The GFI System Enieqma Equalizer is an equalizer and boost pedal that takes on equalizing and boost duties in one unit. It is a stereo, dual channel device, and its most distinctive feature is a large LCD screen displaying the EQ curve you are working with, so you can see the shape of your tone as you edit it rather than working from knob positions alone1.
For players building a board around tone shaping, it sits alongside other Equalization Pedals and can serve the same role as a Boost Pedals stage, with visual feedback on the curve being applied1.
Three modes of EQ operation
There are three modes of EQ operation on the Enieqma1. The mode the Delicious Audio product page details most fully is Parametric, consisting of a 5-band full parametric EQ, similar to the one you find in a mixing console, but with five parametric bands instead of the four found in most consoles1. A parametric EQ lets you choose not just how much cut or boost to apply but also which frequency to center it on and how wide the affected band is, which is why console-style parametric EQs are a common tool for surgical tone shaping.
The same page also describes a second mode built around tone stacks. A tone stack is the tone-control circuit at the front of an amplifier, so this mode lets the pedal imitate the response of familiar amp EQ sections rather than a studio-style parametric. The page names the mode as:
The Enieqma offers three modes of EQ operation. One of these is Parametric mode, consisting of a 5-band full parametric EQ, similar to the one you find in a mixing console, but with five parametric bands instead of the four found in most consoles1.
| Feature | What the page gives |
|---|---|
| EQ modes | Three1 |
| Parametric mode | 5-band full parametric EQ, five bands where most consoles have four1 |
The Delicious Audio page presents both the parametric description and the tone stack description, and they appear to describe different modes among the three, but the page does not make clear how the two accounts fit together, so both are given here as written.
What the screen means in practice
The LCD curve display points to a pedal aimed at players who want to see the EQ shape they are building rather than interpret knob positions, which matters most when dialing in parametric bands, where the center frequency and bandwidth of each band are easy to lose track of on knobs alone1.
"With its large LCD screen displaying the EQ curve you are working with"
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- GFI System Enieqma Equalizer, Delicious Audio, 2024-02-13