Eden WTX260 - Manual (Page 10)

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If you have disengaged the compressor as we suggested, the set level light
will barely blink on your loudest notes when you hit the “sweet spot”. We
recommend you don’t increase gain beyond this point unless you engage the
compressor. (By the way, this is David’s favorite way to set level, even if
you intend to use compression.) Next, turn up the Master Volume to the
appropriate level.
SIDE NOTE
: David (Eden) Nordschow is the founder of Eden, and still
runs our division of US Music Corp. He’s also the head of Research and
Development, which means he’s the Chief Propellerhead and Master of All
Things Technical. If he recommends something, you might want to listen,
OK? Anyway, on we go…
Setting the Compressor
- If you want to use compression, engage it now by
pushing on the Enhance control. The compressor light will blink when your
gain goes above the compression threshold. This will generally show up
more on the lower notes, or when you employ Slapping. (A properly
compressed Slap sound is very cool, indeed.) If you want more compression,
increase your Input Gain a little at a time until you achieve the desired
effect.
SETTING YOUR EQ
The frequencies that you’ll need to boost or cut are dependent upon your
instrument, playing style, speaker cabinets, and venue. Extreme settings of
boost or cut are unlikely to be necessary or helpful. We are frequently asked
to provide suggested settings for various styles of play. We have discovered
though, that most of our endorsers tend to set their EQ generally flat, using
varying amounts of the Enhance Control to achieve their sound. In fact, a
number of our recording artists tell us that their standard recording set-up is
to have the Enhance set at approximately 9 or 10 O’clock and the tone
controls set flat. They then send a post-EQ D.I. to the board.
We encourage you to experiment with different settings to obtain the sound
you desire. We have included some EQ panel diagrams at the back of this
manual to help you record your settings.