KVR Audio

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:30 am

plexuss wrote:
el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:
nichttuntun wrote:Meldas MAutodynamicEQ is in Version 11 now and on sale this week and avaible for 50 EUR what is a total bargain. This EQ is extremly deep and totally musical sounding and can be used as a normal go to EQ too. Filter and slope options are fantastic and so are the the modulation parameters - as in all Melda tools. There are normal meters, sonograms and many more visual tools build in other companies alone would charge 50$ or more for.

This is a no brainer and it comes along with NO dongle, online-confirmation, or shit like this plus life-time update guarantee. No matter how many Plugins you own from Melda, you can download ONE licence file for all your Plugins and you just have ONE installer!!! Pure comfort. Great great sound. Even a simple tremolo sounds great deep and warm. Any further question?
Is MADeq low on consumption i.e low enough to be used on every channel?
Are you working on some new tunes? I hope so!

Actually, yes. It's going slowly, but I a writing/jamming more than I have in a long time. I've resolved to no longer upload WIP's, or anything I have to make excuses for. Also debating whether to keep uploading separately, or wait till I can drop Ep's. Either way, I have a complete computer reinstall and a probable house-move before anything sees the light of day. In the interim, I might upload some old, unreleased stuff, seeing as I'm paying Soundcloud for all those unused minutes

Thanks for taking an interest, though. It really helps

nichttuntun · Post by **nichttuntun** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:18 am

Hi,
I think the Melda EQ isn't necessarily the to go tool for every channel because it's a tool for special treatment for sure not every channel needs. I use Cubase as a DAW and the EQ for cleaning up and doing standard things on many tracks is pretty good, CPU efficient plus totally underrated.
Cheers

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:32 am

nichttuntun wrote:Hi,
I think the Melda EQ isn't necessarily the to go tool for every channel because it's a tool for special treatment for sure not every channel needs. I use Cubase as a DAW and the EQ for cleaning up and doing standard things on many tracks is pretty good, CPU efficient plus totally underrated.
Cheers

I was assuming that the dynamic functionality could be turned off so that it could work like a normal eq, in the same way that Toneboosters' 'e.q.4' can.

Thanks

nichttuntun · Post by **nichttuntun** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:43 am

Hi,
the dynamic function only is activated when you pull the levers to change the response threshold with it.
Cheers

MrBauer · Post by **MrBauer** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:50 am

el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:I was assuming that the dynamic functionality could be turned off so that it could work like a normal eq, in the same way that Toneboosters' 'e.q.4' can.

Thanks

You could check the eq from hofa too. It's a normal eq but you can turn on the dynamic part on any band. And you can even tell the dynamics on which part of the spectrum it should listen (like you'd have sidechained and eq'd a signal into it). Great tool.

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:38 pm

nichttuntun wrote:Hi,
the dynamic function only is activated when you pull the levers to change the response threshold with it.
Cheers

Thanks! However, I've ruled out the Melda offering.

nichttuntun · Post by **nichttuntun** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:46 pm

Can you explain "rule out" in other words, I don't know the right translation for it. Thank you.

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:46 pm

Just for the workflow itself, Pro-Q all the way without hesitation.

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:53 pm

nichttuntun wrote:Can you explain "rule out" in other words, I don't know the right translation for it. Thank you.

"decided not to use"

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:54 pm

MrBauer wrote:
el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:I was assuming that the dynamic functionality could be turned off so that it could work like a normal eq, in the same way that Toneboosters' 'e.q.4' can.

Thanks
You could check the eq from hofa too. It's a normal eq but you can turn on the dynamic part on any band. And you can even tell the dynamics on which part of the spectrum it should listen (like you'd have sidechained and eq'd a signal into it). Great tool.

Thanks! Looks great! However, that's way out of my current budget, especially as I am only just starting to try out dynamic eq'ing.

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:00 pm

DarkStar wrote:
nichttuntun wrote:Can you explain "rule out" in other words, I don't know the right translation for it. Thank you.
"decided not to use"

For clarity, it might be better to say "decided against", as "use" imposes a limited context e.g We ruled out the possibility of taking on a second mortgage

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:03 pm

^^^
Good point

DrReacto · Post by **DrReacto** » Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:02 am

Pro-Q has an amazing workflow and sounds great. Very fast, great for serious engineers with clients waiting.
MAutoDynamicEQ is both a dynamic eq and static eq unlike Pro-Q. The easiest dynamic eq I've ever used, especially for accentuation. Sounds good and has so many hidden tricks, that you may not know you it now. I came up with an idea of wanting to do a certain dynamic task and it wasn't obvious to me. I posted on the KVR Melda Productions forum and within 24 hours Melda (as well as other users) gave me the insight on how to perform a task that wouldn't normally be requested regularly.

I was amazed that Melda had already thought of this and put it under one of those menus some people gripe about. Also super low cpu usage. A ton of filter slopes. I also have TC Electronics Dynamic EQ but I prefer to use the Melda one. I don't have the auto version, only MAutoDynamicEQ but it does the job for now. For EQ matching I actually preferred Pro-Q but I have other things that do that already.

nichttuntun · Post by **nichttuntun** » Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:07 am

Sorry. Double post.

nichttuntun · Post by **nichttuntun** » Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:09 am

Hi. Thank you for the profound insights and the hint with the Melda Forum. Melda tools have so much under the hood one cannot know every hidden trick. Now I am curious about to know what task you wanted to do

ProQ2.
Yes everybody is using it. You read about and see it everywhere on the net. I thought myself about to buy it but I already have 10+ from BOZ digital, TDR nova GE and master edition, MautoDynamicEQ from Melda, some great modelled stuff from OvertoneDSP (an absolutely amazing small company from UK) and the Maag EQ4. And of course the stock EQ from Cubase 8 which is underrated and very good and neutral. There are some selected saturation plugins in the arsenal too. Actually I think even the stock EQ would be enough and when you want character you could use saturation of various kind. But to be able to choose can be a good thing.

Do I need another EQ? Nope. And I always got a heart for underdogs and I think I will swim against the stream further on and won't buy PRO Q2 and other big names with awful copy protection mechanisms. I do understand that this is another thing for professional working audio engineers. But I am just a sound -design freak and hobby musician with a heart for experiments. And there is a saying in ZEN that in the beginners mind there is every possibility while in the mind of a master there are only few.

I bought my first synth in 1992 and I am still loving to be non - professional. Pure joy and freedom. The same goes for my ZEN practice.

I bow to you all. Have joy and never ending creativity.

FabFilter Pro-Q or Melda MAutoDynamicEq ?