How Many Here Truly Understand the Difference Among the QuadCurve EQ Types...

I confess: This equalizer throws me off a bit. I am used to using knobs on a parametric EQ. I always had a picture in my mind of what the curve "looked" like, but I basically adjusted by ear, and tried things I thought would work based on experience. The quad curve doesn't shape the curve as I expect it to, and half the time I end up dicking with the thing trying to figure out how it works. Of course, I am constitutionally unable to ignore the pretty picture and just use my ears, so I guess for a while I am destined to take twice as much time as I should on EQ settings. (PS: I like the thing. I'm not complaining.)

I only know fancy eq stuff by it's preset name. I have no idea how they got to it, but I understand airy male, breathy female etc. Three cheers for Nectar.
 
Just call me Preset Charly!
 
I guess what I am trying to say is I get simple eq, its' the fancy stuff with all the tweaks that go over my head.

I don't use the pro-channel stuff much, I think the Waves SSL channel sounds better. It looks like it's got 2 SSL console EQ emulations (E and G). The E channel generally sounds sweeter IMO.
Personally, I don't want to see the EQ curve unless I'm doing precision cuts. Looking at a curve fools you into thinking you're doing too much or too little, I'd rather rely on my ears instead of my eyes.

I always forget what emulations they're supposed to be, er, emulating, but I'll cycle through them sometimes to see if they make it "better" in some way. Same with Gloss. I'll flip it in now and again, but generally I stick to hybrid I think.

I must say it would be a little easier if the curves were more plainly labeled, like "Pultec" or "SSL." I guess they have to be in code so the original manufacturers don't get uptight, but same with the console emulation. I wish they just said in plain English what console they are emulating.

scook
That might invite a fight over how close the emulation is to the original. For me they might as well be called mode 1 through 4.

Probably right.

I use either Hybrid or Pure, depending on how I feel.
 
Really scientific.

It's all just wobbly lines to me. I make it a bit more wobbly, then go back and make it a bit less wobbly and then usually leave it that. Sometimes I press the gloss button even though it doesn't seem to make any difference, but somedays I just like pressing butttons.

I will not claim to understand the differences between the modes in the QC EQ. I usually just tweak in hybrid mode, and check the other modes to see if I like any of the others better. I do not hear any big differences, but then again I sit in a very small room and play on low volumes. I usually end up with hybrid or pure.

If I use it I use the default setting. I read about the differenses a long time ago but my memory is at the same level as a rodent so no clue really. Have stopped using it more or less anyway since I got Meldas AutoDynamicEq (hard one to beat imho). Got Alloy 2 recently and use that EQ quite a lot as well.
 
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John
This Blog maybe of interest http://blog.cakewalk.com/filter-response/  This series may also be helpful http://blog.cakewalk.com/subtractive-eq-snare/
 
Don't forget the help file and the Sonar manual for more information. 
 
Next time this question is asked all should have all the answers! 

I do not have an eidetic memory, so I think I will have to bookmark these pages for future references

John T
 
Side question: any know if there's a way of changing which of the four modes it defaults to?

This would be nice to know (if it is possible, just for the knowledge)

In answer to Craig's question; 5.

On a more serious note, I asked because I wondered if it might be worth writing an article about why one would use certain curves in certain applications. It seems like that might be a good idea. I also like the idea of preset EQ settings, I did a bunch of presets for acoustic guitar that were included in one of the updates but it might be a good idea to do more. Unfortunately it's not possible to load presets for only the EQ, you have to do the whole ProChannel.
 

Anderton
On a more serious note, I asked because I wondered if it might be worth writing an article about why one would use certain curves in certain applications. It seems like that might be a good idea. I also like the idea of preset EQ settings, I did a bunch of presets for acoustic guitar that were included in one of the updates but it might be a good idea to do more. Unfortunately it's not possible to load presets for only the EQ, you have to do the whole ProChannel.
 

True, but it would give us starting points to tweak the EQ and replace the PC modules with ones that we normally use, then rename them.  
 
I usually just start with the Hybrid EQ engaged, get my settings to where they sound good, then flip through the other EQ models to see if one sounds better than the one I started with.  If it made more sense to use the different EQ models for specific applications, that would be helpful to understand and just start out in that mode.