Final Cut Pro X Ripple Lesson - Using a Parametric EQ - SOUND

Question 1

Using a Parametric EQ
Graphic EQ’s are great for quick adjustments to bass, mid and treble frequencies, but if you need more precise control you’ll need to use a ___________ __ instead. Click flatten EQ to remove the changes and close the HUD.

Answer 1

PARAMETRIC EQ

Question 2

Using a Parametric EQ
Graphic EQ’s are great for quick adjustments to bass, mid and treble frequencies, but if you need more precise control you’ll need to use a Parametric EQ instead. Click flatten EQ to remove the changes and close the HUD.
Where a Graphic Equalizer has fixed bands of frequencies to adjust, a Parametric Equalizer allows you to choose any frequency you’d like to control. Let’s take a look.
Go to the effects browser (KEYBOARD SHORTCUT IS….

Answer 2

Command 5

Question 3

Using a Parametric EQ
Graphic EQ’s are great for quick adjustments to bass, mid and treble frequencies, but if you need more precise control you’ll need to use a Parametric EQ instead. Click flatten EQ to remove the changes and close the HUD.
Where a Graphic Equalizer has fixed bands of frequencies to adjust, a Parametric Equalizer allows you to choose any frequency you’d like to control. Let’s take a look.
Go to the effects browser and select the

Answer 3

EQ AUDIO Category

Question 4

Using a Parametric EQ
Graphic EQ’s are great for quick adjustments to bass, mid and treble frequencies, but if you need more precise control you’ll need to use a Parametric EQ instead. Click flatten EQ to remove the changes and close the HUD.
Where a Graphic Equalizer has fixed bands of frequencies to adjust, a Parametric Equalizer allows you to choose any frequency you’d like to control. Let’s take a look.
Go to the effects browser and select the EQ Audio category. Locate the _______ __ and apply it by dragging it onto the audio component.

Answer 4

CHANNEL EQ

Question 5

Using a Parametric EQ
Graphic EQ’s are great for quick adjustments to bass, mid and treble frequencies, but if you need more precise control you’ll need to use a Parametric EQ instead. Click flatten EQ to remove the changes and close the HUD.
Where a Graphic Equalizer has fixed bands of frequencies to adjust, a Parametric Equalizer allows you to choose any frequency you’d like to control. Let’s take a look.
Go to the effects browser and select the EQ Audio category. Locate the Channel EQ, and apply it by dragging it onto the audio component.
The applied audio ______ appears at the top of the Inspector.

Answer 5

effect

Question 6

Using a Parametric EQ
Go to the effects browser and select the EQ Audio category. Locate the Channel EQ, and apply it by dragging it onto the audio component.
The applied audio effect appears at the top of the Inspector. Click the graphic to bring up the HUD. This particular filter has it’s roots in Apple’s Logic - in fact, its the same interface.
At the bottom of the window are eight separate _________ adjusters .

Answer 6

frequency

Question 7

Using a Parametric EQ
Go to the effects browser and select the EQ Audio category. Locate the Channel EQ, and apply it by dragging it onto the audio component.
The applied audio effect appears at the top of the Inspector. Click the graphic to bring up the HUD. This particular filter has it’s roots in Apple’s Logic - in fact, its the same interface.
At the bottom of the window are eight separate frequency adjusters. Only the middle six are active by default. These are like the different bands of a graphic equalizer, but instead of being permanently set to a specific frequency, any one of these controls can be set to any __________ you choose.
The question is, what frequencies should you be adjusting?

Answer 7

frequency

Question 8

Using a Parametric EQ
Where a Graphic Equalizer has fixed bands of frequencies to adjust, a Parametric Equalizer allows you to choose any frequency you’d like to control. Let’s take a look.
Go to the effects browser and select the EQ Audio category. Locate the Channel EQ, and apply it by dragging it onto the audio component.
The applied audio effect appears at the top of the Inspector. Click the graphic to bring up the HUD. This particular filter has it’s roots in Apple’s Logic - in fact, its the same interface.
At the bottom of the window are eight separate frequency adjusters. Only the middle six are active by default. These are like the different bands of a graphic equalizer, but instead of being permanently set to a specific frequency, any one of these controls can be set to any frequency you choose.
The question is, what frequencies should you be adjusting? This is where the very helpful ________ comes in.

Answer 8

Analyzer

Question 9

Using a Parametric EQ
The question is, what frequencies should you be adjusting? This is where the very helpful Analyzer comes in. Drag out a selection range to enclose the section of the woman’s delivery then press the forward slash key to loop playback…
Click the Analyzer button, and a real-time animated graph appears that pinpoints where in the frequency spectrum the woman’s voice is falling. Here on the graph you can see it peaking between 200 and 1000 Hz.
We want to accentuate her voice in this frequency range, and remove some of the unwanted bass frequencies. We’re going to use a technique called “________ the _____” .

