Usually used as "scooped mids" meaning bass and treble frequencies are louder and midrange frequencies are quieter. If you looked at this sound on a multi-band eq it would appear as if the mid frequencies had been scooped out -- like scooping ice cream from a big container. This gives a "scooped" tone like Marcus Miller's for example.
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It means the midrange frequencies are low in level, in comparison to the highs and lows. Smiley-face EQ. If you have a knob on your amp with a name like "enhance", "slap", or any other artsy term, odds are it's a mid-scoop. Your sound could be scooped even if no EQ controls are used--it can be inherent to how an amp was designed, or the woods and electronics of a bass, etc.
"Boosting the highs and lows" = "cutting the mids" for most practical purposes.
look in a mirror and think about your all-time favorite bass...
now duplicate the shape of your humongous smile with the para. EQ on your amp
My GB Shuttle has a switch that gives me that smile automatically!!! "Power on" Oh - there's one in front as well. (of course I didn't read the manual)
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Oh - there's one in front as well. (of course I didn't read the manual)
