Last month we talked about compression, which sparked some interesting email conversations. In my column, I asserted that there is an important distinction between compression and limiting, although the signal is affected similarly. Several emails contested that view and I must admit, they were persuasive. This month, I thought I’d follow up with a Beginner’s Guide To EQ. Hopefully, we can generate some more great conversation with this one. I don’t want to discourage direct emails, but please don’t be shy about using the posting mechanism below, so everyone can share ideas.

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