User manual RANE SP 15

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[. . . ] F U N C T I O N AD E S C R I P T I O N T The SP1 5 StudioParametric Equalizer/Notch Filterincorporates of the requiredfeatures all of equalizer both a parametric and a notchf ilterset. With a bandwidthrange 1/30 octaveto 1. 5 of octaves on each of the five bands, this device will serve the needs of any conceivable e q u a l i z a t i o n i t u a t i o nr e q u i r i n g h i s i n c r e d i b l ep o w e r . s t T h e s w i t c h a b l e h e l v i n g / p e a k i nfg a t u r eo f B a n d s1 a n d 5 o f t h e S P1 5 a r e e x t r e m e l yu s e f u l s e p o a d u e t o t h e n a t u r eo f a u d i os y s t e mr o l l o f f s n d t h e u n f o r g i v i n g r o b l e m s f f e e d b a c k n d h u m . a m b A t y p i c a ls y s t e mr o l l o f fc o r r e c t i o n i l l r e q u i r et h e s h e l v i n g o d e s o f t h e s w i t c h a b l e a n d s , w m r t w h i l e f e e d b a c k o n t r o la n d h u m r e d u c t i o n e q u i r e sh e u s eo f t h e p e a k i n g o d e . l t s h o u l db e c n o t e d t h a t B a n d s 2 a n d 4 w i l l a l s o r e a c h w e l l i n t o t h e r a n B e o f s la n d 5 s o t h a t t h e s h e l v i n g g and i a m o d e o f 1 a n d 5 m a y b e u s e d , sw e l l a s s o m ep e a k i n g r n o t c h i n g n t h e s a m ef r e q u e n c y r e a o a o a c h i e v e d y s e t t i n g h e c e n t e rf r e q u e n c y f b a n d s2 o r 4 a n d d i a l i n gi n t h e r e q u i r e db o o s to r b t cut. Rotating the bandwidth control f ully The senseof the SP1 5's controlsis very straightforward. o , t c o u n t e r c l o c k w i sd e l i v e r s h e m i n i m u m f i l t e r b a n d w i d t h , ( 1 / 3 0 c t a v e ) w h i l e f u l l c l o c k w i s e e The filter level controlsare standardclockwiseboost, countersetsthe filter at 1. 5 octaves. the sametype of action, up The frequencysweepcontrolprovides clockwisecut type controls. m A l D u r i n gt h e E Q s e t - u pp r o c e s st, h e i n d i v i d u a b a n d b y p a s s e s a y b e u s e d f o r a n i n s t a n t / B T d e c o m p a r i s o n f t h e e q u a l i z a t i o n f f e c t s . h i s f e a t u r ei s i n d i s p e n s a b l e u e t o t h e c o m p l e x o it Without this capability, is all too easyfor the operatorto natureof parametric equalization. become lost in the grey area between center frequency, bandwidth and boost/cut. 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