Output EQ
A bus's EQ tab is the same parametric equalizer as a channel's — up to 12 bands, a draggable curve, the same band types and controls. The full mechanics are on the channel EQ page; this page is about why you'd use it on a bus.
What it's for
A channel EQ shapes one source. A bus EQ shapes the whole mix going to one destination — so it's the place for corrections that belong to the output, not the content:
- Room / speaker correction — tame a boomy desk or a harsh room on your Speakers bus, without colouring what your stream or recording receives.
- Headphone correction — flatten your headphones' signature on the bus you monitor through by shaping the bands toward your target response. This is the right home for a Workshop curve badged HEADPHONE (see Headphone corrections and sound goals); Simple mode's Sound setup puts one here for you.
- Destination tone — a touch of brightness for a phone-speaker stream mix, say, while your own monitoring stays neutral.
Because each bus has its own EQ, every listener can get the correction that suits their playback — and none of it leaks into the others.
The SPECTRUM toggle (EQ top bar, on by default) is especially useful here — watch your room or headphone response as you correct it.
Keep source-specific moves (de-essing a mic, cutting rumble) on the channel; keep playback corrections (this room, these headphones) on the bus.