ART DUALTUBEEQ
User Guide

Fill in the following for your future reference: Date of purchase: ___________________ Purchased From: ____________________ Serial Number: 258-________ Overview Great recordings and great mixes are made from great sounds. With the exception of some classical and environmental recordings, equalization plays a large role in creating, tweaking and capturing great sounds in contemporary music. A good equalizer will make good sounds sound better, and (more importantly) bad sounds sound better. Since we don�t live in a perfect world where all instruments and sounds are �record-ready�, A R T created the Dual Tube EQ to make our recordings a little easier and (hopefully) a little better. The Tube EQ was designed to help �fix� the instruments that give us the most headaches when we�re recording: kick, snare, bass, toms, guitar amps, voice, etc. The two sweepable parametric bands and selectable shelving bands on each channel have been optimized for musical instruments. The two sweepable bands overlap themselves - and the high and low shelving bands - providing you with the ultimate in flexibility. The Dual Tube EQ gives you all the control you need to effectively alter and dial in great sounds from even the poorest of sources. EQ Tips Why use an external EQ? The goal of any recording is to get the sounds right before you commit them to tape. The Dual Tube EQ exists to help you get it right so you don�t have to �fix it in the mix�. The best way to get a signal to any recorder is through the shortest signal path. In most cases, the shortest path is: mic to preamp to compressor to EQ to tape deck. The signal doesn�t even go through the mixer! This isn�t a new concept, but it has become more relevant with the availability of affordable mixing consoles. As their name implies, most affordable mixers excel in signal routing and mixing capabilities. However, they are not necessarily your best option for recording tracks. While their onboard EQ is nearly always adequate for tweaking a recorded

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