Sweet, I'll give that one a go tonight.

By my comments I do not mean to denigrate Hugh for his tireless and
excellent work, the work of members looking to get the functionality
back, nor Logitech for continuing to support open-source architecture
which benefits us all.

I only mean now seems like a good time to lift Hugh off the hook.  And,
I believe it's true he builds expiration dates into the Inguz builds. 
If this is the case, we have a limited time to use the software,
regardless of staying on an older platform or finding a good
workaround.

On the subject of moving "frequency centers", I find this an extremely
important function.  Early in the Inguz development I chatted quite a
bit with Hugh and even had him over to my house for a listen (very nice
guy btw).  At the time, the variable-center function wasn't in the
software.

Coming from the TacT preamp units and seeing huge benefit, I implored
him to upgrade the EQ function from a 'graphic' to 'parametric'.  The
reason is that a graphic EQ allows fiddling - bump here, cut there, stop
when it sounds 'good'.

While this is a useful function and far better than nothing, it doesn't
allow corrections to be applied exactly where they are needed.  When
measuring a room there are invariably bumps to be trimmed and holes to
be filled (within reason).  Without a parametric EQ, 'frequency centers'
cannot be correlated with places of need.

The two elements of a true parametric EQ not present in a graphic EQ
are 1) movable frequency centers, and 2) "Q", or width of the band in
terms of octaves.

Hugh agreed.  Applying the idea, he found moving frequency centers was
relatively easy and he fairly quickly applied that to the software. 
However, varying width of the band proved more difficult and that part
never made it to the software.

Nevertheless, his solution enables the measured approach of measuring
the room, applying corrections, listening, measuring, applying, etc. 
The end result is an intentional compromise of measured flatness and
audible preference.

The importance of this function to, well, everyone's better sound
cannot be overstated.


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