The BASS control is responsible for the »colour« of the bass sound your

signal is to have. If you move the BASS control to the right, you get a drier, 16 Bass percussive bass sound, known as TIGHT. As a result of this, on the right-

hand side of the scaling points, there are squares which increase in size, in line with increased intensity. They symbolize the contoured »TIGHT« bass sound.

If the BASS control is moved from the centre position (0) to the left, the bass sound becomes very deep, soft and warm. This sound is known as SOFT. This is symbolized with round scaling points which also increase in size as the intensity increases.

The further the BASS control is shifted to the right or left of the centre position, the more intensive the bass sound in question. However, PROCESS must be positioned to the right of the MIN setting for the bass to be audible.

You can always hear the original (dry) bass if the BASS control is in a centre position.

The PROCESS control determines the processing ratio between the set bass sound colour and the original signal. This results in varying bass sound structures: if you combine high bass amplification on the BASS control with a lower PROCESS value, you get a different bass structure than with a lower bass amplification combined with a higher PROCESS value. Choosing the best solution is a matter of personal taste and also depends on the type of original signal involved.

Fig. 6:

The dotted line shows frequency responses for a soft Bass (SOFT) at maximumPROCESS and a MID-HITUNE of 3.5 kHz.

The solid line shows the phase response, which always drifts only a few degrees if the amplitude is increased.

Fig. 7:

The dotted line shows frequency responses for a hard Bass(TIGHT) at maximum PROCESS and a MID- HI TUNE of 3.5 kHz.

The solid line shows the phase response whichhas a phase rela- tion of -180° at 50 Hz, but other- wise also drifts only by a few degrees at increasing amplitudes.

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EQ MAGIX specifications

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