EQ with compression (the inverse of a multiband compressor?)

[Eddododo]

So stay with me here.

Had a cute little idea to add [optional] compression to bands of eq.
i get that its SIMILAR to multiband compressor, but think of it differently, functionally.

If you like a nice mid boost, but dont want to crappy-clip somewhere down the line the mid band can be compressed.
Or, perhaps more useful for some, you like a scooped sound when you dig in or slap on a bass but dont want to lose presence in the mix when you play fingerstyle, you compress the mids in a john hollis Flatliner kind of way, where they are relatively flat at medium volume, but as you dig in the scoop is created/emphasized.

I wonder how 'unnatural' it would sound. I guess ill playwith it, but i wanted to share the idea.


I guess the main difference between this and a 'regular' multiband compressor is that the band itself is an actual functional EQ FIRST (hell, they could be parametric) and the compression is directly tied to that band of EQ, dynamically enhancing or dampening the tonal shaping

I suppose you could call it anything you want, but sounds like the combination of functions could be useful for subtle tones, or even as an aggresive, interesting tonal effect.


call it a duck as you wish

[tubegeek]

Is this different from a multiband compressor? You are saying you want to first change the level of a band and then compress it?

I suppose that a multiband would usually be used at unity gain on each band?

[StephenGiles]

See "What Compressor" from a few years back.

http://dt.prohosting.com/hacks/what.html

This is a slight variation on what you are trying to do.

[bool]

What you're thinking about is usually called a "dynamic Eq".

[Eddododo]

I have never heard of  that, ill check it out.

I didn't think I was being groundbreaking,  its just that the applications that came to mind seemed different than most designs I have used.