Smiley face curve (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Smiley face curve" in English language version.

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ActiveBass: The Online Bass Community. November 7, 2002. Kelly Marsh. How to EQ Your PA

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Audioholics: Online A/V Magazine. Home Theater Forums. EQ Horse Hockey?. Post by Rob Babcock, Moderator, on June 6, 2004. "Pretty much everyone tried to boost the lows to get some decent bass and boost the treble to try to coax something resembling highs out of the 2" paper tweeter!"

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Basic Car Audio Electronics. Graphic Equalizers

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Electronic Musician. December 1, 2007. Brian Smithers. Square One: The Sculptor's Tool: How to use EQ to shape your music Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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engadget.com. Darren Murph. January 14, 2008. Alpine adds brains to in-car equalization with IMPRINT architecture

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Ernie Ball. Forums. Music Man Basses. Need Some Effects For My New Bongo Post by adouglas on September 26, 2008. "Keep it pure, keep it clean, EQ it right (mids are your friend, avoid "smiley face" EQ curves) and let your fingers do the talking."

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Expert Village Presents. Music series. Kip Bradford. How to Set Up PA Systems: 11. How to Set Up a Graphic Equalizer. (online video)

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Diverse Devices. Video and Audio Abbreviations and specialised terms

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Jim Dunlop. MXR M-108 Ten Band Graphic EQ (PDF image manual)

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Media College. Audio Forum. Getting Rid of Feedback. Post by fstfwd74 on September 8, 2007. "My biased perception ...is much the same as seeing a soundman's eq set to "smiley face" setup... it's an indicator of inexperience or maybe last resort..."

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Persiconi Construction. WRX. Downloads. Empeg Sound Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine

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Premier Guitar. September 2008. Mike Visceglia. Zen & the Art of Bass Tone "...Ivan Bodley, bassist for soul legend Sam Moore... said that if you invert the normal smiley-face EQ curve to a frown-face curve with 500Hz as the high point, you generally will have a tone that cuts through most live band performances."
Premier Guitar. March 2008. Dan Berkowitz. Bass EQ Basics: A frown for the smiley face. "It sounds big and powerful, but lacks the note definition that helps your bandmates play off of what you’ve done on bass."

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Slashdot.org. Why Music Really Is Getting Louder: Not always true – the Fletcher-Munson curve. Post by Andy R on June 9, 2007. "The 'smiley face' EQ curve is actually desirable if you are listening at lower than usual volume levels."

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Sound On Sound. December 2004. Daniel James. Live Sound. The Isle Of Wight Festival Sound: Behind The Scenes

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Sputnik Music. Forums. MXR M-80 Bass DI+. Post by edgebass5 on September 19, 2005. "Essentially all the color switch does is engage a preset "smiley face" EQ curve."

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Francis Deck. December 22, 2005. GK Backline 600 Review

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"Here Are Three Ways That Car Audio Systems Trick Listeners Into Thinking They Sound Good". The Autopian.

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Harmony Central Musician Community Forums. Recording Forum. "Smiley face" EQ curve... feelings? Posted by Elements6259 on March 18, 2004. "I see (non-recording) people do it on their cars and stereos all the time..."
Ampage.com. Tube Amps / Music Electronics. Archive of vintage threads from the first ten years. Re: Settings for Peavey XR600F. Posted by Enzo on October 15, 2004. "Some folks even tell you to set the smiley face before you even turn it on."
Electronic Musician. December 1, 2007. Brian Smithers. Square One: The Sculptor's Tool: How to use EQ to shape your music Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
Persiconi Construction. WRX. Downloads. Empeg Sound Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine