Equalisers

Equalisers give you control over the tone of a sound. They are much like the bass and treble controls on your Hi-Fi except they cover a much wider frequency range, usually from around 20 Hz up to 40 kHz depending on which equaliser you use. They can be used to subtly improve a sound, for example, by making a dull sound a little brighter, a harsh sound a little softer or a weak sound heavier, or to change the character of a sound in order to make it work differently or fit better within a recording. For example, if you want to give a clean vocal recording a telephonic effect, you will need to reduce the loudness of frequencies that are not present when listening through a telephone receiver. Or, if you want to make the vocal stand out in the mix, you may need to boost frequencies that give voices more definition or presence.