DMG Audio has released EQuick, a streamlined EQ plug-in "built to help you make your mixes magnificent". DMG Audio say it's fast, intuitive and flexible and features a clear graph built with accessibility and efficiency in mind.

Overview:

• Low CPU usage for high instance counts.
• Generates super-high-quality prototypes. Clear undistorted top.
• Linear phase mode for mastering and special channels.
• 32 bands of EQ, Q 0.1->50, +/-36dB range.
• Each band can be Peak, HPF, LPF, High Shelf, Low Shelf or Notch.
• Each bank can process Mid, Side or the full stereo image.
• Fully parametric filters (high and low-pass), 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48db/oct.
• Five different UI sizes.
• M/S processing per-band with listen.
• Windows VST and VST3 as 32+64bit, RTAS 32bit.
• Mac VST, VST3 and AU as 32+64bit, RTAS 32bit.

Sound:

• Bells and notches, with a +/-36dB range, and a Q range from 0.1 to 50.
• Shelves which let you move the resonance above or below the curve.
• Filters at 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48 db/octave, sweepable resonance.
• Adjustable gain-q interaction for 'musical' usage.

Vision:

• Clutter-free modern interface.
• Big, clear, anti-aliased graph.
• Hi-res Spectrum analyser.
• Range, to scale the EQ response, both +ve and -ve.
• Frequency shift, to allow you to retune the response.
• Large, configurable spectrum-analyser with readout.
• Control linking to move sets of bands together.
• Configurable VU, with variable ballistics.
• 8 banks of A/B.
• Full preset management system.
• Undo/redo.
• Autolisten mode, for quick finding/adjustment of frequencies.

Pricing & Availability

EQuick costs £74.99 and is available for 32- and 64-bit Windows and Mac OS X in VST, VST3, AU and RTAS formats (RTAS is 32-bit only). It's free if you already own EQuality.

A couple of discounted plug-in bundles are also now available:

• EQuality, EQuick and Compassion Bundle:£224.98.
• EQuality and EQuick Bundle: £124.99.