KVR Audio

proletkult · Post by **proletkult** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 9:59 am

Suddenly I'm overflowing with choice. oes Oxford work on P.c? Do any save diferent settings?

hefalump · Post by **hefalump** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:11 am

Im using PSP MasterQ. Lovely plug - hard to find an alternative to it - one of the best.

Kingston · Post by **Kingston** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:19 am

proletkult wrote:Suddenly I'm overflowing with choice.

No you aren't if you stick with something like posihfopit (mixing), PLpar (mastering), nyquist (alternative mixing EQ).

Those lot are free. The best commercial EQ right now is quite likely the Hydratone and it's got a certain edge over all plugin EQs. Maybe you might like the MasterQ as well. Then there's voxengo HarmoniEQ and GlissEQ2 for more EQ pallette.

Most of these have demos or are cheap so do try them.

You can hoard your VSTplugin directory with EQs, free or commercial. Do that only if you want to prove yourself why the rest of them are either quite shit, average, or redundant compared to the ones mentioned here.

RapRogue · Post by **RapRogue** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:24 am

Hydratone shines in boosting. Do not forget Urs.

Kingston · Post by **Kingston** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:20 am

RapRogue wrote:Do not forget Urs.

Don't forget Urs EQs if you really like paying exorbitant sums for average sound and fancy graphics.

I think the word is placebo.

lex_strooder · Post by **lex_strooder** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:43 am

sorry for asking this late in the thread but what host do you use and how much are you willing to spend on a good EQ (and why not get a outboard, even the cheepest ones rule any soft in 44.1)

bleebsen · Post by **bleebsen** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:50 am

I've always had trouble to *really* grasp the "sound of an EQ". For me it's more like "does what I want it to" or "does not what I want it to". It's a tool.

So based on this criterium my favourite is the UAD-1 Cambridge EQ.

arturmeinild · Post by **arturmeinild** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:06 pm

If you need an eq that add sparkle, definitely check out Voxengo HarmoniEQ...

griels · Post by **griels** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:11 pm

lex_strooder wrote:(and why not get a outboard, even the cheepest ones rule any soft in 44.1)

You tend not to be able to instantiate an outboard EQ more than once... Of course it's good to have different 'flavours' to add variety to a mix so it might make a nice addition, but you'd need to burn the EQ into each treated track which is a faff unless you have a patchbay or something.

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:16 pm

Sonalksis EQ.

abi · Post by **abi** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:21 pm

Kingston wrote:
RapRogue wrote:Do not forget Urs.
Don't forget Urs EQs if you really like paying exorbitant sums for average sound and fancy graphics.

I think the word is placebo.

don´t want to sound rude

, but average sound does not describe at all what these plugins can do to your sound. talking about the price you´re absolutely right, they´re crazy to expect these sums (i mean you could get a used car for that!). but the sound IS really good. i can´t afford them either, but that doesn´t make them sound average, but no offense here.

my favourite eq´s:

for mixing: sonalksis eq and nyquist.

for mastering: hydratone (for boosting and sweetening) and psp masterq for correcting frequency peaks and so on. it´s a great tool for that because of the extreme narrow q´s it can operate on...

lex_strooder · Post by **lex_strooder** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:39 pm

griels wrote:
lex_strooder wrote:(and why not get a outboard, even the cheepest ones rule any soft in 44.1)
You tend not to be able to instantiate an outboard EQ more than once... Of course it's good to have different 'flavours' to add variety to a mix so it might make a nice addition, but you'd need to burn the EQ into each treated track which is a faff unless you have a patchbay or something.

yes... and its also hard to tell what eq is needed on a soloed track... but in return you get air and good bass sounds

proletkult · Post by **proletkult** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:53 pm

Meloday wrote:i'm no expert but i think this sounds really good:

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1120.html

Thanks

proletkult · Post by **proletkult** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:06 pm

lex_strooder wrote:sorry for asking this late in the thread but what host do you use and how much are you willing to spend on a good EQ (and why not get a outboard, even the cheepest ones rule any soft in 44.1)

Cubase sx3. done a number of tracks over the Xmas and the mixes aren't doing them justice.

martian · Post by **martian** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:29 pm

Kingston wrote: You can hoard your VSTplugin directory with EQs, free or commercial. Do that only if you want to prove yourself why the rest of them are either quite shit, average, or redundant compared to the ones mentioned here.

what i seem to end up doing.

and likewise hydra's my favourite, i find its sound sticks out from other eqs, for me it has the most low end punch and smoothest highs (which makes it good if thats what you need). although i find it shit for precision, and cumbersome to use on pc currrently.

harmonieq is another interesting one, which sticks out for its different character, and is not comparible to anything else. so definately worth checking out to see if it gives you what you need proletkult. also glisseq, which is one of the few left i havent tried yet, but i would imagine its fairly unique.

otherwise i find most traditional minimum phase algorithmic eqs to sound pretty similar, and dont rate their differences important enough compared to my engineering precision, or lack of.

Favourite eq plugin?