30 Of The Best EQ Plugins In The World

[alteregoxxx]

A new round-up of some of the best EQ plugins available in 2013, on GetThatProSound.com:

30 Of The Best EQ Plugins In The World
http://getthatprosound.com/30-of-the-be ... ns-in-the- world/

I'll be putting the list up in installments over the next few days, the first part is up now, together with an intro to classic EQ.

This list is to celebrate the release of a new ebook,
The Ultimate Guide to Equalisation
http://getthatprosound.com/ebook-store/

Cheers everyone!

George

GetThatProSound.com

It's all subective i guess but if we are talking hardware then thats a different realm. I find in software there's a fine line in eq and filtrations. However, hardware you start introducing circuitry and components into the mix. However, when I here eq posts the following jump to the forefront of my mind:

http://rhythminmind.net/1313/?p=361

http://rane.com/note115.html

http://emilianocaballero.wordpress.com/ ... fact-myth/

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan05/a ... 0105-4.htm

What my friend here said, especially the 2nd link

I think it's time to say that "to get that pro sound" you have to learn to USE EQs, not to buy EQs

[poshook]

A new round-up of some of the best EQ plugins available in 2013, on GetThatProSound.com:

30 Of The Best EQ Plugins In The World
http://getthatprosound.com/30-of-the-be ... ns-in-the- world/

I'll be putting the list up in installments over the next few days, the first part is up now, together with an intro to classic EQ.

This list is to celebrate the release of a new ebook,
The Ultimate Guide to Equalisation
http://getthatprosound.com/ebook-store/

Cheers everyone!

George

GetThatProSound.com

It's all subective i guess but if we are talking hardware then thats a different realm. I find in software there's a fine line in eq and filtrations. However, hardware you start introducing circuitry and components into the mix. However, when I here eq posts the following jump to the forefront of my mind:

http://rhythminmind.net/1313/?p=361

http://rane.com/note115.html

http://emilianocaballero.wordpress.com/ ... fact-myth/

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan05/a ... 0105-4.htm

What my friend here said, especially the 2nd link

I think it's time to say that "to get that pro sound" you have to learn to USE EQs, not to buy EQs

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

[ObsoleteAcc99]

UAD Massive Passive and UAD API 5xx involve the latest generation modelling.

You mean they aren't using 1's and 0's like everybody else?

for once you made me laugh

FWIW i am pretty sure UA said they have done extensive modelling of the actual circuitry mojo, not the just the curves.

[metamorphosis]

Multi-forum spamming aside, if you advertise it as 30 best eq's, list 30 eq's, finish the article first. It's just lazy publishing, and I mean that.

[A.M. Gold]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

[poshook]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

sure. with daw stock plugins + 3 good hw eqs you will get much better results than with any expansive plugin bundle

[Daimonicon]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

sure. with daw stock plugins + 3 good hw eqs you will get much better results than with any expansive plugin bundle

If it's good mixed you wont hear if it was made with plugins or hardware. Many pro's use both. The pro sound depends on the user and not if it's soft och hardware.

[poshook]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

sure. with daw stock plugins + 3 good hw eqs you will get much better results than with any expansive plugin bundle

If it's good mixed you wont hear if it was made with plugins or hardware. Many pro's use both. The pro sound depends on the user and not if it's soft och hardware.

this is not true. when we talk about a really good mix, we talk about some character. try talking about f.e. green day sound - it is something like punk rock - very powerful and punchy. Try do the same quality mix without the real SSL console and real 1176 boxes. You can use duende, waves, urs etc. Nothing will come even close to the real deal

[kvaca]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

sure. with daw stock plugins + 3 good hw eqs you will get much better results than with any expansive plugin bundle

If it's good mixed you wont hear if it was made with plugins or hardware. Many pro's use both. The pro sound depends on the user and not if it's soft och hardware.

this is not true. when we talk about a really good mix, we talk about some character. try talking about f.e. green day sound - it is something like punk rock - very powerful and punchy. Try do the same quality mix without the real SSL console and real 1176 boxes. You can use duende, waves, urs etc. Nothing will come even close to the real deal

so you should better do compare price of Mercury against price of real SSL console...with real 1176 boxes...

[A.M. Gold]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

sure. with daw stock plugins + 3 good hw eqs you will get much better results than with any expansive plugin bundle

As mentioned above, tons of pros use plug-in EQ's now. Dave Pensado and Charles Dye are two that come to mind.

I actually agree that h/w is better, but I think you are fixating a little too much on EQ's. Why "stock DAW plug-ins" for everything else? Aren't h/w compressors better? Don't you need an analog mixing desk? Don't you need analog delays, modulation effects, real plate reverbs, real room and hall reverbs to get a "professional sound" too?

[A.M. Gold]

this is not true. when we talk about a really good mix, we talk about some character. try talking about f.e. green day sound - it is something like punk rock - very powerful and punchy. Try do the same quality mix without the real SSL console and real 1176 boxes. You can use duende, waves, urs etc. Nothing will come even close to the real deal

With that in mind, what are you doing here on KVR in the first place? Seems Gearslutz is a better forum for you to spend time on.

BTW, I hope you have the money to book studio time to use that essential SSL.

[SadPuppyBlues]

try talking about f.e. green day sound - it is something like punk rock - very powerful and punchy.

[sorohanro]

... and this is how a decent thread about an useful article about EQs became a trolling flame war...

[overhishead]

Genwave EQ

[lacandon]

I would say "to get that pro sound" buy hw EQs. plugins are just digital craps for a lot of money...
For example Mercury Native - MSRP $6300.... for that price you can get 2-3 mastering grade EQs

Mercury Bundle---you mean the one where you get EVERY plug-in Waves ever made?

And you're comparing that to buying three h/w EQ's?

sure. with daw stock plugins + 3 good hw eqs you will get much better results than with any expansive plugin bundle

As mentioned above, tons of pros use plug-in EQ's now. Dave Pensado and Charles Dye are two that come to mind.

I actually agree that h/w is better, but I think you are fixating a little too much on EQ's. Why "stock DAW plug-ins" for everything else? Aren't h/w compressors better? Don't you need an analog mixing desk? Don't you need analog delays, modulation effects, real plate reverbs, real room and hall reverbs to get a "professional sound" too?

Dave use but after he processed the audio with Shadow Hills and bunch rack eq's for sure plugins will help after that .They are still not there ,for me digi eq's personally sounds harsh and small yet !But the knowledge progress every day so we may see unique eq's witch may sound better from the hardware as well .For sure itb is the future is much cheaper and time saving.