Meyer CP10 HPF for vocals / gtrs?

[littlesicily]

The Meyer CP10 stereo parametric eq w/ hi & lo filters are going pretty cheap these days... $500 ball park.

Do you think this would be a good choice in tracking for lopping off the low end of vocals before hitting a comp?

[Jim Williams]

It's a surgical kit that sold new for over $3000. Built with first rate parts, Clarostat conductive plasic pots and gold molex connectors.

It's a 5 band design, parallel designed filters. Max boost/cut is 15 db at any frequency. There are 2 shelving hi and low cut bands. Those can be changed to + - 15 db shelving EQ by shorting out the trim pot inside.

I set these up for room tuning but they also make a fine general use parametric EQ.

[littlesicily]

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

It's a surgical kit that sold new for over $3000. Built with first rate parts, Clarostat conductive plasic pots and gold molex connectors.

It's a 5 band design, parallel designed filters. Max boost/cut is 15 db at any frequency. There are 2 shelving hi and low cut bands. Those can be changed to + - 15 db shelving EQ by shorting out the trim pot inside.

I set these up for room tuning but they also make a fine general use parametric EQ.

Jim, you are always so generous in sharing from your knowledge... thank you.

Do you know if the low cut on the CP10 has a steep enough slope to be used like a HPF (set at say 60hz) or is it more of a broad curve that's gonna extend above the set point?

[philosi]

That's a surprisingly nice sounding eq. We used to have one but sold it when we got a large desk. It's basically a poor man's GML.

Never really thought of using it in a tracking capacity and I would say if all you want to do is HPF, it's way overkill.

[littlesicily]

Originally Posted by philosi

That's a surprisingly nice sounding eq. We used to have one but sold it when we got a large desk. It's basically a poor man's GML.

Never really thought of using it in a tracking capacity and I would say if all you want to do is HPF, it's way overkill.

I know it's overkill, but $500 for 2 channels for a quality eq is a lot cheaper than just buying a dedicated HPF!

[Jim Williams]

Originally Posted by littlesicily

Jim, you are always so generous in sharing from your knowledge... thank you.

Do you know if the low cut on the CP10 has a steep enough slope to be used like a HPF (set at say 60hz) or is it more of a broad curve that's gonna extend above the set point?

The low and hi cut are 6 db/octave shelf curves, just like your treble/bass controls. Most filters are 12 db octave slopes. Too broad at 6 db/octave to be effective as the turn-over points will affect the midrange.

[littlesicily]

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

The low and hi cut are 6 db/octave shelf curves, just like your treble/bass controls. Most filters are 12 db octave slopes. Too broad at 6 db/octave to be effective as the turn-over points will affect the midrange.

Thanks, Jim!