Pulsar w495 - An accurate emulation of the Neumann w495 3-band EQ

[El°HYM]

Neumann w495 EQ’s were used to master 90% of the vinyl records manufactured from the 1970s to the 1990s. But even after this golden age, many mastering engineers still love this EQ. Why? Because the w495 has wide equalization curves that can be pushed to ridiculous levels while remaining musical. The w495 is an easy-to-use tone shaper for individual tracks. But It can also enhance presence and depth of an entire mix.

But we’ve taken Pulsar W495 even further, adding all the key features you would expect from a modern EQ plugin, including visual curve editing for a fast workflow. From channel EQ to mastering EQ, Pulsar w495 is an easy-to-use powerful tone shaper, faithfully emulated from an iconic 3 band EQ.

https://pulsar.audio/w495

[dayjob]

super nice freebie. i used to own a pair of these converted to fit in a 1u rack and they sounded great. i miss them. so it's nice to have them in some form again.

[El°HYM]

Seems really good so far indeed. Now we just need the u473A as a logical follow - up.

[vitocorleone123]

super nice freebie. i used to own a pair of these converted to fit in a 1u rack and they sounded great. i miss them. so it's nice to have them in some form again.

There's another company that makes an emulation, but it's not free.
(But I suspect it probably sounds a tiny bit better - it was also on a large sale recently)

[sQeetz]

Nice

[Dazd_N_Confuzd]

super nice freebie. i used to own a pair of these converted to fit in a 1u rack and they sounded great. i miss them. so it's nice to have them in some form again.

There's another company that makes an emulation, but it's not free.
(But I suspect it probably sounds a tiny bit better - it was also on a large sale recently)

So you think Overloud's is better simply because it's not free? That's quite naive thinking no? Just because something is free doesn't mean it's any lesser (not that that's relevant as this will ultimately become a paid product in the future).

[Aloysius]

Seems really good so far indeed. Now we just need the u473A as a logical follow - up.

Smacklabs SL473 – Vintage Vinyl Disc Cutting Compressor



Windows 64-bit VST

FREE/Pay What You Want

http://smacklabs.wordpress.com/2021/08/ ... ompressor/

[VariKusBrainZ]

super nice freebie. i used to own a pair of these converted to fit in a 1u rack and they sounded great. i miss them. so it's nice to have them in some form again.

There's another company that makes an emulation, but it's not free.
(But I suspect it probably sounds a tiny bit better - it was also on a large sale recently)

So you think Overloud's is better simply because it's not free? That's quite naive thinking no? Just because something is free doesn't mean it's any lesser (not that that's relevant as this will ultimately become a paid product in the future).

Overloud made their version free for a while too

[vitocorleone123]

super nice freebie. i used to own a pair of these converted to fit in a 1u rack and they sounded great. i miss them. so it's nice to have them in some form again.

There's another company that makes an emulation, but it's not free.
(But I suspect it probably sounds a tiny bit better - it was also on a large sale recently)

So you think Overloud's is better simply because it's not free? That's quite naive thinking no? Just because something is free doesn't mean it's any lesser (not that that's relevant as this will ultimately become a paid product in the future).

I made no value judgement based on cost.

[vitocorleone123]

super nice freebie. i used to own a pair of these converted to fit in a 1u rack and they sounded great. i miss them. so it's nice to have them in some form again.

There's another company that makes an emulation, but it's not free.
(But I suspect it probably sounds a tiny bit better - it was also on a large sale recently)

So you think Overloud's is better simply because it's not free? That's quite naive thinking no? Just because something is free doesn't mean it's any lesser (not that that's relevant as this will ultimately become a paid product in the future).

I made no value judgement based on cost. I merely pointed out that it wasn't free.

[El°HYM]

Smacklabs SL473 – Vintage Vinyl Disc Cutting Compressor



Windows 64-bit VST

FREE/Pay What You Want

http://smacklabs.wordpress.com/2021/08/ ... ompressor/

Man now I can finally make my kicks sound like they were originally pressed on vinyl.

Overloud made their version free for a while too

Are you sure they gave that one away for free and not the EQ550?

[roman.i]

Any tips for using this EQ? Works best on tips etc? Alternative to?
Have never heard of this eq.

[Aloysius]

Overloud Gem EQ495

I suppose you could look at the presets to see what the developers of each version had in mind.

[El°HYM]

Have never heard of this eq.

The Neumann W495stb was the successor of the PEa and OEV equalizers. All of them were used in lathe mastering consoles. The consoles used them in conjunction with the Neumann U473 dynamic modules for preview and programm. One can say, that 90% of all vinyl discs made between the 1970´s and 1990´s were mastered with these Neumann cassettes. Today the Neumann stereo eq´s belong to the most sought after danner cassette modules of all.

The W 495 STB equalizer is a two channel unit in one danner A1 size cassette. Each channel consists of a low and a high frequency filter, a boost-cut filter with switchable bandwidth and an amplifier all combined into a single active unit. For high and low frequency equalization there are each three cutoff frequencies available, and for boost-cut equalization 11 center frequencies may be selected. The controls are coupled to adjust both channels simultaneously. However it is possible to switch each channel independently with a push button to a flat frequency response. This enables the user to affect only one of the two channels. The equalizer (device) is also available in a single channel version with the designation W 495 B.

There must be a reason why the Neumann W495stb is one of the most sought after danner cassettes. It isn´t as flexible as the Filtek MK3 with it´s 3 fully parametric bands and the additional hp- and lp- filters, but when it comes to sound, the W495 beats them all. The 10k at the hi band add sweet and silky heights while the low band adds bottom without sounding muddy. Perfect as a bus eq, mastering eq or in the insert of the Sonic Summarizer PRO.

[PatchAdamz]

A big thanks for such a good giveaway.