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title: "07 - Spectrum Adjustment"
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description: "Q (smoothness) defines the wideness of the bars' frequency response. A high setting will make the spectrum curve smooth, and a low setting will make it …"
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# 07 - Spectrum Adjustment

Trapcode Sound Keys

### Spectrum Adjustment

**![adjust](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/adjust_trapcode-sound-keys.gif)**

**Scale** will scale all bars in the spectrum uniformly.

**Q (smoothness)** defines the wideness of the bars' frequency response. A high setting will make the spectrum curve smooth, and a low setting will make it more "jagged."

![Qlow](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Qlow_trapcode-sound-keys.gif)\
![Qmid](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Qmid_trapcode-sound-keys.gif)\
![Qhi](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Qhi_trapcode-sound-keys.gif)

**Sub Base** provides scaling for very low-frequency bars (red).

**Base** provides scaling for low-frequency bars (red-orange).

**Mid** provides scaling for mid-frequency bars (green).

**Treble** provides scaling for high-frequency bars (blue).