased an RP12 processor and am ready to throw it out the window. My questions are as follows:
1. What is the difference between a parametric EQ and a Grapic Eq and do they cut certain fequencies or boost certain frequencies.
2. I can alter the frequency of the bands from 25-18000Hz, how do they relate to highs/lows in a reqular EQ. I have always used a smiley face setting for eq'ing but am unsure what the frequencies were.
3. I have a setting for each band for a PEQ "Q" which can go from .25-16 what does this do?
4. If I wanted to try to get the "Alex Lifeson (Rush)" sound, I know I need a great deal of chorus and to set the EQ highs way up, any ideas for the frequencies/settings.
5. Is there any particular order effects should be set: ie given the following alogrithm in what order should I start:
Compression, Distortion, EQ, Chorus, Delay, Reverb.
I know my questions seem dumb but the manual is about as easy to follow as a Chineese bible. Setting stomp boxes was easy and frankly, being a computer programmer with a one year old kid, I do not have much time to play with this thing. I just don't seem to get the EQ concept. Thanks in advance for any replies.
1. What is the difference between a parametric EQ and a Grapic Eq and do they cut certain fequencies or boost certain frequencies.
2. I can alter the frequency of the bands from 25-18000Hz, how do they relate to highs/lows in a reqular EQ. I have always used a smiley face setting for eq'ing but am unsure what the frequencies were.
3. I have a setting for each band for a PEQ "Q" which can go from .25-16 what does this do?
4. If I wanted to try to get the "Alex Lifeson (Rush)" sound, I know I need a great deal of chorus and to set the EQ highs way up, any ideas for the frequencies/settings.
5. Is there any particular order effects should be set: ie given the following alogrithm in what order should I start:
Compression, Distortion, EQ, Chorus, Delay, Reverb.
I know my questions seem dumb but the manual is about as easy to follow as a Chineese bible. Setting stomp boxes was easy and frankly, being a computer programmer with a one year old kid, I do not have much time to play with this thing. I just don't seem to get the EQ concept. Thanks in advance for any replies.