Parametric EQ Adjustments

kbdrost · Post by **kbdrost** » 11 Jan 2005 8:37 pm

Some time ago, somebody (probably Mike Brown) posted a protocol for adjusting the mid/shift controls on a Peavey 1000 (could have been a 400 or a 112, but the concept was the same). Basically, it involved holding the other controls at some constant (probably flat, but I'm not sure) and then tweaking the adjustments of the controls in a particular order. I found this extremely helpful playing in a different environment every night, but now can't find the thread in the search engine. Can anybody direct me? Thanks in advance.

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Ken Drost
steelcrazy after all these years

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 12 Jan 2005 5:57 pm

Maybe this one...
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum11/HTML/003943.html

kbdrost · Post by **kbdrost** » 12 Jan 2005 6:49 pm

Sorry, Donny, that's not it...I found that one. Maybe I've got it backwards, and the suggestion was that the parametrics be set at a certain setting and the rest of the controls adjusted. Dang!! It is a b***ch getting old!

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Ken Drost
steelcrazy after all these years
[This message was edited by kbdrost on 12 January 2005 at 06:51 PM.]

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 12 Jan 2005 11:40 pm

Ken,
You might try applying a full cut to the mid boost/cut control and then adjust the frequncy to your acquired taste. Then you can try to back off of the full cut and see where you like it. It's all in the ears,
not the hands

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 13 Jan 2005 10:01 am

Old sound guys often BOOST the mids and sweep to find the frequency that really sucks, then notch THAT frequency out.

With my Pro I the generic NV400 starting point is this:

Pre -- 2
Post -- as needed for volume
Low - 0
Mid - -15
Shift - 300
High - 0
Presence - +12.5
Reverb - as needed for "sound"

I don't usually play through one but it is what I spec for fly dates when the local backline co. provides the amps. I carry these settings around in my wallet as a fall-back position.

Hope this helps -- dg

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 13 Jan 2005 10:46 am

Old sound guys often BOOST the mids and sweep to find the frequency that really sucks, then notch THAT frequency out.

Yes that is a ood way to do it... even if your still young.

Not coincidentally this is basically the lower range of vocals,
so it tends to leave a hole for the vocais,
and so no interferance with the voices,
and to some extent the guitars,
yet have a body and a high that cuts through the clutter.

But for a steel solo album, much less 800hz cutwould likely be used since the steel becomes the main voice.[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 13 January 2005 at 10:50 AM.]

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 13 Jan 2005 12:17 pm

I use Dave's idea of boosting the mids, adn sweep them , as they are in most cases the hardest to hear in context with everything else....In most cases for pedal steel , I find that I usually bring the mids way down as they tend to increase the "honk" or "nasal" tone for lack of better terminology ...Being able to adjust the mids like you can with the Steel King is a great feature...You can dial in just enough mids that you don't get that "honk" or "nasal' tone, but you would hear it if you turned up the amount of gain on your mids in your program ...Used judiciously, you add more body to your tone.....Funny how important mids are to a standard electric guitar tone, but with pedal steel we try to loose them ....The beauty of adjustable mids is also the fact that no 2 steels sound alike ...You can fine tune the tone of each individual steel that you have....Settings for a Mullen and a P/P would be completely different for example ...Jim

Tom Campbell · Post by **Tom Campbell** » 13 Jan 2005 5:42 pm

Ken

Try a search using the NAME: Mark Herrick, TOPIC: Mid shift Control, FORUM: electronics. Carl Dixon gives a good explaination. It's from April 30, 2000.