Solo band feature in Parametric Equaliser effect

[AshleyJT]

Hi AuditionForum,

is anybody aware of a 'solo band' feature within the Parametric Equaliser effect?

It is a feature which allows you to select a particular frequency band and, by holding down a key, hear nothing but that frequency band.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Jeff

[ryclark]

Not as such. But may I ask why you want to do that? There may be other ways within Audition to achieve what you want to hear. Usually the easiest way to identify a particular frequency is to make a narrow boost in one of the Parametric EQ bands and sweep it up and down the frequencies. It is then quite obvious which sound is causing a problem at a specific frequency and you can then reduce that band.

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

Doing that in a parametric EQ wouldn't yield any useful information at all, as the primary purpose of it is that the 'bands' don't really work as stand-alones - the whole purpose is that the skirts interact with the adjacent bands to give a smoother overall response. Ryclark's sweeping method works fine for most people, although there are a few people who apparently don't get on with it - heaven knows why, because if you've got one annoying noise to isolate, it works pretty well.

But in the same breath, I'd also have to say that to isolate sounds like this, it's much easier to do it in spectral view!

[AshleyJT]

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my question.

I'm asking because I've recently had to switch from Pro Tools to Audition, and 'solo-banding' is a very useful feature offered in PT's parametric eq; you can read about various applications of it, and benefits over the sweeping method, here: https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2013/8/18/community-tip-isolating-one-band-in-the-avid-eq...
I've certainly found it handy for quick dialogue editing - if Audition doesn't have it, I'll live without it.
Cheers.

[ryclark]

Well lots of us Audition users have somehow managed very well for many years without that particular feature.

[sheepeep]

Resonance reducing plug-ins can do this. They're not cheap but they do have free trials.

https://babyaud.io/smooth-operator-plugin

https://oeksound.com/plugins/soothe2

https://www.masteringthemix.com/products/reso