Sonnox Oxford EQ including GML - Manual (Page 13)

5.3 EQ Type3 5 BANDPASS SECTIONS
5.3 EQ Type3
This style of EQ has a moderate amount of Gain / Q dependency whereby the Q reduces
with gain. This provides the EQ with a softer characteristic as EQ is progressively applied
and since the effective bandwidth is increased for low gain settings, it sounds louder and
more impressive when used at moderate settings. The gentler Q curve also lends itself
better to overall EQ fills and more subtle corrections in instrument and vocal sources.
Turning the Gain control seems to produce the effect that the ear is expecting, without
needing to adjust the Q control too often. Therefore EQs of this type are often dubbed as
‘more musical sounding’.
This EQ most resembles the older and well-loved Neve types, their modern derivatives
and the later SSL G Series. Also many of the more popular outboard EQs have this
dependency to some extent.
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