Hi, I'm applying some Equalizer effects to several tracks of mine. What I want to know is if there's a plugin (or option already in SoundForge) that fades the EQ effect in and out.

That is to say, let's say I want to boost the bass of a small part of a track. I don't want to have the bass SUDDENLY jump up, I want it to fade up in the mix. Is there any easy way to do that, other than selecting small sections aound the EQ'd part or EQ'ing on the beat?

Thanks very much. I appologize if this question has been asked before...

-- 'karbon

It's impossible to do it with Sound Forge.
Try Cool Edit Pro 2.0. His dynamic EQ should be ok!

I am a Sound Forge addicted and sadly, I've never seen any plugin that can do this...

Thank you kindly for your prompt reply Alternator. It dissapoints me that Sound Forge can't do this, as it's supposedly one of the premier applications out there.

However, I can do most of my file in Sonic Foundry and then switch to the program you're talking about for part of it.

Is this program available for free?

-- 'karbon

well if you pm me and meet me on soulseek it's available for free

Thank you very much for the offer. But I'm a pretty astute warez meister myself If I need help, I'll know where to look.

I'm small time...

Thanks

-- 'karbon

I've acquired Audition, which is what gobbled up Cool Edit Pro. I see the Dynamic EQ here, but it only lets me change gain dynamically

-- 'karbon

Here is how it works with the Cool Edit Dynamic Eq :
- choose a hi-pass eq
- select the part of the song you want to filter
- freely draw your eq evolution
> Here, for instance, the lower frequencies (bass) will be much lighter in the middle of the wave.

So, as the song plays and rides along your curve, let's say it's at the very top of your curve. About .23 seconds in. Does it just emphasize the 1000Hz range? I mean, what I had intended was a full graphic equalizer that could be set to fade into another graphic equalizer setting. This just seems to change which range is most highly emphasized, no?

See how it works :
This is NOT a graphic equalizer : the frequencies are on the vertical size, it represents the limit of the equalizer action.

On this screenshot, you can see that the curve is going to the top-right hand corner.
Since it's a high-pass filter, all that's (vertically) above the curve is kept (see the vertical scale : high frequencies are on top).
The horizontal scale is time.
Here, that means that at the very beginning, all the frequencies are kept, since the curve starts from the bottom. At the end, we can see that only the highest frequencies were kept = the bass has gone away after 9 seconds.

For example, at 3 seconds, you can only hear the frequencies that are ABOVE 100Hz. At 6", you can only hear what's above 1000Hz.

How do you feel it now?

Thank you very much . I understand things perfectly now.

I suppose that doesn't do exactly what I had hoped, but I think this is as good as it gets. Thanks for all your help Alternator

-- 'karbon