What is Passive EQ and Why Should You Care?

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What is Passive EQ and Why Should You Care?

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What is passive EQ?
Basically, a passive EQ applies amplification
after the circuits that attenuate and boost
frequencies, rather than in the feedback loop of
the circuit itself. With an active EQ, you can
target specific frequencies with adjustable
bandwidth equalization, making it easy to
surgically alter your sounds.
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The other cool thing about passive EQ is adding
gain. If you push the upper limits of the gain
on a passive EQ, you can get some really cool
saturation. Cranking the gain on the EQ made a
massive, thick sound for the vocals.
Image Matt Gray via GearSlutz
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The most famous passive EQ is the Pultec, an item
so expensive that most people pay just to look at
them. What makes the Pultec and its ilk, passive
EQs, so desirable is their transparency. Currentl
y, Im using the Sonimus SonEQ on just about
every track. Its a free plug-in emulation of
classic, passive EQs and it just sounds sweet and
natural anywhere you put it. 
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