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Subject: EQ audio plugin
From: "Scott Fraser" scottbfraser
Date: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:52 pm ((PDT))
<<So it didn't seem to cut anything off, merely make it quieter.>>

That is in fact what a filter is doing. You just didn't have a steep  
enough cutoff slope.

<<Is there a way to actually cut off the lower frequencies? Or turn  
them down without effecting the higher frequencies? >>

That is the description of a highpass filter.

<<What I imagine would be useful is something which actually lets me  
cutoff frequencies below a certain level, and also lets me choose the  
steepness of the curve of how sudden the cutoff is. Or even just shape  
the whole frequency curve as I choose.>>

The Waves Renaissance EQ gives you control over the steepness of the  
HPF cutoff, while giving you the choice of a 2, 4 or 6 band parametric  
equalizer. The absolute steepest highpass cutoff I've come across is  
in the WaveArts Trackplug. There's pretty much nothing left below the  
cutoff frequency. The problem with really high order filters, unless  
they are specifically designed as minimum phase filters, is that they  
ring at the cutoff frequency. You really hear it with the Trackplug,  
but you do get an incredibly steep cutoff.

Scott Fraser











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