Why "add 3-EQ" by default on Groups?

[Alcibiade]

Thanks, I got it!

However…

@joseph

because a multiband EQ does something that’s inherently more complex than what a 3-EQ effect does, it’s a more expensive effect to run than the 3-EQ effect is.

… that’s not what I found in this little test, a few years ago:

3-EQ vs. Multiband EQ CPU usage

From what I know, Multiband EQ is a more recent (so maybe better optimized?) addition to FMOD than 3-EQ. And HighPass and LowPass are legacy (for retro-compatibility), so maybe better to avoid them… I just did a little test with 20 effects of each on a single event, and Multiband EQ seems cheaper on the CPU. Here’s the result: [image] But maybe with different settings, the result would change, I don’t know… Nobody can answer but you. Just try! (but I would tend to say it’s often possible)

Which is why I thought multiband EQ generally was the best choice.