McDSP: AE400 Active EQ

McDSP: AE400 Active EQ

The AE400 is an advanced active equalizer suitable for music production, post production, and live sound. The AE400 is made up of 4 bands of fixed and active equalization. Each band is completely overlapping with all other bands and has its own Q (bandwidth), fixed gain, and active gain controls. A key filter for each band allows the active gain response to be as selective or broad as needed, based on the Q (bandwidth) control. Each band can use the input signal or selected side chain signal to trigger the active EQ response.

Energized Vocals

The key signal peaks, shown just below the IO curves for each active EQ band, will tip you off on where the most signal energy is going.

Vocal Insertion

Route the main mix through the AE400, and the vocal into the side chain input. Sweep the key filters around in the AE400 to find what frequencies the vocal signal levels are at.

Drum Buss

Using the active EQ gains, dial in some negative gain, maybe about 25% to 50% of the positive gain you added in the boosting of the kick drum.

"The AE400 EQ is super versatile and it locks in the right frequencies."

Byron Brizuela                Multi-Platinum Producer/Composer

Features

–Four fully overlapping fixed and active EQ bands

–Independent control over all fixed and active EQ parameters per band

–Selectable EQ mode per fixed and active bands

–Unique active EQ ratio response control

–Side chain support

–Double precision processing

–Zero latency

–Collection of presets from award winning mix engineers

–Mono and stereo versions

Formats

–HD: AAX DSP/Native, AU, VST3

–Native: AAX Native, AU, VST3

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You Should Be Using Active EQ

Active EQ is quite a useful tool that will allow you to reign in frequencies that are only overwhelming sometimes!

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Articulate Metering

Compare your pre and post processing levels to keep tabs on your gain staging.

Control Linking

Link EQ bands together to adjust EQ parameters relative to the master band when the master band controls are updated.

Plot Display

View and control fixed and active EQ responses, and the current active response in a single plot display.

Band Bypass

Easily bypass EQ bands to ensure a smooth workflow.

Active EQ Controls

Each active EQ band has threshold, ratio, attack, and release controls. Enabling the INV button causes the active EQ to engage as signal levels fall below the threshold (as apposed to above).

Key Monitoring

Monitor the internal or external key to hear how each band is working.