Waves L3-16 user manual Paragraphic EQ/Priority Controls, Gain

L3-16 User Guide

•Click-horizontal drag changes frequency

•Control-click(PC)/Command-click(Mac) and drag constrains movement to the X or Y axis – vertical drag will lock frequency but allow gain change, and horizontal drag will lock gain but allow frequency change

•Alt-click(PC)/Option-click(Mac) and horizontal drag allows Q adjustment, and disables the vertical axis while held

•Double click on any band marker to toggle in or out

•Drag on any de-activated band marker to activate it

•Shift-clickto select multiple band markers for simultaneous control; shift-click again on any marker you wish to de-select

Paragraphic EQ/Priority Controls

Note: Each Paragraphic band has controls for Gain, Freq, Q, and Priority. The Link control allows simultaneous adjustment of the Gain and Priority controls.

Priority

-Range -18dB to +18dB

-Default 0dB

Priority adjusts the relative limiting, or relative attenuation distribution, across the bands. Raising Priority applies less attenuation to the respective bands (in relation to other bands) while maintaining the same overall limiting; lowering Priority results in more attenuation applied to the respective bands. It’s important to remember that Priority settings are RELATIVE between bands. This means that if all bands are set to the same non-zero priority, it has the same effect as setting all priorities to 0.

Gain

-Range -18dB to +18dB

-Default 0dB

Gain controls the gain of each Paragraphic EQ band. The linear phase Paragraphic EQ is placed in front of the limiter. Increasing gain may cause the affected range to go harder into the limiter threshold, subjecting it to more limiting. To boost the gain of a given range without over-limiting it, raise both Priority and Gain.

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