glossary
Linear phase EQ changes frequency balance while preserving phase timing across the spectrum.
Most EQs change both level and phase around the affected frequency range. Linear phase EQ is designed to keep frequency components time-aligned while applying the tonal move.
That can help when processing parallel paths, stereo material, or mastered audio where phase shifts would be noticeable.
Linear phase processing usually adds latency and can create pre-ringing, where energy appears just before a transient.
On drums, vocals, and sharp attacks, that artifact can feel less natural than a normal minimum phase EQ.
Choose linear phase EQ when phase consistency matters more than latency or transient purity. For ordinary tone shaping, it is not automatically better.
Meter Core helps you compare output level and peaks after EQ decisions so a cleaner-looking process does not hide a level mismatch.