SplineEQ

The best eq for audio restoration I Have ever used

I have used this eq for about 6 projects now 3 audio cleaning for a podcast of a good fiend of mine and 3 for use of the master mix of some classical guitar of some guitar students.

I'm going to start with this. The eq will lag up like crazy when you have this set to maximum. that might sound like a problem but its not. This thing is so amazingly transparent i have been able to get rid of hum and hiss with just this eq alone and still keep the tone of the voices. what i do is is set the delay to minimum when i am picking frequencies to cut. Honestly to me you almost cant tell the difference between the sound of different latencies its always amazingly clean and clear. But I set it back to max just to have the most effect when i cut. besides that i like how when you change the resolution of the eq it shows what I like to think of as the true band of the eq always nice to know what the difference it but still very smooth and clean.

The analyzer at first before I used it I thought might not be useful but i have to say its almost like a frequency analyzer that is set to show you how much the frequencies are cutting through. Its super easy to read and i love how it has helped me find frequencies that are standing out a little to much.

The way that the eq bands work at first might be a little odd to get to know how to use. Once you play with it for a little bit you really get why its done the way it is. i have been able to set it like a hum remover or style it almost like a pultec style eq. I really like how i have full control of the curve in every way.

overall this thing looks nice, the features are really easy to figure out and it sounds just amazing. I have replaced my audio cleaning plugins with this because i find i can get the results i want with this a lot faster and cleaner sounding. As for mixing I personally chose to use this as a mastering tool but with minimum latency you can still have high resolution and use it in a mix when you want some linear phase eq on parts.

as for mastering i have it set up to be with my specter from sknote. i find both of them working together really gets the job done in a quick easy smooth way. overall i would say this is one of those rare gems that really needs to be looked at and given a lot more praise than you would think. The price is amazing when you want the ultimate linear phase eq with total control of the whole eq curve of the way it will use i would say spend the 19 bucks and get this baby

the only negative i can think of is that the brick wall limiter part kind of distorts easy. I don't have to worry about that personally because i mix at good levels and when I record or get mixes form other people i try to get them at good levels besides that i would say its a great tool. If anything would say just put more of a transparant limiter on the end and this thing would be perfect. I am going to be using it on my projects that have any audio cleaning from now on though.