Answer 9

sweeping the audio

Question 10

Using a Parametric EQ
This is where the very helpful Analyzer comes in. Drag out a selection range to enclose the section of the woman’s delivery then press the forward slash key to loop playback….
Click the Analyzer button, and a real-time animated graph appears that pinpoints where in the frequency spectrum the woman’s voice is falling. Here on the graph you can see it peaking between 200 and 1000 Hz.
We want to accentuate her voice in this frequency range, and remove some of the unwanted bass frequencies. We’re going to use a technique called “sweeping the audio” .
As the clip loops, drag up in the graph around 200 and you’ll see a waveform build, centered around that frequency. Dragging above the zero crossing line boosts the ______ for the selected frequencies, while dragging below the line decreases or attenuates the ______.

Answer 10

volume

Question 11

Using a Parametric EQ
The question is, what frequencies should you be adjusting? This is where the very helpful Analyzer comes in. Drag out a selection range to enclose the section of the woman’s delivery then press the forward slash key to loop playback…
Click the Analyzer button, and a real-time animated graph appears that pinpoints where in the frequency spectrum the woman’s voice is falling. Here on the graph you can see it peaking between 200 and 1000 Hz.
We want to accentuate her voice in this frequency range, and remove some of the unwanted bass frequencies. We’re going to use a technique called “sweeping the audio” .
As the clip loops, drag up in the graph around 200 and you’ll see a waveform build, centered around that frequency. Dragging above the zero crossing line boosts the volume for the selected ___________, while dragging below the line decreases or attenuates the volume.

Answer 11

frequencies

Question 12

Using a Parametric EQ
The question is, what frequencies should you be adjusting? This is where the very helpful Analyzer comes in. Drag out a selection range to enclose the section of the woman’s delivery then press the forward slash key to loop playback…
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Click the Analyzer button, and a real-time animated graph appears that pinpoints where in the frequency spectrum the woman’s voice is falling. Here on the graph you can see it peaking between 200 and 1000 Hz.
We want to accentuate her voice in this frequency range, and remove some of the unwanted bass frequencies. We’re going to use a technique called “sweeping the audio” .
As the clip loops, drag up in the graph around 200 and you’ll see a waveform build, centered around that frequency. Dragging above the zero crossing line boosts the volume for the selected frequencies, while dragging below the line decreases or attenuates the volume.
You can change the frequencies being affected by dragging left and right. Notice as I sweep to the right the higher ___________ in her voice are being boosted. As I sweep to the left, lower ___________ are boosted.

Answer 12

frequencies

Question 13

Using a Parametric EQ
The question is, what frequencies should you be adjusting? This is where the very helpful Analyzer comes in. Drag out a selection range to enclose the section of the woman’s delivery then press the forward slash key to loop playback…
Click the Analyzer button, and a real-time animated graph appears that pinpoints where in the frequency spectrum the woman’s voice is falling. Here on the graph you can see it peaking between 200 and 1000 Hz.
We want to accentuate her voice in this frequency range, and remove some of the unwanted bass frequencies. We’re going to use a technique called “sweeping the audio” .
As the clip loops, drag up in the graph around 200 and you’ll see a waveform build, centered around that frequency. Dragging above the zero crossing line boosts the volume for the selected frequencies, while dragging below the line decreases or attenuates the volume.
You can change the frequencies being affected by dragging left and right. Notice as I sweep to the right the higher frequencies in her voice are being boosted. As I sweep to the left, lower frequencies are boosted.
I’ll keep sweeping until I hear mostly the bass frequencies being boosted and not the woman’s voice. The graph is a huge assist here as I can see where the ________ representing the frequencies I’m affecting is falling off at around 200 Hz - just before the woman’s voice frequencies begin kicking in.

Answer 13

waveform

Question 14

Using a Parametric EQ
The graph is a huge assist here as I can see where the waveform representing the frequencies I’m affecting is falling off at around 200 Hz - just before the woman’s voice frequencies begin kicking in.
Now all that’s required to reduce the bass frequencies, is to drag downward on the wave below the zero crossing. If you are listening through headphones, you can really hear the overall improvement in the clarity of the woman’s delivery. I’ll pause playback.
The shape of the curve reveals the attenuation of the mid and base frequencies gently rolling off from 200 Hz to 20 Hz. One of the great things about a parametric EQ is that you can ______ the range of the frequencies being affected.

Answer 14

narrow

Question 15

Using a Parametric EQ
As you can see in the graph, the main frequencies for the women’s voices are hitting at around 1K. I’ll drag upward to boost the the frequencies around this target. With the curve this wide, I might determine that the range of frequencies being affected by the volume boost is too wide.
Moving my pointer to the top of the waveform there’s a dot representing the ___________ __________ I’m boosting. A small “Q” appear to the right of the pointer.

