Low Pass and High Pass Filter

[gmpolin]

Does Mixcraft 8 Pro come with a high pass and low pass filter control. I don't see one. I am using a 3rd party one with a rotary dial that doesn't tell me the exact value I am getting.

If not, what are some 3rd party VSTs to do this, preferably free.

Thanks for any help.

Tiger

[Mark Bliss]

Hi Tiger,

One option would be the TB Parametric EQ
The highest and lowest bands can be set to filter and the Q is adjustable as well.

[Ian Craig]

You can set Low Pass and High Pass for each track or clip by clicking on the clip and dragging the line (which by default is set to effect the volume) on the clip itself. The menu is displayed in this image

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and you can set it by adjusting the line as in the image below

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[Mark Bliss]

Yeah, there is that....

But what frequency is that? (etc.)
I didn't point that feature out because I don't use it, and therefore cant advise.

[aj113]

....
I didn't point that feature out because I don't use it, and therefore cant advise.

Same here. It really needs upgrading to be of any serious use.

[gmpolin]

Hi Tiger,

One option would be the TB Parametric EQ
The highest and lowest bands can be set to filter and the Q is adjustable as well.

Mark, this is a useful idea, thanks. I haven't really looked at this, although it is in my projects. (It is part of a "rock ballad" vocal preset, to attenuate unwanted low end noise in vocals.)

I will have to play with this, although at first glance, only half of the controls seem obvious. I might not need to learn it all; the preset "80 HZ low cut" looks like it is just about what I want.

Certainly more information than just turning a rotary dial marked "high pass" to an approximate number!

Tiger

[Mark Bliss]

Hi Tiger

I am not a big fan of presets for EQ settings. Every piece of audio is different. Using a preset is often at best, a wild guess.

But anyway, to get you started, for a HPF:
Open the TB para EQ and click on the low band, then the "filter type" box and select "low cut"
You can drag the band 1 icon left and right to change the cut freq. or click in the freq box and drag to change the value.
You can also alter the "Q" factor similarly, but I would caution against getting too aggressive as it can lead to problems with "resonant frequencies" as a result of the way EQ's work.

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[omtayslick]

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/prod ... ep_v2.html

[AvritSase]

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