Chandler Limited Germanium Tone Control - Manual (Page 3)

Controls and Features continued
INTERACTIVE/INDEPENDENT - As one of the important controls for flexibility, this switch affects
how the Thick boost and cut interact to create variations of the EQ curves. In INTERACTIVE mode the
boost and cut work in a similar manner to Pultec and Lang EQs whereby boosting and cutting at the
same time makes the curves "interact" to create cool variations. For example, by boosting at 70hz and
cutting at 240hz you get a drop near 350hz and a peak at 70hz. Boosting at 70hz and cutting at 320hz
will give you a drop at 450hz and a peak at 70hz. Please note that different frequency choices will
create different boost/cut curves. For example, when cutting at 320hz you will get a lower cut point by
lowering the boost point. To illustrate the effect of INTERACTIVE further, if you were to do similar
settings on a standard console EQ you would simply get the cut at 240hz or 320hz because the cut
would take precedence over the boost. INTERACTIVE allows you to use both together to create
normally unattainable equalizer responses.
INDEPENDENT mode allows you to switch the low EQ to respond as a standard console EQ as
mentioned above. In this instance you would normally use the low cut to shave off the very low muddy
frequencies and possibly boost above it. Remember that in this mode the cut will take precedence!
Uses for INDEPENDENT mode might be these: on a kick drum adding 50 or 70hz and cutting at 35 to
remove the very low frequencies that could eat up your mix. Another would be using just the low cut to
the same 35 or 50hz from a vocal or acoustic guitar track. The nice thing about INTERACTIVE/
INDEPENDENT is that you can accomplish similar results with different settings that create fun and
useable variations in tone. See example settings.
THICK CUT - The cut section has specific tunes sections for use in either INTERACTIVE
or INDEPENDENT mode. The first four settings 20, 30, 40, and 60hz are tuned for use with the
INDEPENDENT mode for removing very low frequncies problems. The curve is a very sharp 18db
per octave and works well when boosting above the selected cut frequency, i.e., boost 35 or 50 and cut
20hz. As mentioned these are very effective at removing rumble from vocals and acoustic guitars
because sharp slope does not dig into higher frequencies that would make the track thin. The second
set of four points 150, 200, 240, 320 are tuned for use with the INTERACTIVE mode. The slope is a
broad shelf type curve that helps make the beautiful interactions of boost and cut possible. It
is also effective for creating thinning effects such as telephone sounds.
INTERACTIVE
INDEPENDENT
CUT OUT
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