Apr 12, 2010 2:42 PM
Good example EQ settings in M9/M13
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Can anyone provide me with some good example uses of the EQ pedals in the M9/M13? Can you get good jazz or country tones using one of these? What is the best use of the Mid-Focus EQ? Any examples or suggestions as to how you are using these to improve your tones would be appreciated.
I use the midEQ as a booster to ensure the solos are clear on a band setting. The parametric is great for tone shaping especially for clean settings.
@Parimari: Could you be more specific on how you usethe mid EQ? Thanks
I use the MidEQ to dial in a boosted signal by activating it on solos. I route it after an overdrive to bring out the specific mid frequencies I need. Volume or Level boosting in a band setting doesn't work best for me, as the other guitars hug the other frequencies and the drummer typically gets excited with his cymbals when we are building
a crescendo. By boosting using specific frequencies, my guitar tone flies solely in the middle without sounding too loud, or worst, drownned out by the other guitar. Boosting specific frequencies also allows me to jump out of the soundscape without my original signal getting more distorted or clipped vs. say if I use an overdrive as a booster after a distortion.
I work with several settings of the EQs, including the Parametric and shift EQ. I line them up in a logical way so that the top stomp are the higher or boost settings, and the lower ones, the "normal" and "cut" settings. Having multiple EQ settings on call allows me switch the tone of the guitar in between verses, solos, and fills. I use this in conjunction with latch mode so I can switch settings between two scenes. For funky lines, it's very useful to have different tone shapes that differ only in subtle ways. Hope this helps.
Could you give some specific example settings for how you use the various EQ types (Mid-focus, shift EQ and parametric EQ) and with what other pedals you use each of these? I am also very curious as to how you use an EQ when using an overdrive after a distortion pedal, as well as how you might use multiple EQ pedals together. Detail settings for each pedal would be very helpful for me to see how I might better use the EQ models to not only get a better lead tone, but also in just standing out in the mix in general.
Exact settings maybe tricky and may not be applicable to all situations. Since different guitars, amps, and added gear can alter the final sound, I suggest that you just use your ear to find the best settings that work for your genre.
Here's a sample of a very simple chain:
GUITAR => 3) Classic Dist => Tube OD => MID-EQ => Reverb
2) Classic Dist => Tube OD => MID-EQ => Tremolo
1) Parametric EQ => Tube OD => MID-EQ => Delay
1 being the stomps nearest to the floorboard.
3 = greatly boosted levels, more distorted
2 = slightly boosted levels
1 = cleanish settings
What I do is set to default all clean and tame sounds in chain 1. Such that if I will need to boost the "MID-EQ" channel, I hit MID-EQ (1) on, or MID-EQ (2) if I need more of a specific frequency, or better yet, if I like the boost more in the upper frequency registers, MID-EQ-3.
The same concept is used for the distotions, the parametric serves my clean settings, the DIST (2) provides the verse distortions, and the edgier ones will use DIST (3). The EQs serve their purposes for solos, fills and other accents - it's a mix and match from there. But because there is a logical positioning of settings (and I use this across all scenes even in latch mode) I can mix match with full confidence of the type of sound I'll get with every stomp. In a way, what I get is a versatile combination of roughly the same sound, and practically the same pedalboard without tweaking as much - but all without much tap dancing. I also play alot with the volume and tone knob while playing, as well as hook the exp1 to one group of pedals... but that's another post.
You can download my M13 settings file on my website, along with some sysex files from other members shared: http://sites.google.com/site/parirami/file-cabinet
I am using the M9, not the M13 so SYSEX files won't help me much. When you have time, could you provide me the detail settings for the OD/Distortion and EQ pedals in your three chains you gave as examples? I would not need any settings for the Reverb/Tremolo/Delay pedals since the M9 only has a chain of three pedals, which is adequate for my needs.
Here's something for you to visualize it... I'm also uploading my scene saver file so you can copy it on the m9. Note that this is just to illustrate how we can use the peds in 1-3 for drive & boost controls and the settings for EQs are best adjusted individually depending on equipment. (PQs can be used to get some unwanted sounds out... and then the mids for boost).
The settings file here should help you record your best settings.
I've been hunting for info like this for awhile, thanks for taking the time to upload your settings. Do you still have your m13? Thanks again. I have m13 with a mission exp pedal.real nice setup with my tube amps, i'm just not the best at f/x,still finding the learning curve to be meh. Thanks man
I still have my m13 and use it regularly... although I still have my all-analog pedalboard. I hope you can Post your EQ and pedal settings, too.
Hi just got an M13 play country and classic rock and am working on setting and saving them using the M13 scene saver. I went to your webpage and saw the files to download but since I am not really that computer savy, I was wondering how you actually open those files. Is there a special program that I need to get? Thank you and I will post my settings for others to use for country and classic rock. I am working on a good acoustic guitar sound but that is quite difficult. Regards !!!
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