Acoustic Guitar ProChannel presets (Professional and Platinum only)

SONAR now includes 15 new ProChannel presets that will enhance your acoustic guitar tracks.

The piezo pickups used in acoustic guitars benefit greatly from proper equalization to compensate for resonances and frequency response anomalies. These ProChannel presets have been designed specifically for Gibson Acoustic’s J-15, J-29, J-35, J-45, and J-200 model acoustic guitars, all of which include piezo pickups. However, these presets can also be good matches for other models of acoustic guitars with piezo pickups—just try different presets until you find one that works.

There are three presets for each guitar, and three families of presets:

Rhythm Natural. The main object is to lower resonances from the piezo pickup, while retaining the low end and giving a slight boost in the 5 – 10 kHz range, but rolling off gently above 10 kHz to reduce some of the unnaturally high frequencies contributed by typical piezo pickups. The preset results in a natural guitar sound, like what you hear from the guitar when playing a rhythm guitar part. Note that this curve is best served by the QuadCurve EQ’s E-Type mode.

Articulated. The Articulated preset is useful when accompanying other instruments that occupy the midrange, particularly vocals. It brings out finger picking and gives more note definition by emphasizing the upper mids and highs, while reducing the midrange to leave more “space” for other instruments. The G-Type EQ seems to sound best for this application.

Big and Bright. This preset adds more emphasis the low and highs while de-emphasizing the midrange. The “bigness” comes from the boost in the 100 – 200 Hz range. Lo Mid provides a general midrange cut to reduce any tendency toward “muddiness,” while Hi Mid reduces the range where piezos tend to “honk.” A high shelf augments the treble response. Again, the G-Type EQ works well for this application.

To load a ProChannel preset, click the Load Preset button and navigate to the desired preset file.

 

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