Hi,
On FabFilter EQ there is an option to set the “slope” of a node to like 96 DB. So, if I put one node at say 100Hz and set it as a high pass filter - you can set the slope so it goes straight down, not at an angle like the QC node slopes go. It would be like a brick wall - that is nothing = no sound frequencies below 100 Hz get through.
So yeah… allow a slope for high or low pass such that it is like a brick wall rather than something just angled downward.
Thanks
AJ
Steep slope filters have their issues and you should look up pre-ringing. Also, if you need such drastic action on a guitar sound, maybe you just have the wrong IR in the chain.
There is never any move that is wrong in shaping a guitar sound, but this feels a bit unnatural and would never have even been thought of in the world of real amps.
Brickwall EQ is an extreme limited-use-case thing. I would argue that there is never a situation where it’s useful live, that the QC’s EQ options don’t already cover pragmatically. In a DAW environment, brickwalling may only be useful if you need surgical precision in a very dense mix.
And, just as @Karlic says, things get weird when you apply very steep filter slopes. FabFilter’s GUI is great at tricking our eyes–“Look, Ma, no frequencies!”–but that doesn’t mean there’s not a significant trade-off in sound quality. Or processing power used. (I love FabFilter and have most of their plug-ins, BTW.)
As far as I know, the QC’s current filter slopes are set at -12 dB/octave, which is pretty standard. If you need to attenuate 100 Hz and everything below it, then set your high-pass filter cutoff at something like 130 to 150 Hz. Or use a notch filter in the EQ3 or EQ8 blocks. Or both.
This feature request is fine as-is, but the QC is already well equipped to achieve what you actually need.
Now exactly WHY would you assume I am playing a guitar??? The thinking in this forum is so limited.
Because the QC is mainly a guitar modeler. Idk, maybe the thing that has modeled guitar amps, effects, and cabs might be used for guitar or bass haha. Made by a company that is well known for their guitar amp plugins, whose founder originally started the bass pedal/amp/cab company Darkglass.
You might as well go on a forum for cycling shoes and get mad at people for assuming you’re using the shoes for cycling.
In fact I suspect there is a good number of non-guitarists using the QC for fx processing, including vocalists… but it’s sad they pretty much get NO VOICE here.
It’s a great music platform that could be even greater - if users were a little more open minded and think outside of the 6 string box
I’m sure there are, and I’ve also used it for that as well. Just no need to be rude to people offering help on a forum that is just users of Neural products. These aren’t people who work for Neural
The QC is designed to be used in many aidio situations, but I am pretty sure the vast majority of purchasers primarily use it for guitar (including bass guita.
If non guitar players want more voice, they need to SPEAK UP and offer more ideas and solutions, not demand them from guitar players. You have an equal voice with every other user. It is not guitar players’ responsibility to facilitate gear usage for non guitar players.
That said, the previous note about eq shelving seems to apply to music generally, not just guitars.
It would be helpful to provide examples of where it has or can be used, and perhaps how it has been implemented in (non-guitar) gear.
Steep filters have the same issue whatever the instrument, whether you are playing guitar or didgeridoo. The more extreme the setting, the more unnatural sound. However, I fully accepted that there is no wrong way in music. Only trying to help.