The following series of tutorials shows the user how to use Fat Channel in Studio One. This third blog explains the usage of the Equalizer Module of the Fat Channel.
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On the modern days of audio mixing, the digital tools that engineers use in order to shape the recorded sound are called Plugins. Plugins can emulate the behavior of vintage analog pieces of gear, or simply act as clean/linear digital signal processors, performing tasks such as equalization, compression, limiting, expansion, gating, time-domain effects, etc. Studio One 4 comes with a variety of proprietary plugins that can help the user mix a music production completely “in-the-box”.
One of the most used processors that come with Studio One is the Fat Channel, which is a complete virtual version of the same channel strip found on all Studio Live III mixers from PreSonus. The Fat Channel comes with four different modules that can be turned ON or OFF independently. This tutorial explains how to use the third module that contains the equalizer.
For the purpose of this tutorial, we will assume the user already has a Studio One song created and a Fat Channel plugin assigned to a track. The Fat Channel should be opened on the Equalizer tab as:
It is easy to see from the previous picture, the Fat Channel plugin has several modules. For the case of this tutorial, we will be evaluating the Equalizer module. This module presents the following parameters:
- Equalizer ON/OFF Switch: The user can toggle the equalizer module ON or OFF when pressing this button.
- Equalizer Mode: This dropdown list lets the user select between the three available equalizer modes, these are: Standard, Passive and Vintage.
- LS (Low Shelf) and HS (High Shelf): These buttons turn the shelving mode ON or OFF on the low and high bands.
- Band Enable/Disable: These buttons turn ON or OFF the EQ bands.
- Freq: This knob sets the frequency of the selected band.
- Gain: This knob sets the gain of the selected band.
- Q: This knob sets the bandwidth of the selected band.
For the purpose of this tutorial, we will use this module to equalize the signal in order to boost the high frequencies and mids. The module will be set as:
- Equalizer ON/OFF Switch: ON.
- Equalizer Mode: Standard.
- LS (Low Shelf) and HS (High Shelf): LS: OFF – HS: ON.
- Band Enable/Disable: LF: OFF – LMF: OFF – HMF: ON – HF: ON.
- HMF Freq: 4.21 KHz.
- HMF Gain: 6 dB.
- HMF Q: 4.25.
- HF Freq: 6.62 KHz.
- HF Gain: 6 dB.
- HF Q: 0.6.
Apply the previous configuration, and the Fat Channel plugin should look like this:
At this point we have successfully explained how to use and configure the Equalizer module of the Fat Channel plugin in Studio One 4. The tutorial has now finished.
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To read part 1, using the HPF/Gate Module in Studio One’s Fat Channel, click here.
To read part 2, using the compressor in Studio One’s Fat Channel, click here.
To read part 4, using the Limiter in Studio One’s Fat Channel, click here.