bitflipper

For my fellow ATH-M50 users: I have recently been applying an EQ curve to my master bus to help compensate for these particular headphones. It's a small correction, based on the frequency response published at headphone.com.



My correction curve is basically a mirror of the above plot:
-4db at 45Hz, Q = 4
-4db at 130Hz, Q = 4
+4db at 5.5KHz, Q = 16
+4db at 9KHz, Q = 16


Yes, the graph would seem to indicate a need for larger corrections, but I don't know how accurate their measurements are or how much variance there is between individual units so I've elected to be conservative.

Just don't forget to bypass the EQ before exporting!

Thanks bitflipper!  I occasionally use ATH-M50's for tracking, and also for checking mixes.  This is a nice EQ correction graph/numbers you provide for us, but the fabfilter looks like a  -4 at 9khz whereas you numbers call for a +4 at 9khz.  Can you let us know which is correct? 

Sorry, that was a typo. It is indeed MINUS 4db at 9 kilohertz. Good thing I included a picture!

Hey Bit...why not save that as a ProQ preset (as I'm sure you have) and make it available to other ProQ owners who also use ATH-M50s...i.e ME via a PM!!!  Purdy Please with sugar on it????

Here's a vid that will help explain how Limiter No.6 operates.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BodTdpvChHQ

Sorry, ol' pal, but I don't know how to do that. FabFilter presets are binary files in a proprietary format. I wish everybody would adopt Valhalla's nifty XML-based scheme, which makes it very easy to share presets online or via email.

So my ProQ presets can't be shared with other users?  Gee, didn't know that.  That sounds like something that needs fixin.  Dern.

bitflipper


Sorry, ol' pal, but I don't know how to do that. FabFilter presets are binary files in a proprietary format. I wish everybody would adopt Valhalla's nifty XML-based scheme, which makes it very easy to share presets online or via email.

How presets are stored
Presets for FabFilter Pro-Q are stored in separate files with the .ffp extension (for FabFilter Preset). All presets
reside in subfolders in the main preset folder. The subfolders will show up as separate categories in the preset
menu. You can also further divide the subfolders into categories.
You can manage the preset files just like other files on your computer. The easiest way to do this is in the Save
dialog that appears if you are saving a preset. The preset menu will automatically reload itself with the changes
when the dialog is closed.
Furthermore it is very easy to share your newly created presets with other users since FabFilter presets use the
same file format on both Windows and Mac OS X.
The default location of the main preset folder is My Documents\FabFilter\Pro-Q for Windows, and
~/Library/Audio/Presets/FabFilter/FabFilter Pro-Q for Mac OS X. To change this location, first copy all presets to
the desired new location, and then click Options > Change Preset Folder in the preset menu and select the new
folder.

Thanks Carl, ol pal.  I posted over on the FF forum asking that very thing...but you've provided the answer!!  Hey Bit, hows about now?

carl

Here's a vid that will help explain how Limiter No.6 operates.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BodTdpvChHQ

Thanks Carl for this link!  I had figured most of it out, but this video really, helps.  What I haven't fully figured out is their companion vst, the compressor Molot--the youtube video that is on the same site as the video for Limiter no.6 does not help.  Some of it's knobs  are easy like attack and release and ratio, but it would be nice to have a good tutorial video to explain it also.  I do say that I like the Limiter 6 once I got use to it.  I might use it now and then when the mood hits me.  Again, thanks.

I am well aware that ffp files can be managed like any other file. They can also be emailed as a MIME attachment or copied to a file-sharing site or an ftp server.

What you can't do is post the data on a forum or paste it into the body of a plain-text email.

A ValhallaRoom preset, by comparison, can be copied and pasted. Here's a VRoom preset:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ValhallaRoom pluginVersion="1.1.0" presetName="Big Perc" mix="0.497999996"
              predelay="0.0890000015" decay="0.0551551543" HighCut="0.502013445"
              earlyLateMix="0.802999973" lateSize="1" lateCross="0.200000003"
              lateModRate="0.262626261" lateModDepth="0.270000011" RTBassMultiply="0.693333328"
              RTXover="0.225252524" RTHighMultiply="0.533333361" RTHighXover="0.477852345"
              earlySize="0.287087083" earlyCross="0" earlyModRate="0" earlyModDepth="0"
              earlySend="0.5" diffusion="0.800000012" type="0.333333343"/>


Highlight the preceding XML text and press CTL-C. Open VRoom and select "Paste from clipboard" from the Presets dialog. Just like that, you can get a preset from another VRoom user.