Certain Input and Output controls are found on all EQ III configurations, except where noted otherwise.
The Input Gain control sets the input gain of the plug-in before EQ processing, letting you make up gain or prevent clipping at the plug-in input stage.
The Output Gain control sets the output gain after EQ processing, letting you make up gain or prevent clipping on the channel where the plug-in is being used.
The Input Polarity button inverts the polarity of the input signal, to help compensate for phase anomalies occurring in multi-microphone environments, or because of mis-wired balanced connections.
The plasma-style Input and Output meters show peak signal levels before and after EQ processing, and indicate them as follows:
When using the stereo version of EQ III, the Input and Output meters display the sum of the left and right channels.
The Clip indicators at the far right of each meter indicate clipping at the input or output stage of the plug-in. Clip indicators can be cleared by clicking the indicator.