[LAU] Mackie Onyx like channel strips?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:10:24 +0100, David Kastrup wrote:
>Fons Adriaensen <fons-dDzkXPnfpdzhj6bIAHgUAw at public.gmane.org> writes:
>> Indeed, and that basically means there is no point in 'emulating'
>> those filters.
>>
>> Take a for example a second order parametric section. If it has
>> controls for center frequency, bandwidth and gain then it can
>> generate *all* frequency responses of that type (within the range of
>> its controls).  
>
>Correct.
>
>> There or no more free parameters given the order and the general
>> shape of the frequency response.
>>
>> In other words, any such filter can do whatever any other can.  
>
>Correct.  The problem is _exactly_ that it can do whatever any other
>can and that you have far too many free parameters to get under
>control.  A few distinctly different good choices in practice lead to
>better results, particularly given time constraints, than a full
>continuum of every available choice.
>
>The continuum is what tool builders can work best with.  But the actual
>use cases want ready-made tools.

You could use presets for some parameters of the EQ and only change the
desired parameters of the EQ.