MAAT updates thEQblue to Version 5

MAAT has released the fifth generation of their thEQblue plugin. This update optimizes the equalizer for both x86 and ARM-based digital audio workstations, resulting in improved native speed and stability.

Details:

• ThEQblue v5 is a collection of twelve minimum phase Architectures.
• Proprietary 80-bit floating point algorithms and advanced signal windowing.
• Offers an expansive palette of sound qualities and characters.
• Enhanced licensing security, improved graphics performance and instantiation speed, along with numerous reliability reinforcements and global optimizations.
• New PicturePerfect mode: displays or conceals numeric Section controls, highlighting only the frequency versus amplitude curves of the active bands.
• New universal Profile for the FiDef feature, designed for wide dynamic range material and solo instruments.
• First MAAT equalizer to be Universal Binary 2 (UB2), fully native on Apple Silicon, ensuring top-tier performance on the latest macOS machines.

Pricing and Availability

thEQblue is available in AAX, VST 2, VST 3, and UB2 Audio Units formats with support for sample rates up to 384 kHz.

Perpetual license pricing:

• ThEQblue12 Perpetual License: $389.
• ThEQblue6 Perpetual License: $239.
• Upgrade from thEQblue6 to thEQblue12: $189.
• All EQ Big Bundle: $1099.

Existing license holders can install the latest build for new speed and stability boosts.