Do I need TDR VOS SlickEQ – Gentleman’s Edition?

[acYm]

(my favorite is apQualizr),

holy moly cow-pie smokey. what an EQ. where does this come from all of a sudden.
wow, this completely steals the show, here.
I'm going from "I'll never add anything to the eq folder ever again" to "all my main workhorse eq's are obsolete" demoing this thing, wtf

[Elektronisch]

Yes you do need gentelmens edition. Think of the stuff you can do with it that you cant with the EQs you have. Its amazing right.

Indeed, that's why I was asking what new features SlickEQ could give me.

To be honest if you have Fabfilter Pro Q2 you dont really need this one. Actually many eqs you dont need. People are often talking about "color" (aka small distortion) but its a bit of bs. Im sure many wouldnt really be able to tell the difference from one vintage modeled eq to another.

In gentelmens version of this eq, in website you can check the features and compare with the stuff you have

Key specs and features
64bit “delta” multi-rate structure
Three semi-parametric filter bands, each with two shape options
Five distinct EQ models: American, British, German, Soviet and Japanese
Low band offers an optional phase-lag able to delay low frequencies relative to higher frequencies
High pass filter with optional “Bump” mode
Low pass filter with two different slopes (6dB/Oct and 12dB/Oct)
Parametric Tilt filter with optional “V” mode.
Seven output stages: Linear, Silky, Mellow, Deep, Excited, Toasted and Funky
Smart EQ actions: Match Pink, Match reference, De-resonate and Auto HP/LP.
Highly effective loudness compensated auto gain control
Frequency magnitude response display including a realtime analyzer
Stereo, mono, left, right and sum/difference (mid/side) processing options

[plexuss]

(my favorite is apQualizr),

holy moly cow-pie smokey. what an EQ. where does this come from all of a sudden.
wow, this completely steals the show, here.
I'm going from "I'll never add anything to the eq folder ever again" to "all my main workhorse eq's are obsolete" demoing this thing, wtf

Very cool. What differentiates apQualizr from Byome, Volcano or Melda EQs?

[acYm]

mainly, from melda: looks less clinical (or clerical?), I like melda but it's melda... from byome: it's third of the price, from volcano: that's from another era at this point

[Robert Randolph]

(my favorite is apQualizr),

holy moly cow-pie smokey. what an EQ. where does this come from all of a sudden.
wow, this completely steals the show, here.
I'm going from "I'll never add anything to the eq folder ever again" to "all my main workhorse eq's are obsolete" demoing this thing, wtf

Very cool. What differentiates apQualizr from Byome, Volcano or Melda EQs?

A few things:

• Compensated analyzer - You can optionally compensate for the lag of the FFT in the analyzer
• Quick modular sidechain - Sidechaining one EQ band to a separate frequency band is quicker than in Byome.
• Easier to use Modular system than Melda's EQs (which are more powerful, but more clicks in most situations)

There's other things that I personally find more pleasant to use, but that's highly opinion-based. Melda's EQs are more powerful, but this also comes at the cost of more complexity and more clicking/windows/menus. I find that apQuilizr strikes the balance between ease of use and complexity in a way that's perfect for what I need to get done.

[acYm]

^ exactly. it's a highly modern, powerful and flexible tool, yet immediately usable and intuitive, no need for any instructions, I'm impressed, these people have really done their homework.

[DrMEM]

What's the latency on slickeq ge?

[mutantdog]

If you are into m/s processing, Slick GE in Diff mode acts only on the side (Sum acts only on the mid) while passing through the alternative. Add a little saturation to the side signal and it can work wonders without any phasing.

[U-o]

I bought Slickeq M on sale at Plugin Boutique and because of owning that at TDR I could buy Slickeq GE for 10 euro.
Love them both. At this moment I mainly use it's deresonate function.
OP; with Black Friday and end of year sales coming near I would wait for that.

Is this deal still valid?

[.jon]

I bought Slickeq M on sale at Plugin Boutique and because of owning that at TDR I could buy Slickeq GE for 10 euro.
Love them both. At this moment I mainly use it's deresonate function.
OP; with Black Friday and end of year sales coming near I would wait for that.

Is this deal still valid?

TDR offers discounts based on you owning their plugins, so I guess it could be. In other words, if you own some of their plugins, it's cheaper to get the rest.

As what comes to needing SlickEQ GE, I think that everybody needs only two EQs- one standard visual fully parametric EQ with gazillion bands for surgical, corrective EQing (the one in your host is probably fine), and one mixing EQ with less clutter but more character, something you use on bounced audio tracks to mix with your ears only. SlickEQ GE is an excellent choice for this purpose.

[U-o]

Thanks for reply. I have WTB topic here in KVR audio, so I'm looking to buy it since I tested free version on master channel and it sounds WOW! Already own Kotelnikov GE, but I'm not sure which one to choose: SlickEQ GE or M. I'm using FL Parametric EQ in 99% in my channel rack, but this one is something else. Really nice EQ.

[cantaloupe]

I tried to get by with only SlickEQ GE for a while but not having a fourth band just makes it a hassle.

Cutting on ~300-500hz is a very common operation for me. I need to use either the low band or the mid band for that. After that, i either lack the ability to reduce the bass or adjust the mids. I could try to use the Tilt, then reduce the high band so compensate etc, but it all seems very convoluted (and then i lose the high band). The appeal of simplicity of the plugin doesn't make sense to me when i have to work around not having 4 bands.

I started using DDMF 6144 and TDR Nova for this reason. Which is a pity because i love the feature set and sound of Slick. If i am missing or misunderstanding something, i'd love to be corrected.

[Passing Bye]

If i am missing or misunderstanding something, i'd love to be corrected.

You can insert another instance, it's not set in stone that you can use only one EQ instance per channel.

[MogwaiBoy]

Which is a pity because i love the feature set and sound of Slick. If i am missing or misunderstanding something, i'd love to be corrected.

No you're not misunderstanding or missing anything. More bands? Enter SlickEQ M.

SlickEQ GE is really a modern, hybrid take on on the classic analog "high and low shelves and a bell for mid cuts" workflow.

Just ONE more band wouldn't hurt though. Actually it'd be awesome

[Patapoo]

I too am a huge fan of TDR plugins and have all their stuff and if I could have one request granted from them it would be to add a fourth band to SlickEQ GE. Out of the dozens of EQ's I have SlcikEQ GE one of my top favs.