Recommendation for neutral-sounding broad strokes EQ (no curves view)

[imrae]

I believe the trick to achieving Pultec-like workflow/curves using a parametric EQ is to have two competing low-shelf filters (with cut higher than boost),
not a low shelf boost and low peak cut.

That's correct - but if I were emulating it with a parametric EQ, I'd probably use a low shelf and a bell as I think this would afford greater control, might be more intuitive and easier/quicker to match the response.

Ah, but you don't always want greater control with more intuitive matching. Sometimes you want the "Pultec Trick", which I would argue is as much about the workflow as it is about the curves.

[Unaspected]

I believe the trick to achieving Pultec-like workflow/curves using a parametric EQ is to have two competing low-shelf filters (with cut higher than boost),
not a low shelf boost and low peak cut.

That's correct - but if I were emulating it with a parametric EQ, I'd probably use a low shelf and a bell as I think this would afford greater control, might be more intuitive and easier/quicker to match the response.

Ah, but you don't always want greater control with more intuitive matching. Sometimes you want the "Pultec Trick", which I would argue is as much about the workflow as it is about the curves.

True. My main thinking was that, as the OP stated they didn't want vibe (saturation/distortion) then a basic parametric EQ would suffice for this. It could be set up and saved as a preset for other projects - though I think it's pretty simple to achieve on the fly, by ear. I wanted to demystify this "trick" and show that pretty much all audio processing can be broken down into simple principals, rather than suggest unnecessary expenses - which I, of course, abandoned in my follow up post.

[8Len8]

Slick EQ or True 252.