Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Tweaking the EQ

I had planned to paint my Pultec-esque equalizer and put some fancy lettering on it, but decided it needed some tweaking first. After using the eq extensively on a mix and also during Mastering, I decided certain things about it were not practical. ...and so I modified it.

The low band originally had a single rotary switch which selected frequencies for both the low cut and low boost simultaneously. I found this to be a hinder and so installed a second rotary frequency selector so that both sections of the low band can be controlled independently. Also i noticed during Mastering, the low frequency selector was not able to go down to the bottom sub frequencies (20-35Hz area). In my original design, the lowest setting was about 38hz. I'll have to test it to determine the exact frequency, but I believe it now sits around 25-30Hz. Also, I repositioned some of the knobs and switches so they are laid out in a more organized manner.

Tomorrow she gets a nice coat of gray paint. I plan to bake the chassis after painting it in order to make the enamel more durable. I heard baking it also makes it shine a bit more? I'll find out soon enough.
I have some clear avery labels that I could use to label it up. I figure its either that or I sharpie the bitch up. Pictures to come soon!

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