deepndark wrote: ↑24 Apr 2018
Rason wrote: ↑24 Apr 2018
I dont want it to sound as argument but neither mclass nor gq7 are coloring EQs and if you perceive a difference in a sound it must be caused by the slope. If both are set to say 12db/oct cut at 8 khz it should sound exactly the same on both. So the benefit of gq7 is its versatility and focus. Ofc I could imagine scenarios when mclass wont be able to replicate the curves of gq7 due to lack of bands etc.
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Not sure where you got your information from, there are some EQ's that also compress, color etc. when boosting.
Yes there are EQs that color, but until VSTs and my ColoringEQ, there were none in Reason that did this (which is why I did it!).
But back to your claim the GQ7 sounds different from the MClass EQ, it's tricky to compare fairly. Here are the two EQs with the EXACT same settings according to the knobs: +6 dB, 6 kHz, Q = 2.0:
MClass = Yellow, GQ7 = Purple
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Of COURSE they are going to sound very different, but it should now be more clear WHY they sound different (and it has nothing to do with color).
In this case, you won't be able to exactly match the shelf EQs because they use different underlying filters. But you can easily match the parametric bands because they use the same filter types.
Here they are with the same settings (+6 dB, 3.2 kHz, Q = 2.0), which are quite close to start with:
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And here they are "matched" by adjusting the MClass Q to 1.5:
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And here they are matched by adjusting the GQ7 Q to 2.7"
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In these cases you will not hear the difference between the two because they match in both their frequency response curve and their phase response curve - there are no other variables with these EQ, so there cannot be any variation in how they sound unless you can hear the less than 1/10th of one decibel difference at the peak of the boost (which I didn't compensate for, but could have done so!).
Again, the take away is you cannot compare two EQs based on settings alone, and if the curve matches, the sound matches. Also, as with the shelf example, sometimes you cannot make the curve match, so you also cannot expect them to sound the same!
As with all EQs, it's about having the curve shapes that work for you, which is why (shameless self promotion) an EQ with more curve shape options is more likely to get you the results you seek!