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On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:45:39PM +0100, Dan Mills wrote:

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> On Fri, 2010-08-13 at 00:04 +0200, fons@kokkinizita.net wrote:

>

> > What an EQ is supposed to do doesn't in any way depend on the

> > signal level. As long as you don't have any non-linear things

> > in the signal chain (dynamics and some effects) it doesn't

> > matter where you do the EQ.

>

> Except that pre fade aux sends are typically tapped off post EQ by

> default, so (at least in an analogue console) you need the EQ pre fader

> to give a point that is post EQ but pre fader for feeding any aux sends

> switched to 'pre'.

> Also, you want the fader as close to the mix bus as you can get it so

> that the self noise of the channel strip is attenuated by the fader (and

> possibly the mute switch) rather then having the noise contribution from

> 48 sets of EQ always present on the output (even when only one or two

> channels are routed). 

That is what I meant with 'good technical and practical reasons'

(in the part of my post you did not quote).
Ciao,
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