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CD3000XL OperatorÕs Manual Page 153
EQ’ING A SAMPLE
Select the sound you want to EQ. The EQ process must always make a copy of the source
sample so press NAME and enter a suitable name for the copy. Press ENT/PLAY to complete
the naming process. Now set the parameters as you think fit. As you adjust the controls, you
will see the ‘shape’ of the EQ on the screen: I.e.
Once you think you have set something suitable, press to start the EQ process. If you
didn’t set a new name, you will see the message:
In this case, create a new sample name.
Assuming you have named the sample, you will see the following message as the sample is
being processed:
Once the processing is complete, you can audition the results of the EQ using the key
on F8. You can play the original sample using the ENT/PLAY key and this allows you to ‘A/B’
between the original sample and the processed sample. If the sound is not to your liking, set
the controls differently and try again, overwriting the EQ’d sample you just made.
If the parameter was set fairly high but you did not compensate for this with the
control, you may get the message:
In which case, back the control off a bit and try again.
USING THE EQ
The EQ process is very useful for affecting the sound at source. As mentioned, it can be used
very effectively for removing mains hum or other noises that may have crept into the recording.
You can use it creatively to accentuate certain elements of the sound as well - you could add
more weight to cellos and basses and the like by boosting some low frequencies using the
LOW SHELF selection or you could add top end to strings, brass, etc., using the HI SHELF
selection. Mid ranges can be boosted or cut using the BAND WIDE and BAND THIN selection.
BAND WIDE is best suited for adding gentle boost or cut to a sound whereas BAND THIN is
better at homing in on specific, tight frequency ranges.
If you need to EQ more than one frequency, select the source sample and set the EQ for that
and process it. When that’s done, select the EQ’d sample as the source sample, set the next
frequency you want. Repeat the process again on the second EQ’d sample.