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What is Passive EQ and Why Should You Care?

http://homerecordinghome.com/what-is-passive-eq-and-why-should-you-care/ Basically, a passive EQ applies amplification after the circuits that attenuate and boost frequencies, rather than in the feedback loop of the circuit itself.

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What is Passive EQ and Why Should You Care?

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  1. What is Passive EQ and Why Should You Care? http://homerecordinghome.com/what-is-passive-eq-and-why-should-you-care/

  2. What is passive EQ? Basically, a passive EQ applies amplification after the circuits that attenuate and boost frequencies, rather than in the feedback loop of the circuit itself. With an active EQ, you can target specific frequencies with adjustable bandwidth equalization, making it easy to surgically alter your sounds.

  3. The other cool thing about passive EQ is adding gain. If you push the upper limits of the gain on a passive EQ, you can get some really cool saturation. Cranking the gain on the EQ made a massive, thick sound for the vocals. Image © Matt Gray via GearSlutz

  4. The most famous passive EQ is the Pultec, an item so expensive that most people pay just to look at them. What makes the Pultec and it’s ilk, passive EQs, so desirable is their transparency. Currently, I’m using the SonimusSonEQ on just about every track. It’s a free plug-in emulation of classic, passive EQs and it just sounds sweet and natural anywhere you put it. 

  5. What is Passive EQ and Why Should You Care? http://homerecordinghome.com/what-is-passive-eq-and-why-should-you-care/

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