EQ

One of the biggest names in studio hardware has taken the plunge into software...

This hybrid valve/solid‑state processor offers some unusual facilities — not least the ability to be remotely controlled from your DAW.

Dangerous Music’s BAX EQ earned an enviable reputation. Now there’s both a 500‑series version and, in a partnership with dynamic‑convolution pioneers Acustica, a new, official plug‑in emulation.

With two channels, ample gain, character on tap, and an EQ section thrown in for good measure, there’s plenty to commend this capable preamp.

What if someone were to lavish money, time and considerable engineering know‑how on improving Neumann’s highly revered cutting‑lathe EQs — could they really be improved? The answer is a resounding “yes!”

If it ain’t there, you can’t boost it... but you can add a little something!

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best, and tilt EQ is a good example. If you haven’t encountered it before, it’s a way of adjusting the entire frequency balance of the programme material. 

These new plug‑ins combine classic SSL sound with Sonible’s AI assistance.

AudioScape’s new Pultec‑inspired rack is a no‑compromise stereo take on the classic passive equaliser.

Inspired by Studer’s classic 169 console, this handmade EQ is just as suited to mixing work as it is to tracking and mastering.

A vintage German console EQ gets a new lease of life in 500‑series format.

With personalised spectral target curves, static and dynamic options, and a handy side‑chain function, Curves AQ’s tonal shaping tools are intended for engineers of all skill levels.

These modules pair a vintage‑style EQ with a clever saturation feature — and the stereo MQ‑2 also brings controllable compression to the table.

With pristine sound and four switchable bands, Paul Wolff’s 500‑series EQ design strikes a balance between versatility and intuitive control.

One of the most influential plug‑ins of our time receives an impressive makeover.

The puntastic name and the faders on the GUI of Poseidon leave you in little doubt as to which famous console EQ it sets out to emulate...

If you’ve never heard of the Datamix console, that wouldn’t surprise me — relatively few were made — but...

Curves Equator is a ‘smart’ dynamic equaliser plug‑in that tracks and attenuates resonances dynamically to achieve a more balanced sound that sits comfortably in a mix.

Have Wes Audio achieved the perfect union of analogue processing and digital control?

Inspired by an early parametric design, this module offers more control than most 500‑series EQs.

“We had always planned for Carnaby HE2 to be more than just two Carnaby 500s in a box,” say Cranborne. But how much more?