thanx guys!
btw...an interesting observation (hope this isn´t old news)
I already suspected (real) parallel passive to be much different in therms of band interaction
from the "usual" aktive (summing) eqs. last friday I used my new toy for a few trax
and I was amazed with how much boost you can get away without messing it all up.
if you feather a little it keeps sounding natural even with 3dB/band boost or more.
so I did some measurements (which actually proved what I suspected)
an active eq and my parallel passive one band set to 500Hz/10dB boost ,another
band to 2kHz/10dB boost. active Qs matched to the passive so it looks
quite similar when the bands are soloed. but the fun starts when both
band are activated. the passive still looks like 2 10dB boosts (the center frequencies seem to
shift a little due to the interaction) but the active looks like a big broad 15dB boost
at around 1K
def a different kind of eq ....but I absolutely love it after one day of use
btw: I have no chance to compare but I´d expect the manley MP or the gyraf in between these
two extremes of interaction. if somebody is interested to evaluate let me know..