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fcamp · Post by **fcamp** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:12 pm

More than happy using TDR Nova GE.

mucknog · Post by **mucknog** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:23 pm

@elxsound
Thanks a lot for your detailed explanation. I guess you're right to get EQ4.
Since money is an issue, I can't see myself shelling out almost 4x the price for Pro-Q.
Appreciate the objectiveness.
Cheers

mucknog · Post by **mucknog** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:27 pm

fcamp wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:12 pm More than happy using TDR Nova GE.

I have the free Nova version and it's great. Only problem is that you can't turn off latency. Is there a 0 latency mode in GE?

Jopmanajop · Post by **Jopmanajop** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:48 pm

mucknog wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:27 pm
fcamp wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:12 pm More than happy using TDR Nova GE.
I have the free Nova version and it's great. Only problem is that you can't turn off latency. Is there a 0 latency mode in GE?

No, there isn't, no matter the quality mode

simon.a.billington · Post by **simon.a.billington** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:57 pm

Asides from the one that comes with Logic I’d consider my workhorses to be bx_hybrid, Neutron’s eq, Waves H-EQ & IK’s EQual. The latter 2 offer me both surgical filters plus analogue emulations, so they can be great to use when you’re a little uncertain about what kind of sound you were searching for.

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:05 pm

Jopmanajop wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:48 pm
mucknog wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:27 pm
fcamp wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:12 pm More than happy using TDR Nova GE.
I have the free Nova version and it's great. Only problem is that you can't turn off latency. Is there a 0 latency mode in GE?
No, there isn't, no matter the quality mode

For me, having an EQ with 0 latency is essential as my go to EQ, because then I can keep it on every track without worry about it causing enough latency where its noticeable if still working on a composition.

If mixing, then I don't care about latency. It just needs to sound good. At this point, it is usually a combination of tools... both surgical EQs and musical EQs.

Jopmanajop · Post by **Jopmanajop** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:24 pm

elxsound wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:05 pm For me, having an EQ with 0 latency is essential as my go to EQ, because then I can keep it on every track without worry about it causing enough latency where its noticeable if still working on a composition.

If mixing, then I don't care about latency. It just needs to sound good. At this point, it is usually a combination of tools... both surgical EQs and musical EQs.

Do you use Natural or Linear phase?

MadDogE134 · Post by **MadDogE134** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:29 pm

my two workhorses are AirEQ from Eoisis and Fabfilter's Pro Q3

Obsolete462444 · Post by **Obsolete462444** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:07 pm

TDR Nova GE is great, but for low latency track mixing duties it can be too much. Slick EQ GE would be the right one for that scenario. I consider TDR Nova GE a perfect tool for busses and the mastering stage however.

Toby Pearce · Post by **Toby Pearce** » Sat May 02, 2020 5:25 am

Pro Q 3 from Fabfilter gets my vote. In fact it's such a workhorse that I find myself reaching for analog emulations and character EQs less and less.

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Fri May 08, 2020 8:17 am

J. Smith wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:36 pm FabFilter Pro-Q 3. Does everything I want from an EQ, I love it.

Its the definition of a workhorse.

J. Smith · Post by **J. Smith** » Fri May 08, 2020 9:00 am

PatchAdamz wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 8:17 am
J. Smith wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:36 pm FabFilter Pro-Q 3. Does everything I want from an EQ, I love it.
Its the definition of a workhorse.

Absolutely. If I want saturation or colour, I have separate plugins for that

Burillo · Post by **Burillo** » Fri May 08, 2020 9:46 am

i've amassed a lot of EQ over the years, both because my workflow has changed, and because some EQ's are one-knob wonders that, when they work, they work wonderfully and without much effort from my side. i have a good few parametric EQ's but i've kept running out of bands. i've been lusting for Pro-Q for a long time, but couldn't justify the price (although now that i think of it, i probably spent more on many EQ's than i would've spent on Pro-Q...). i had very high hopes in IK's EQual as it looked to be a great competitor to Pro-Q, but it is missing several VERY important features (such as soloing a band) and its usability just sucks donkey balls.

finally, i got the iZotope Tonal Balance bundle on a crossgrade sale a few months ago, which includes Neutron Advanced, and found the perfect workhorse in Neutron's EQ. it doesn't do everything Pro-Q does, and its workflow isn't quite as slick as Pro-Q's, but it's good enough for me to finally put the EQ issue to rest. i still use all of my other EQ's for when things require "a little more top end" or something, but whenever i hear that i'll have to use more than two bands, it's Neutron EQ all the way. (if you're interested in just the EQ, the Pro-Q is better value, of course, but the other stuff in the Ozone+Neutron+Nectar i loved as well, so it's not like i bought it just for the EQ)

cantaloupe · Post by **cantaloupe** » Fri May 08, 2020 10:46 am

What EQ do you guys recommend for a strictly non-visual workflow with 6+ bands? There seems so little variety!! a huge majority is either analyzer based or 2-4 bands analog emulations.

The main ones i have found is TDR Nova and DMG Equilibrium. The former has latency and the latter is really expensive and makes my computer fan go wild (and i don't need 99% of the features of EQuilibrium). Any alternatives? I have DDMF 6144 but i don't like the range of the bands and the UI makes me dizzy

Best workhorse EQ