b316 at prairie.lakes.com (Ben Meyer) wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has any cool EQ settings for the RP-10. I have found that a lot of the presets sound the same, and I would like a better variety of tones.
>Thanks.
>Ben Meyer
>B316 at prairie.lakes.com
The following settings make you sound exactly like Stevie, Eddie, and Metallica, and Satch, playing at line-levels in your apartment, into headphones... well, maybe I'll keep *those* settings secret. Anyway,...
You might find the following charts helpful. I mapped these out visually. The tiny 1-line display and tedious pushbuttons programming make it almost impossible to dial-in an eq tone intuitively. I use a good graphic eq, which I can punch in and out, to dial in a tone, then I write down where the knobs ended up at. I also used graph paper to divide the frequency spectrum.
Standard Eq (neutral starting point; flat) Freq Q Gain 80 1 0 315 1 0 1600 1 0 6300 1 0
Bass Cut, Tr Boost, Hi Treb Rolloff (for before saturation) Freq Q Gain 80 1 -12 315 1 0 1600 0.5 5 16k 2 -5
Bass Cut, Tr Boost (moderate sideways s-like curve) Freq Q Gain 80 1 -12 315 1 0 1600 1 5 6300 1 7
Charging Capacitor (for before saturation; min bass, normal mid and treb) Freq Q Gain 50 .5 -15 315 1 0 1600 1 0 6300 1 0
Down Ramp (max bass, min treble, with linear relationship) Freq Q Gain 80 1 10 315 1 3 1600 1 -3 6300 1 -10
Moderate V Freq Q Gain 25 .25 5 800 .25 -5 20k .25 5 [6300 1 0]
Round Frown with hi-treble boost (hill, but with high treble) Freq Q Gain 50 1 -12 630 .75 0 4k 1.5 -5 20k 1 8
Split Brick (hyper-v; all bass bands max, all mid bands min, all treb bands max) Freq Q Gain 63 1 15 500 1 -15 4k 1.5 15 16k 1.5 15
Up Ramp (for before a saturation stage) Freq Q Gain 80 1 -10 315 1 -3 1600 1 3 6300 1 10
Bass Cut, Tr Boost, Hi Treb Sharp Boost (for before a saturation stage) Freq Q Gain 80 1 -12 315 1 0 1600 .5 5 20k 1 15
One weird approach is to tie a bunch of these parameters to the rocking pedal, for a strange wah-type controller.
I actually developed those settings to shape the eq *before* a distortion stage which I put *after* the entire RP10. My setup is from Planet X.
Try algorithm 22 -- Gated Reverb -- for backwards guitar. There are several modes; only one builds up properly for the backwards sound.
Also trying setting the chorus, flange, or phase very slow, with short delay, full depth, for a subtle warping tone. This can be done both before and after the fuzz stage, if you have the equipment.
Harmony Central pages about "eq settings" or "equalizer settings"
Newsgroup postings about "eq settings" or "equalizer settings"
Amptone.com ultra gear-search page