Music & Audio Advice EQ and Frequency Management

Question 1

What does EQ stand for in audio production?

Accepted Answer

Equalization

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Electrical Quality

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Equal Quotient

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Electronic Quantizer

Question 2

Which frequency range is generally considered 'sub-bass'?

Accepted Answer

20 Hz - 60 Hz

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250 Hz - 500 Hz

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500 Hz - 2 kHz

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2 kHz - 8 kHz

Question 3

A high-pass filter (HPF) allows high frequencies to pass while doing what to low frequencies?

Accepted Answer

Attenuating frequencies below the cutoff point

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Boosting them by a fixed amount

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Adding harmonic distortion to them

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Doubling their amplitude

Question 4

What does the 'Q' parameter in a parametric EQ control?

Accepted Answer

The bandwidth (width) of the frequency band being affected

Answer

The overall quality rating of the plugin

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The amount of gain applied in decibels

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The quantization depth of the audio signal

Question 5

The 'presence' frequency range, commonly boosted to add clarity and intelligibility to vocals, is typically found around:

Accepted Answer

1–5 kHz

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50–100 Hz

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10–16 kHz

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100–300 Hz

Question 6

What does a 'low-shelf' EQ do to the audio signal?

Accepted Answer

Boosts or cuts all frequencies below a set point equally

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Affects only one specific frequency point

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Boosts or cuts all frequencies above a set point equally

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Applies EQ only to subwoofer speakers

Question 7

Which EQ type provides independent control over gain, center frequency, and Q for each of its bands?

Accepted Answer

Parametric EQ

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Graphic EQ

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Shelving EQ

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Fixed-band EQ