The new Vintage EQ plug-ins that come with Logic Pro's 10.4 update may punch above their weight, but can they take on UAD's mighty DSP-powered emulations? Jay Asher finds out.
Standard, Character or Linear Phase? Joe Albano explains each of these EQ types as they relate to the mastering process, and what they bring to the table.
This clever EQ can extract curves from your favourite hits to let you see how they have been processed. How would G.W Childs get on with Kilohearts Carve EQ?
Match EQ tools are incredibly useful for quickly applying the same treatment to multiple files. Here, we go head to head with three of the best from Apple, Fabfilter and iZotope.
TB Pro Audio's dEQ6 is a 6 band stereo/MS dynamic equalizer with high quality oversampling and accurate spectrum analyser. Hollin Jones finds it powerful and easy to use, with great visual feedback.
It's a question that never goes away, 'what's the correct order for effect processors in a channel strip?' While it often depends, there are reasons for suggesting an order. This video explains all.
Do we need another EQ plugin? Rob Papen think so, and has created something rather special in RP-EQ featuring note isolation, XY modulation pad, real-time analysis and very useful "Air Band".
frei:raum from Sonible is NOT just another EQ plugin. It is a completely fresh take on what EQs can do with automated '˜smart' EQ and entropy EQ which is a control freak's dream too. Read more...
Do we need another EQ plug-in? When Rob Papen decides to make one, we probably do! There's tons of creative features in this unique concept of what an EQ can be. The XY pad being just one of these.
With three brand new plug-ins and new presets for Precision Mix Rack Collection, the new update for UAD 8.3 is focused entirely on sound. Matt Vanacoro puts the three plug-ins to the test.
Eiosis tell us "AirEQ was designed with a vision of achieving musical, technical and sonic excellence. Simple, intuitive and quick to use." Find out what's changed with their 1.1 update below.
FabFilter need no introduction when it comes to their well-respected, and widely used, filtering plug-ins. And following on from their excellent Pro-Q comes the Pro-Q 2. Here's the new features.
Developed by Brainworx, Dangerous BAX's plug-in 'finishing EQ' offers world-class sonics, unique frequency curves and features... all for UAD-2 and Apollo workstations.
Modeled on the classic 1073 console EQ and mic preamp module, the Waves Scheps 73 is turning a lot of heads! Check out what Waves Audio have to say about it and watch the video too.
When mixing we often think of EQing and Compressing as quite separate processes. Darren Burgos sets out to show you how the two have more in common than you might think.