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Chapter 23: Harrison 32C EQ
CHAPTER 23
Harrison 32C EQ
Overview
The Harrison 32C is the EQ channel module from the prestigious Harrison
4032 console. Countless hit records have been made with Harrison consoles,
with artists from Abba to Sade. Most notably, the 4032 is famous as the mixer
from which many Michael Jackson records including Thriller—the best-selling
album of all time—were made. An original 4032 still resides in Florida with
Thriller engineer and Bill Putnam protégé Bruce Swedien, where he continues
his love affair with the desk he calls “marvelous sounding.” Universal Audio’s
plug-in version of the all-important 32C EQ module is measured from Mr.
Swedien’s personal console. This colorful 4-band EQ with high and low cut fil-
ters will impart the same “warm and rich sound” from his Harrison, and will
impart the same “impact, sonic clarity and creativity” as he experienced mak-
ing some of the best-loved records of our time.
The Harrison 32C contains four overlapping parametric peaking bands. Each
band has fully sweepable Frequency and Gain controls. Instead of traditional
Q controls, the 32C has special circuitry that, according to the original hard-
ware documentation, “automatically adjusts the effective bandwidth under all
conditions.” This dynamic property, and the interplay between the overlap-
ping bands, contribute to the device’s musicality and unique sonic signature.
The low EQ band can be switched from peak to shelf mode, and high/low
pass filters are available. Additional “digital only” features not included on
the original hardware include gain, phase invert, and a global power switch.
An SE version is also provided for higher instance counts.
Harrison 32C EQ Screenshot
Figure 87. The Harrison 32C EQ plug-in window