Answer 15

fundamental frequency

Question 16

Using a Parametric EQ
As you can see in the graph, the main frequencies for the women’s voices are hitting at around 1K. I’ll drag upward to boost the the frequencies around this target. With the curve this wide, I might determine that the range of frequencies being affected by the volume boost is too wide.
Moving my pointer to the top of the waveform there’s a dot representing the fundamental frequency I’m boosting. A small “_” appear to the right of the pointer.

Answer 16

Q

Question 17

Using a Parametric EQ
As you can see in the graph, the main frequencies for the women’s voices are hitting at around 1K. I’ll drag upward to boost the the frequencies around this target. With the curve this wide, I might determine that the range of frequencies being affected by the volume boost is too wide.
Moving my pointer to the top of the waveform there’s a dot representing the fundamental frequency I’m boosting. A small “Q” appear to the right of the pointer. Dragging up and down on this dot, I’m adjusting what is called the “Q” of the parameter; also referred to as _________ _______.

Answer 17

bandwidth control

Question 18

Using a Parametric EQ
As you can see in the graph, the main frequencies for the women’s voices are hitting at around 1K. I’ll drag upward to boost the the frequencies around this target. With the curve this wide, I might determine that the range of frequencies being affected by the volume boost is too wide.
Moving my pointer to the top of the waveform there’s a dot representing the fundamental frequency I’m boosting. A small “Q” appear to the right of the pointer. Dragging up and down on this dot, I’m adjusting what is called the “Q” of the parameter; also referred to as bandwidth control.
By dragging downward I’m narrowing the range of neighboring ___________ being boosted. Dragging upward includes more neighboring ___________. This is a great feature not found on graphic EQ’s that essentially allows you to perform targeted volume adjustments around specific ___________.

Answer 18

frequencies, frequencies, frequencies

Question 19

Using a Parametric EQ
Let’s make a few more adjustments to the sound here. The human voice really doesn’t contain many significant frequencies below 80 Hertz. Any sounds hiding here are most likely ambient hums, wind noise or bumps to a boom mike. Things that don’t add to the sound we’re going for, but might start muddy up the mix.
Select the far left EQ button at top to activate the far left EQ control.
This is a special kind of control, usually called a shelf. Instead of the effect falling off either side of the control point, with a shelf, everything either before or after the point is affected. This is a bass shelf, so any frequencies below 80 Hz are not allowed to pass through, only frequencies above 80 Hz; which is why this shelf is sometimes called a ____ ____ ______ or ___ ___ ______.

Answer 19

high pass filter or low cut filter

Question 20

Using a Parametric EQ
Let’s make a few more adjustments to the sound here. The human voice really doesn’t contain many significant frequencies below 80 Hertz. Any sounds hiding here are most likely ambient hums, wind noise or bumps to a boom mike. Things that don’t add to the sound we’re going for, but might start muddy up the mix.
Select the far left EQ button at top to activate the far left EQ control.
This is a special kind of control, usually called a _____. Instead of the effect falling off either side of the control point, with a _____, everything either before or after the point is affected. This is a bass _____, so any frequencies below 80 Hz are not allowed to pass through, only frequencies above 80 Hz; which is why this _____ is sometimes called a high-pass filter or low-cut filter.

Answer 20

shelf, shelf, shelf, shelf

Question 21

Using a Parametric EQ
Let’s make a few more adjustments to the sound here. The human voice really doesn’t contain many significant frequencies below 80 Hertz. Any sounds hiding here are most likely ambient hums, wind noise or bumps to a boom mike. Things that don’t add to the sound we’re going for, but might start muddy up the mix.
Select the far left EQ button at top to activate the far left EQ control.
This is a special kind of control, usually called a shelf. Instead of the effect falling off either side of the control point, with a shelf, everything either before or after the point is affected. This is a bass shelf, so any frequencies below 80 Hz are not allowed to pass through, only frequencies above 80 Hz; which is why this shelf is sometimes called a high-pass filter or low-cut filter.
Next I’ll close the HUD and loop playback again while keeping my eyes on the audio meters, then go back to the enhancement pane and turn on Background Noise Removal. As I mentioned earlier, ____________ are applied after the EQ. So now I get the benefit of my EQ adjustments plus the background removal.

Answer 21

enhancements

Question 22

One big caveat before we wrap up this lesson: be careful not to EQ in _________. If you plan on having music playing underneath the dialog–even in the background–you should make your EQ decisions with the music included in the sound you’re previewing. If you don’t, you may produce some really nicely EQ’d dialog that still sounds boomy, or worse, is lost in the midst of the music soundtrack.
In the next lesson we’ll look at using one of the most useful tools for improving and evening out dialog - the compressor.

Answer 22

isolation