i want to make an equalizer with a certain number of bands, 5 seems decent enough. i assume that all i need to do is filter out the first 1/5 of the sound spectrum then attach the output to a volume control, then filter out the next 1/5 of the sound spectrum and attach to a volume control again, etc, etc.

i want to make an equalizer with a certain number of bands, 5 seems decent enough. i assume that all i need to do is filter out the first 1/5 of the sound spectrum then attach the output to a volume control, then filter out the next 1/5 of the sound spectrum and attach to a volume control again, etc, etc.
how do i do this.


x-band-equalizer

You could use 4 cross~ object, in order to define 5 bands. If you start at defining the lowest frequency threshold, then the rightmost outlet should go into the next cross~ object.

Or, alternately, you could consider the Fast Fourier Filter Bank (fffb~) object. The nice thing about Max is that there's almost always another way to do it.

X-band equalizer