It's nice to see some people on the right track. This is a generic circuit using op-amps. Other successful parametric designs are very similar. By the time "they" get their digital circuits adjusted the CD is over. A circuit like this, properly built and adjusted to do it's job, built with 25 year old XR4136 bipolar op-amps as compared to a newer one built with the latest National j-fet op-amps, will be indiscernable to a critical listener on a good system. In other words, correct parametric equalization is one of the most important factors of a great sound system. It doesn't matter what kind of religious annointing you have bestowed upon your transistors, as long as they are operating where they are supposed to be, and constructed on a good backbone. Anyone want to have a tug of war? (Your power amp and mine, output connected to output, any way you like with any load, and any input signal you want. The first smoker is the loser.) Back to Tom Waits. Don't go into that Barn.
I downloaded the schematic for the parametric EQ. I have been simulating it using Pspice. It is very nice. I am still a little unsure how it all works, and that is why I am writing.
Does anyone know the calculations for "Q" ? The present circuit values provide a very low Q, even with the pot all the way up. I would like to increase this even further. Any ideas?
What I like about the circuit is that the Q setting affects the overall output amplitude very little. This circuit offers a good independece of Gain, Frequency, and Q control.
I would really like the formula for Q if anyone knows how to derive it.
Thanks,
Joel
Does anyone know the calculations for "Q" ? The present circuit values provide a very low Q, even with the pot all the way up. I would like to increase this even further. Any ideas?
What I like about the circuit is that the Q setting affects the overall output amplitude very little. This circuit offers a good independece of Gain, Frequency, and Q control.
I would really like the formula for Q if anyone knows how to derive it.
Thanks,
Joel
Center Freq./(high -3dB down point minus low -3dB down point)=Q. What's Pspice?giggles said:I downloaded the schematic for the parametric EQ. I have been simulating it using Pspice.
I would really like the formula for Q if anyone knows how to derive it.
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