ANATOMY OF AN EQ

Spectrum Frequency Low Pass Filter (LPF)

High Pass
Filter (HPF) Q Bell Shelf

20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k

116 Hz 75.0 Hz 100 Hz 790 Hz 1500 Hz 2500 Hz 7300 Hz 11600 Hz

24dB/Oct 0.0 dB 0.0 dB +7.5dB 0.0 dB 0.0 dB +6.0 dB 24dB/Oct

0.71 1.00 0.60 0.71 0.30 0.20 1.00 0.71

High Pass
A filter that cuts the entire low end, letting the highs pass through.
Filter (HPF)

Spectrum Encompases all of the soundwaves that humans can hear (20 Hz–20 kHz).

Q How wide your filter is. The lower the number, the wider the filter.

Frequency The area of the spectrum that you are affecting.

Bell A filter centered around a single frequency. The most common EQ filter.

Low Pass
A filter that cuts the entire high end, letting the lows pass through.
Filter (LPF)

A filter on the high or low end of the spectrum that cuts or boosts
Shelf frequencies using a flat line.