[UPDATE 1.1.0] Ignite Amps PTEq-X VST/VST3/AU (Pultec MEQ-5 + EQP-1a + HLF-3C emulation)

[Twrogstudio]

Something worth noting is that the low boost/cut trick is a little bit different here than on my other pultecs. It attenuates more than I'm used to. I'm finding that where I would normally have both set at 5, here I'm attenuating half that to get the result I'm used to.

Other than that it sounds great and I love the subtle difference between the different tubes.

[ObsoleteAcc99]

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[sunny_j]

Definitely something weird/wrong with the mid eq. After changing the boost/cut parameter and bringing the knob back to 0 does not reset it completely unless some other parameter isn't changed. plus there is a weird noise issue as well. just checked in the vst analyzer as well.

win 10 64bit, vst 2.4

Also, is there any possibility of getting these modules separately rather than in a rack form? I know it's a freebie (which is greatly appreciated btw). But, I'm just wondering...

Regards,

[Eleventh]

Thanks! Great freebie!

There are still some bugs left to be ironed out though. Here's a gif demonstrating some weirdness in the HF band boost/attenuation interaction when using a very narrow bandwidth.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/140 ... 0weird.gif

Other than this minor stuff, it does sound very good! As someone already mentioned the LF attenuation is a bit different/stronger, but usable when you get the hang of it.

[Wild Hades]

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

I should have found a fix for the weird behavior of the filters at certain combinations of settings (affecting both MQ5 and PEQ-1A), for the low-mids "noise" (affecting the MQ-5 only) and for the fact that, sometimes, when resetting the boost/cut controls, the frequency response doesn't return completely flat (affecting the MQ-5 only).
I'll test the update throughout this weekend and, if everything goes well, I'll have an updated version online within Monday/Tuesday.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but managing to have all those high order / highly resonant filters working fine while avoiding "warping" near Nyquist frequency, is definitely not an easy task...

Something worth noting is that the low boost/cut trick is a little bit different here than on my other pultecs. It attenuates more than I'm used to. I'm finding that where I would normally have both set at 5, here I'm attenuating half that to get the result I'm used to.

The low Boost/Atten controls of the EQP-1A are logarithmic potentiometers, so, depending on how the logarithmic curve has been modeled inside the various digital implementations, you can experience this kind of difference. The most important thing, though, is that the range is completely covered.

[Jorgeelalto]

Great to hear that you're releasing an update. This looks good, I didn't had the time to try it. The GUI looks great!

[ronaldsifontes]

Hi... Tahnks very much for your effort to this great plugin..
I use OSX 10.9.5 and Reaper 5.16pre1 and dont notice the artifacts at 5k or 10K .. but with a senoidal it is present a little bit of noise bump near of 200 Hz...
But sounds great...so thanks again and go ahead for the update...
Blessings

[cprompt]

I've demoed a number of pultec eq plugins - IK, Softube, OvertoneDSP, heck I even own the Nomad Factory one, and I've never really liked any of them. This one I like a lot! Thanks Ignite for your generosity and hard work (to be fair though, I love all your plugins).

[Aditya.inHim]

I using the previous version.. the only pultec style eq in my plugins list, even I have same emulation from others developer.. Can't wait to try the new version

[fwsuperhero]

the first pultec emulation i use as "a generic track eq"! Great sound and very good gui

[Cooker]

Loved the previous version, this is killer!

[Fleer]

[transverb]

Cheers for the freebie! So stoked to give this a spin!

[Agility]

Something worth noting is that the low boost/cut trick is a little bit different here than on my other pultecs. It attenuates more than I'm used to. I'm finding that where I would normally have both set at 5, here I'm attenuating half that to get the result I'm used to.

Other than that it sounds great and I love the subtle difference between the different tubes.

Yeah I noticed the atten issue too compared to others with VST Analyzer.

Regardless, it's free and pretty damn good, seems to match up well otherwise plus great to have the other models.. didn't even know of the filter unit!!

"- Refined filters frequency precision for the MQ5 and H3C models, compared to the original design."

What does this imply regarding the filter unit, is it going to give similar results to the original or some enhanced feature?

After doing some research it appears the HLF-3C gives a pleasant boost around the cut off frequency but chekcing this VST in VST analyzer it just looks like a typical digital filter, no boost..?

Thanks alot!

[Wild Hades]

"- Refined filters frequency precision for the MQ5 and H3C models, compared to the original design."

What does this imply regarding the filter unit, is it going to give similar results to the original or some enhanced feature?

In analog electronics it's pretty much impossible to design a filter with a peak/cut/boost frequency that's exactly centered at a desired frequency, as you have to use and combine standard components.

For example, say you've designed a HPF with a certain time constant and you need a capacitor of 23.7nF to get that exact time constant, you are forced to use the closest standard value which is 22nF (or start combining multiple caps, which is unpractical and more costly). This causes the filters peak/cut/boost frequency to deviate slightly from the design, so, for example, instead of having a cut off frequency of 80Hz, it is placed at 85Hz.
In the digital domain you can get around this problem, so, in my models, I've tweaked the circuit values a little bit, to get the frequencies closer to the values declared on the panels.

After doing some research it appears the HLF-3C gives a pleasant boost around the cut off frequency but chekcing this VST in VST analyzer it just looks like a typical digital filter, no boost..?

Interesting... can you link me the source, please? Because according to the schematics I have and the original HLF-3C manual (http://danalexanderaudio.com/OutboardPi ... lf3c01.jpg), those HP/LP filters don't have any (noticeable) resonance, by design. It may happen on the hardware unit because of component tolerances, though, but this would change from unit to unit too.