This device
delights the fans with its glowing valve graphics and
analog style and can work in both normal stereo as well as
mid/side mode.
A Type II switch is provided and upon
investigation I found this to be based on a shape called a
'resonant shelf', first proposed by psycho-acoustician
Michael Gerzon and used in Manley's Massive Passive, Waves
Renaissance EQ and the Weiss EQ-1.
It could be thought
of as a combination of a shelving boost and a parametric dip
(or vice versa). Such a curve, with a bass shelf of
11db below 178Hz is mollified by a gentle parametric dip
above 178Hz; this resonant shelf is controlled by a single
band of the equalizer. This type of curve can help
keep a vocal from sounding thick while implementing a bass
boost.
Hence Ray's comment of 'Use less, get more'. |