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# Bypassing EQ Values

You can bypass filter groups or filter rows in the EQ Desk, temporarily removing the effect of the EQ changes you made to isolate a particular filter group and adjust the quality of the audio. You can use this capability to compare the original, unchanged track with the track with EQ changes applied to it. Note that bypassing EQ changes affects both playback and output. Also, if you perform a mixdown on a track with bypassed EQ values, the values are not applied to the processed clip. See Mixing Down Audio.

To bypass an EQ setting:

1. On the EQ Desk, enable Bypass.

   The cursor changes to a stop sign.

   (a) All label bypasses everything(b) Track label bypasses the entire input strip(c) Parameter label bypasses the group(d) Group label bypasses the group

2. Bypass the filter or filter area that you want to bypass by clicking it, as follows.

   To bypass: | Click:
   --- | ---
   A filter. | One of the knobs for that filter.
   A filter group. | The High, Mid, or Low group label, or the Freq, Gain, Type, or Q type parameter label within the selected group.
   All filters for a single input strip only. | The track label.
   All filters. | The All label.

   The values below the knobs appear grey to show that they are not being used.