No matter how sharp the curve, it can be reproduced with any precision you want. Parametric EQs allow the reconstruction of a specific correction curve based on precise measurements. Even for professionals, they make it easy to draw wide, gentle slopes without having to think about the math involved with parametric EQs. 'A child could use it', as the saying goes, but the results are also in that youthful category. Any enthusiast can move a few sliders and 'paint' an approximate curve to their liking, even when they understand little about how these things work. The word 'better' always requires a context. The list goes on and on.ĭo really parametric EQs remain that better?ĭepends on the purpose. It's essentially impossible to create narrow, deep filters at specific frequencies. The slope of any filter is never the shape it needs to be (often straight in a log scale graph), but it's a sequence of bumps from successive filters. By definition the curve is only an approximation - you cannot set the elbow of the curve at the precise value you want, you can only interpolate between the available frequencies. With the graphic EQ, you have to work with fixed frequencies. I always thought that graphic EQ vs more accurate that parametric.