Knobs and interaction

> Every knob, disc, and switch in Outboard-EQ responds to the same set of gestures, so once you've learned them on the EQ display, the stage cards and global controls behave the same way.

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Every knob, disc, and switch in Outboard-EQ responds to the same set of gestures, so once you've learned them on the EQ display, the stage cards and global controls behave the same way.

Gestures

Click and drag

Vertical drag changes the value. Band discs drag in both axes (frequency horizontally, gain vertically) at once.

Scroll wheel

Fine-tune the value in place. On a band disc, scroll changes the Q.

Double-click

On a knob: reset to default.
On a band disc: toggle Solo (see Solo).
On the EQ display background: add a new band at the click position.

Opens the context menu. On knobs you'll see MIDI Learn (see MIDI learn), Set Value, and Reset. On band discs you'll see filter type, slope, M/S routing, channel mask, and the per-band character toggles.

Modifier keys

Shift + drag — fine resolution (10× slower).
Alt + drag — coarse resolution (10× faster).
Ctrl + drag (Cmd on macOS) — broadcast the change to all selected bands.

Concentric knobs

Input and Output Gain are concentric: the outer ring is gain in dB, the inner disc is the soft-clip threshold. Drag the ring for level, drag the disc for ceiling. The small dot on the side enables the stage; click the reset button to write (0, 0, off) in one move.

Numeric entry

Double-click any knob's value readout and type a number. Press Enter to apply, Esc to cancel. Useful when you need an exact figure — for example a 1.5 kHz cut.

Tips

Hold Shift while adjusting gain on a band to keep the resolution tight — useful when you're trying to dial a 0.3 dB difference.
A right-click MIDI Learn binding shows up as a glowing dot on the bound knob; the MIDI pill in the footer turns the dot from inactive to active when the controller is moving.
Concentric knobs only count as active once you move them. A fresh plugin instance does not introduce any input or output gain by default.