Legacy EQ Convertors
Posted: 01 Mar 2023
These are a selection of Combinators for replacing the older Reason 14:2 Mixer EQ, Scream EQ and PEQ-1 devices with more up-to-date devices where you can see Frequency and db Gain values.
1. Insert the Combi after the device you want to replace. Put it into Bypass mode.
2. Use the Combinator controls to match the device settings. You'll need to open the Combinator to see the device values as the values do not match the Combinator controls (eg. Combi control goes from 0-127 but the PEQ shows ±64). Note that in some patches the controls are capped, as the Channel EQ doesn't have the same Frequency or Q range that the PEQ-1 does. The Synapse GQ-7 is often a better match for the PEQ-1.
3. Once the controls are set, Bypass the original device and activate the Combinator. The sound will be exactly the same.
4. Delete your original device.
5. Now click the Compare button. This switches out the original device for the new device eg. Synapse GQ-7 EQ. The sound should more or less be correct.
6. Uncombine the devices in the Combinator. You can now delete everything but the replacement device.
Patches included:
• Reason 14-2 EQ Improved > Channel EQ.cmb
• Scream > Synapse GQ-7.cmb
• Reason PEQ > Channel EQ.cmb
• Reason PEQ > MClass.cmb
• Reason PEQ > Synapse GQ-7.cmb
NOTE: These patches also include a Rob Papen RP Spec device. This is a free RE that shows the frequency spectrum. It doesn't actually do anything other than act as a visual display though, so you could delete it and the patches will still work.
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... ec-effect/
1. Insert the Combi after the device you want to replace. Put it into Bypass mode.
2. Use the Combinator controls to match the device settings. You'll need to open the Combinator to see the device values as the values do not match the Combinator controls (eg. Combi control goes from 0-127 but the PEQ shows ±64). Note that in some patches the controls are capped, as the Channel EQ doesn't have the same Frequency or Q range that the PEQ-1 does. The Synapse GQ-7 is often a better match for the PEQ-1.
3. Once the controls are set, Bypass the original device and activate the Combinator. The sound will be exactly the same.
4. Delete your original device.
5. Now click the Compare button. This switches out the original device for the new device eg. Synapse GQ-7 EQ. The sound should more or less be correct.
6. Uncombine the devices in the Combinator. You can now delete everything but the replacement device.
Patches included:
• Reason 14-2 EQ Improved > Channel EQ.cmb
• Scream > Synapse GQ-7.cmb
• Reason PEQ > Channel EQ.cmb
• Reason PEQ > MClass.cmb
• Reason PEQ > Synapse GQ-7.cmb
NOTE: These patches also include a Rob Papen RP Spec device. This is a free RE that shows the frequency spectrum. It doesn't actually do anything other than act as a visual display though, so you could delete it and the patches will still work.
https://www.reasonstudios.com/shop/rack ... ec-effect/