DMG EQuilibrium

[DaveGamble]

As do I. To an OCD level.

Same here. Details so I can fix this appreciated

[DaveGamble]

Is this EQ going to have a dual channel approach (L/R or M/S) like the Brainworx Digital V2, Manley Massive Passive or GML 9500 Mastering Equalizer for example?

I would kill (no, not really) for a GML 9500 in software!

Yes. It has m/s as in EQuick, augmented for flexible surround support.

Dave.

[bishop666]

What's the difference between Equality/Equick and EQuilibrium

[DaveGamble]

Dave hasn't gone into much details about the multi channel and surround features other than to say that they are supported but I think that m/s style encoding between multiple channels will be possible and available per band (from discussions on the blog).

Basically:
Mono- every band affects the signal
Stereo- configure it in l/r or m/s and each band can affect mid, side or both.
Surround- configure a set of channel groups (I.e. l,c,r or ls,rs, or just l), and each band can affect any or all of them.
M/s is available for pairs of bands: lr, lsrs, etc.

He did confirm to me the other day that along with nearly every concievable filter type, he has included an all pass filter with variable order and Q which I and a few others asked for

I think the circuit models for Neve, SSL, Pultec, API and Harrison etc. will get a lot of people excited. Parallel modes and complete control over phase should be very useful as well. I think there is a low latency analog phase mode now too.

There is, and it's fun.

This plugin really is exciting me and I haven't even seen a screenshot yet!

With all the luck, beta will be early this week. I've been keeping it in alpha to add some more good things, such as better preset handling.

Dave.

[DaveGamble]

I just hope it is easy to use, like Equick.....Compassion still sounds great but I rarely ever use it......for an audio/engineer geek its a treasure I am sure.
I like things that are ez to operate.... get me the sound I want as quickly as possible...

rsp

If you choose to, you can use it as either EQuick or EQuality.

Dave.

[DaveGamble]

Exactly what do you use allpass filters for again? Last time I tried to use one on DDMF it didn't actually do anything...

Phase adjustment / group delay calibration on speaker arrays.

Dave.

[T Roll]

does the new EQ have the annoying bug that all your other plug ins have that makes you have to click a parameter like 4 times before you can manually enter a value?

I'm sure you can have a preference for that if you want?

But seriously, lemme fix that for you, it's not on any bug list here. What platform/format is this? Mac/AU/x32?

Dave.

well, you don't have to fix it for me because i sold the plug-ins because it annoyed me too much to deal with them.
(i swear i told you long ago but it was never fixed so i bailed...)
but it would be nice for others if it were...
Mac osx 10.6.8, Logic 9.1.8 & Reaper 4.32, VST & AU, 32bit.

[DaveGamble]

What's the difference between Equality/Equick and EQuilibrium

DSP: each filter type now has numerous circuit models available as subtypes
Routing: now supports full surround capability
UI: now completely user configurable
Analysis: more analyser types, and cross-instance overlay
Engine: faster, more accurate, better, more configurable
Processing: free phase, windowing, ir and phase displays, deep calibration possible, parallel modes
Keyboard: note-locked interface, and frequency read outs
Signal path: configurable m/s, mute/solo/invert/gain per (encoded) signal, pre master gain.

That's a rough start... It'll take a while to explain all the new things. So maybe this hints that EQuilibrium is something of a grand statement on EQ.

There's a couple of things here that don't exist on any other EQ I'm aware of, and you're free to ignore them if you prefer.
I'm really happy with the way the UI has turned out- once you're set up, you can tailor it to your specific needs and forget about it.

So, it does all the things, and loads more, but its not distracting to just use the things you want.

Dave.

[antithesist]

Dave offered to answer questions. So, bring 'em on. I'd like to see what it looks like and what the pricing will be (up/cross-grade, etc.).

What it looks like is very tricky, because the entire UI is completely customisable.
So, if you wanted just some meters and gain faders, you could probably do that.

Pricing we're still working on.

Dave.

Right on. Can you show us some example configurations, or at least some of the "blocks," for lack of a better term?

[bishop666]

What's the difference between Equality/Equick and EQuilibrium

DSP: each filter type now has numerous circuit models available as subtypes
Routing: now supports full surround capability
UI: now completely user configurable
Analysis: more analyser types, and cross-instance overlay
Engine: faster, more accurate, better, more configurable
Processing: free phase, windowing, ir and phase displays, deep calibration possible, parallel modes
Keyboard: note-locked interface, and frequency read outs
Signal path: configurable m/s, mute/solo/invert/gain per (encoded) signal, pre master gain.

That's a rough start... It'll take a while to explain all the new things. So maybe this hints that EQuilibrium is something of a grand statement on EQ.

There's a couple of things here that don't exist on any other EQ I'm aware of, and you're free to ignore them if you prefer.
I'm really happy with the way the UI has turned out- once you're set up, you can tailor it to your specific needs and forget about it.

So, it does all the things, and loads more, but its not distracting to just use the things you want.

Dave.

That's more than "just interesting"

[antithesist]

Oh, and can you give a ballpark on the price. It's looking like this could be really expensive based on all the features. I have equality, equick and pitchfunk, but not compassion. Yes, I have equality without compassion and need to know if I can afford equilibrium. Thanks!

[Fred_Abstract]

it will be a stricly clean eq or will feature a transformer emulation or things like that?

[DaveGamble]

Dave offered to answer questions. So, bring 'em on. I'd like to see what it looks like and what the pricing will be (up/cross-grade, etc.).

What it looks like is very tricky, because the entire UI is completely customisable.
So, if you wanted just some meters and gain faders, you could probably do that.

Pricing we're still working on.

Dave.

Right on. Can you show us some example configurations, or at least some of the "blocks," for lack of a better term?

Good question.

- Graph
- Band Strips (knobs or text, optional numbers, groups, subtype, extra controls)
- Metering for each signal with mute/solo/etc
- Master metering (small/large)
- Keyboard
- Range slider tray
- Preset tray
- Setup window with tabs for: Processing (advanced), UI setup, Routing configuration, Preferences and About/Credits

There'll be a setup wizard too, with a ridiculous picture of my face.

Dave.

[DaveGamble]

Oh, and can you give a ballpark on the price. It's looking like this could be really expensive based on all the features. I have equality, equick and pitchfunk, but not compassion. Yes, I have equality without compassion and need to know if I can afford equilibrium. Thanks!

Definitely less than double EQuality to buy from new.

If you own EQuality and/or EQuick (or even both) before the launch, then the price will decrease dramatically for you.

It's fiddly to work out all the options so that they feel right, but we're getting close.

Dave.

[Tp3]

What's the difference between Equality/Equick and EQuilibrium

DSP: each filter type now has numerous circuit models available as subtypes
Routing: now supports full surround capability
UI: now completely user configurable
Analysis: more analyser types, and cross-instance overlay
Engine: faster, more accurate, better, more configurable
Processing: free phase, windowing, ir and phase displays, deep calibration possible, parallel modes
Keyboard: note-locked interface, and frequency read outs
Signal path: configurable m/s, mute/solo/invert/gain per (encoded) signal, pre master gain.

That's a rough start... It'll take a while to explain all the new things. So maybe this hints that EQuilibrium is something of a grand statement on EQ.

There's a couple of things here that don't exist on any other EQ I'm aware of, and you're free to ignore them if you prefer.
I'm really happy with the way the UI has turned out- once you're set up, you can tailor it to your specific needs and forget about it.

So, it does all the things, and loads more, but its not distracting to just use the things you want.

Dave.

This certainly is NOT an equilibrium

Maybe E(arth)Quake