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File:Parametric_EQ_-Freq.png|Frequency
File:Parametric_EQ_-Q.png|Q
File:Parametric_EQ_-Gain.png|Gain
File:Parametric_EQ_-Low.png|Low Shelf
File:Parametric_EQ_-High.png|High Shelf
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→Parametric EQ
The best effect on the Pod HD IMO is the parametric EQ. My only regret is that Line 6 doesn't make a dual parametric EQ, that ditches the Lows/Highs parameters and instead gives you another set of Freq, Q, and Gain controls; so you'd get two EQ's in one effect block (and you use less DSP). Its biggest problem is that it measures frequency in terms of percentage, instead of HZ. Here is the best translation I've seen, done by community member alpernar. His results seem to agree with the video Matt made which I linked above. The results I got seem to be a little higher than them, but I trust their results over mine. 2 beats 1.
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File:Parametric_EQ_-Freq.png|Frequency
File:Parametric_EQ_-Q.png|Q
File:Parametric_EQ_-Gain.png|Gain
File:Parametric_EQ_-Low.png|Low Shelf
File:Parametric_EQ_-High.png|High Shelf
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The gain seems to provide +12/-15db for the parametric band. As for the shelves, the low shelf has around +/-15 db of gain, with everything below 100 HZ flat and a slope from 100 HZ to 200 HZ. The high shelf has around +/-12 db of gain, with everything above 2 kHZ flat and a slope from 1 kHZ to 2 kHZ.
I'll almost always use 1-3 Parametric EQ's on all my patches. No other EQ controls allows you pinpoint exactly a certain frequency range to boost/cut. This can be useful to make the entire signal brighter or darker, add a slight or dramatic mids cut/boost, add a touch of presence, suck out a boomy or [[#Fizzy Spots|fizzy spot]], etc.