MFreeformEqualizer, linear-phase curve eq, released for just 10 EUR!

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Thanks for the update! it really turned into a monster!

Edit: here's a thought (if its already not there ), is it possible to make a 1 click option?

for example: I click only once and a control point is created (and I can keep adjusting -move mouse- shape without unclicking mouse). Such thing might be better if a key on keyboard is kept pressed.

[MeldaProduction]

Thanks .

And you can hold ctrl and click to make a point (or points) .

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[Cooker]

I'd like to ask a question (and hope there isn't a too obvious answer to it somewhere ). I've read this eq tutorial which is very nice you've spent time writing. Keep in mind I don't have much knowledge on plug-in development.

I read the advantage/disadvantages of freeform eq's; what came to my mind was since Mautoequalizer can copy from an FFT curve, why not design the freeforum eq as parametric? (like freeforum GUI in front of us but its actually MEqualizer with much more bands)

I mean we can draw what we want but under the hood can be a min-phase eq that constantly trys to adjust many bands. Or is this actually the same thing? (since many bands of any sort of eq will still degrade audio quality?)

[MeldaProduction]

Well, what you are describing is actually MAutoEqualizer, except you want to draw your own curve. This could be done of course, not into MFreeformEq, because that one is far too cheap for such a technology (or we can increasi its price ). The question is, what is the advantage of such an approach. I mean, some people seem to like curve based equalizing, but I believe classical parametric equalizers are quite easier to use. What you think?

[Cooker]

Well, since there is no example that I know of in the plug-in world that would be hard to answer for me since I have no experience with such tool.

First thing that I can think of is you can make a "perfect" tilt eq that won't need to adjust Q values when changing band gain. Some shelve shapes can also benefit from this.

If Mautoeq was designed like this, you could fit more bands in it without occupying more space (and its still tweak-able if user wants to). Though downsides would be I guess people (for mastering atleast) aren't interested in narrow Q eq's if its not linear phase and besides that, it will need a "match amount" slider cause from experience with ozone-if matching is too precise it sounds very bad even linear phase.

A design idea I can make would be, for example imagine Mautoeq the same as it is but in the middle there is a straight line at analyzer. That "line" actually functions like freeform eq but is actually working as how we're discussing right now.

Also an advantage would be for Mautoeq (though not related to current subject) after the matching people could "shape" the music without the need of opening another eq plug-in (since there's actually 2 eq's in 1 display)

Bad sides I can think of now is I'm not sure how fast the calculation would be for such approach, I mean if user would have to wait for every single change then he might not find it comfortable (though maybe mastering engineers wouldn't mind if they figured out enough advantages).

Also I guess very sharp Q settings might ring so there must be a limit to it and this could cause it not to be exactly "what you see is what you get". Though I believe (for example) voxengo curve eq also works like this and no one complains about it.

So I'm just throwing ideas Naturally I can't be sure if it will work good (though probably would sound better than any other freeform type eq available today) but I'm sure people would be interested to at least try