Sub Bass ranges from 20Hz to approximately 60Hz. For this, we’ll divide this chapter into various sections. Now that you know what each button or parameter does, it’s time to dig deeper into how EQ should be used. A high ‘Q’ setting – such as 20.0 – results in a narrow bandwidth and a smaller range of frequencies affected. A low ‘Q’ setting – such as 0.83 – results in a wide bandwidth, which means it’s affecting a large range of frequencies. The ‘Q’ parameter allows you to control the range of frequencies that you alter. Q, however, is a little less self-explanatory. Whereas the ‘Frequency’ parameter allows you to set the frequency for each band, the ‘Gain/Slope’ parameter allows you to set either the slope of the filter (Bands 1 and 8) or the amount of gain (Bands 2-7). The first two, Frequency and Gain/Slope, speak for themselves. You are in full control of each band, as you can adjust several different parameters for each. This particular EQ consists of eight individual bands. As for the rest, we will explain how EQ works by focusing on Logic’s Channel EQ, which closely resembles FL Studio’s built-in Parametric EQ (and the native EQs of other DAWs). For all of you who’ve worked with a Parametric EQ before, feel free to skip this part.
