{EQ assignment 2_Parametric EQ}

Now you are going to practice using an EQ plugin to get rid of some bad frequencies in an audio clip. Please do the following:

1. Look in the Class Materials folder inside the Shared Media folder and find the file called, Tim Burton_Tones. Copy it to your hard drive.
2. Open Pro Tools and create a new session called: your name_TimBurton EQ
3. Import the TimBurton_Tones file to a new track and listen to it. Note the spots where you hear annoying tones creeping into the audio.
4. Insert a 7 Band_EQ3 plugin on the track.
   
5. Let's deal with the high frequencies first...Find the section called HF.
6. Click on this button to turn it from a Shelving EQ into a Parametric EQ.
7. Narrow the bandwidth by turning the Q knob straight up to 12 o'clock.
8. Turn the Gain knob up to about 15.0 dB. You should see a big blue spike in the window above.
9. Now play the audio back. As you listen, click on the FREQ knob and drag it up or down. You are listening for the point right where the annoying high frequency gets the loudest. When you find that frequency, WRITE it down somewhere. You'll need this later.
   
10. Now click on the GAIN knob and drag it all the way down to -18.0 dB. If you do this correctly, the voices shouldn't sound any different, but the annoying frequency should go away.
11. Now find the section of the EQ called LF.
12. Repeat Steps 6-10 to get rid of the annoying low frequency. Write down the number of that frequency.
13. Save your session.
14. Now open your BAVC gmail account and email me (crunde@bavc.org) what the two frequencies were that you found.