QuestionI need just a broad understanding of the settings.(what they are ex. bass treble) My equalizer has ten bars that I need a genaral understanding of. They are 31Hz 62 125 250 500 1KHz 2 4 8 and 16KHz thank you.
AnswerThe general and most important idea when using an EQ is to tune to the weakest link.
That is, do not boost the bass if that is what you are after. Instead, reduce all of the other frequencies. This way you will get the results you want without adding disortion (and the damage which quickly follows it).
The unit you have is also called an Octave EQ since the sliders are set at one octave intervals.
Lower Frequency sliders will adjust lower frequncies (bass).
Mid level sliders will adjust the midrange.
Sliders on the right side adjust the higher frequencies.
Oftentimes you will need to reduce the second and third slider a tad (62Hz and 125Hz) to help reduce the cars natural tendancy to accentuate those freqeincies around 150hz. Male vocals start around 350hz.
Generally, you will end up with a nice looking, smiley face 'curve' for the eq sliders as you view all 10. The midranges are reduced and bass/highs left at 0.
It is best to play around with it.. that is, set all of the sliders at 0 Db (centered), then one by one pull each slider all the way down quickly and return it to its' 0 Db position afterwards. This allows you to hear how each of this EQ's sliders effect each 'range' of the 10 sliders (also called attenuators because the purpose of the EQ is to reduce the stuff that is too loud.. ok?).
Depending on your tastes, the sliders which make the music really drop out as you slide them down might be ones you'll need to reduce a bit.
Never put them above 0 because simply putting one at +3 Db will make the amp that is driving that frequency try to put out double the power it was doing at 0. Settings above 0 can kill speakers and amps very fast.
Basic math.. basic physics.. trust me.
Be sure your amp levels are setup correctly before you start adding any EQ function. The better you can get the amp levels set, the less EQ you will likely need. If you blow off the extended amp tweaking session, you will probably never get it happening by trying to EQ it. So be advised that EQ's are usually NOT needed. I ran a 4-way, Pro 251-500 watt system with NO EQ and stomped most people in the SQ lanes. This was due to laborous sessions tweaking the amp levels and crossovers and deadening the car chassis/body.
I do not know much about your setup so I cannot really get any deeper into this without making you go :O
I hope this sheds some light on this device for you.
JM
