[sdiy] equalizer

[Johannes Öberg]

 (in reply to cheater cheater)
 >Why wouldn't an eq made only out of "low-passed" and "high-passed"
>bands be precise? I think it might feel less "natural", though.
 The eq and the filter would have different uses. The filter kills bassdrums
(etc) while the eq smoothes out "sound differences" from different records
(some records have too much midrange, others lack a bit of highs, etc) to
make tracks go better together. You can't make subtle changes to the treble
with a lowpass filter as it kills everything above its cutoff.
 I believe the reason professional DJ mixers only have 3-knob eqs with
"kill" is only that it's cheaper.
 I said +- 5 dB only because that gives you more precise control across the
pot turn range.
 >how steep do you think it should be?
 24 dB/oct was ok to my ears, but of course killing the bassdrum with FFT is
always better :-)
 You wrote in earlier posts that $200 would be too much to spend on a mixer.
In that case I think 24 dB/oct will be acceptable.
  BTW, how are you solving the crossfader problem? Perhaps we should join
forces and dream up the ultimate DIY DJ mixer, and see if we can harrass
this list to construct it for us? :) :) :)
 /J
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