Background: EQ Feathering and Spectrum Analyzers

May 28, 2010 at 2:00 pm by Fotios Koulakos

Today we’re taking a quick breather in the Frequency Fundamentals series, for an introduction to two important topics for audio engineers: EQ Feathering and Spectrum Analyzers. Once you’re familiar with both of these, you’ll be ready for the final part in the series, on harmonics of sounds.

…Here is the answer to the mystery bonus question at the end of the last article. If you’ll remember, I asked:

What is EQ feathering?

Answer: EQ feathering is a way of applying, or rather spreading equalization through adjacent and tangential frequencies on both sides of the main frequency that you are trying to adjust, thus resulting in a smoother tone curve.

Confusing?

Don’t go away just yet. Let’s look at a working example….it will be a much clearer answer! Click to read the rest…