THE PROPER USE OF EQUALIZER IN CREATIVE MIXING CONS

Question

At this moment, as i hear music from my P.C. with the Creative Media Source Player and try to correct the sound from the Equalizer of Creative Mixer Console, i remembered an important detail. As we see in equalizer exist eleven sliders, ten for each frequency and one for the level at finish right. The use of ten is known from all, but the use of eleventh ? the level ? who is in the practice when it exists also the master volume control? In any case it is not unnecessary and from as long as i know most they do not know using rightly. The level slider, in contrast to ten sliders of each frequency each one of that cut or lift the gain of signal in a narrow frequency band from -2 to +2 dB, with his order cut or lift the overall gain of the ?equalized signal? the named ?Headroom?. With few words, after the equalization of signal in order that we like the sound, our final action it should be the placement of the level slider at the same point where it is found the ?more highly lifted? of the ten frequency sliders. For example, if the slider of 8 KHz it has been lifted more highly by all other sliders and is located at +0 dB, it should we place also the level slider at +0 dB. Second example: we suppose that we want a flat equalization (all sliders in straight line at 0 dB) in sequence the level slider should it is placed at 0 dB also. I hope it has become comprehensible the difference of use of the level slider and the master volume knob. The level slider serves for the recovery of the initial volume of signal before the equalization process because she changes him during the correction, and this exactly called ?equalization?. The master volume is simply ?the master volume?. And finally keep in mind that all above them are also in effect for all equalizer devices.

Answer 1

I apologize for the omission and thank that him you reminded to me, because i have not used never the Entertainment Mode or the Game Mode console. However from that i see the level slider at Game Mode it has same graduation as in Audio Creation Mode console and the difference exists only in the Entertainment Mode console. You have right and your observation is correct. Madmatt Bravo!
The explanation is simple, as the graduation in practice is same.
) In Audio Creation mode the gain varies from +2dB max to -2dB min thus the
sum is: Av = +2dB-(-2dB) = +2dB+2dB = 24dB total
2) In Entertainment mode similarly the gain varies from 0dB max to -24dB min thus the sum is: Av = 0dB-(-24dB) = 0dB+24dB = 24dB total
And because they are equal numerically between them, we can make this equivalence:
-24dB ? -2dB
-2dB ? 0dB
0dB ? +2dB
With few words, make the same exactly with the level slider as in Audio Creation
Mode console equalizer and in Entertainment Mode console equalizer, as show the photographs in my web page. Align level slider with the more highly lifted frequency slider.