Eliosound has announced AirEQ, a new equalizer "created to meet every single expectation of musicians, mixing engineers and producers".

AirEQ aims to accurately reproduce the analog equalization characteristics: the curve precision and the phase's variation are the key points of the analog sound. It also reproduces musical tuning ways which are an important part of the sound of a high-end equalizer.

AirEQ also features a special "Air" band, which Eliosound claim is a new type of filter that helps you to restore or to add sound brightness.

Features:

• Eight-band AMLT (Analog Matched Linear Transform) Equalizer.
• High Pass, Low Shelf/Bell, Bell x 3, High Shelf/Bell, Low Pass, Air:
  • High Pass: 20Hz-10kHz , 6dB/oct , 12 dB/oct : Q 0.05-4.
  • Low Shelf: 20Hz-20kHz, Gain ± 15dB, Q 0.3-2.
  • Bells: 20Hz-20kHz, Gain ± 15dB, Q 0.1-7.
  • High Shelf: 20Hz-20kHz, Gain ± 15dB, Q 0.3-2.
  • Low Pass: 20Hz-20kHz , 6dB/oct , 12 dB/oct : Q 0.05-4.
  • Air: ± 15dB.
• In/Out switches for each band and global In/Out switch.
• Output Gain: ± 15dB.
• Displays:
  • Band Names: On, Off.
  • Freq: Hz, Notes, Off.
  • Q: Q-factor, Octaves, Off.
  • Gain: On, Off.
• Knob Tuning: Coarse, Fine, Coarse with max gain.
• Knob Snap: Coarse, Fine, Off.
• Presets & Banks with sorting options.
• Easy to use keyboard shortcuts.

AirEQ is expected to be released in May, 2006, and it will be available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST, AU and RTAS plug-in formats. It will cost $269 / €219. A demo version will be available soon.