How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ?

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2013/09/17 10:12:33 (permalink)

How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ?

After using the PC EQ to cut on an acoustic guitar recording, how can I come back to the original level output?

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    Re: How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ? 2013/09/17 10:16:37 (permalink)
    1. Track fader
    2. Blank FX chain - they contain input/output sliders
    3. If you're running a compressor after the EQ, use the make up gain
    4. Ignore it

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    Re: How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ? 2013/09/17 10:18:18 (permalink)
    Raise the level on the track gain/output fader to restore volume if the EQ is the last module in PC.  Or insert a chain w/ a gain control after the PC EQ. 
     
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    Re: How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ? 2013/09/17 12:18:19 (permalink)
    I like that blank fx chain. I like to keep the same level after an effect without going to the fader. I try to do the faders last just to dial in the levels after all processing is done.
     
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    Re: How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ? 2013/09/17 18:27:34 (permalink)
    Not to sound all scientific, but some of that is psycho-acoustics.  True, you are reducing the level when you cut, but some frequency bands make the signal seem quieter.
     
    I do wish there were a make-up gain control on the EQ.

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    Re: How can I restore level after Pro Channel EQ? 2013/09/17 21:08:53 (permalink)
    Oh yeah that's right. Because of the Fletcher-Munson curve I presume.

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