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Bandwidth and Q, With the Arithmetic
The same idea in two units — where the numbers come from, why you boost wide and cut narrow, and why a high-Q boost at 60 Hz rings for a sixth of a second.
Every parametric EQ has a knob that some manufacturers label Q and others label bandwidth. On some units a bigger number means wider; on others a bigger number means narrower. It is the least explained control on the panel and the one that most changes whether a move sounds like a decision or like a fault.
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