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Free very high quality EQ

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bmanic

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Hi,

looks like most people didn't take me serious in the \"was floored by this EQ\" thread or simply missed it. There is a free seriously high quality EQ floating around here:

EDIT: There's a new 3-band EQ with a graphical GUI out which seems to work the best. You can find it here:

http://refinedaudiometrics.com/pages/16/index.htm



The old 1 and 4 band version are here:

http://refinedaudiometrics.com/pages/14/index.htm


There's a 1 band version with a GUI (rather uggly though but functional) and a 4 band version which uses the hosts own VST gui. The quality of this EQ is IMHO on par with Algorithmix EQ but that's just my own opinion. It does both ordinary EQing and linear-phase. Both modes sound superb and this is one of the few linear phase EQ's that I can recommend (the other 2 being the Weiss EQ1 and Algorithmix in high quality mode).

At the highest quality these EQs are total CPU killers so I suggest using these strictly for mastering or during an offline bounce in a mixing situation.

WARNING: these plugins are still rather unstable and may NOT work in your host. They seem to be PC VST only so far so if you're on a mac then you are out of luck unfortunately. :(

Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with this company. I don't work for them, I don't beta test for them.. nothing. I just like spreading the word about quality plugins (speaking of which.. watch out for Aleksey's next plugin! You'll love it!).

Cheers!
bManic
 
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bmanic

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Looks like the EQ is much too buggy to really use for anything else than testing so I'll add another warning:

WARNING it is VERY unstable. Keeps crashing the host here all the time so do not use in a serious work project as it might screw up if the plugin used in a project and then saved.

Handling of the eq is also quite bad it seems, mostly because of the weird gui. I'll report back once it matures some.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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T-Dogg

Active Member
Cool! I'll definately check this out... after all, it is a bit cheaper then the Algorithmix one! :lol:

What host are you using it in?
 
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bmanic

Member
I've been using it mainly in FL Studio on two different computers but lately it's been working alright in Wavelab (unless you open several wave files with different samplerates). Reports show that it has some serious problems with Sonar and Nuendo but as I have neither I can't confirm this.

In general the plugin is about as buggy as it can get so I suggest waiting a while for it to mature. The developer seems really responsive and wants to make it bug free.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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geekeye

Member
bmanic said:
Hi,

looks like most people didn't take me serious in the "was floored by this EQ" thread or simply missed it....
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or (more likely), nobody cares.
 
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Drammy

Member
geekeye said:
bmanic said:
Hi,

looks like most people didn't take me serious in the "was floored by this EQ" thread or simply missed it....
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or (more likely), nobody cares.
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God there are some down right rude people on this forum! This kind of attitude just makes people not even want to risk sharing knowledge for fear of being ridiculed!

Thanks for the heads up bmanic.


Drammy
 
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geekeye

Member
not trying to be rude, just realistic. the original post is only 1/3 down the page, so it's very unlikely that the lack of responses are due to people having missed it.
 
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bmanic

Member
Yes, I know.. hence the new topic. :)

Still waiting for the EQ to mature though. David McClain, the coder, is doing what he can to kill em bugs. Once it's done we'll be in EQ heaven. This thing is simply superb. It's the complete opposite to a 'character' eq, just like the weiss/algorithmix, it simply removes/adds frequencies without smear or transient killing. When it's bug free I'll post the link on gearslutz and mastering forum too .. maybe, if I dare. Would love to hear Brad Blackwood's or Katz opinion on this thing.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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bmanic

Member
The PLParEQ1 and EQ4 has gotten an update that fixed most of the serious crash issues. Now I recommend trying this fine eq at your own risk. It's still too early to say if it's rock solid (my guess it is not yet) but it's definately solid enough to try out and demo.

WARNING: Do NOT tempt fate and set it to Q5 (maximum quality, insanely so.. Q4 is fine) unless you want a crash. Some computers and hosts can't deal with the demands and crash. Only use Q5 on extremely fast computers and a host that is very forgiving with memory threading (none of the Steinberg products are, wavelab hangs immediately at Q5).

Q4 is already amazing quality and I can't really tell the difference to Q5 so don't despair. :)

Enjoy this amazing EQ and spread the word. I'd be especially interested in what some of you mastering enginers that hang around here have to say. I've spent some time with both a Weiss EQ1 and the algorithmix plugins and I really do feel like this thing comes pretty damn close in transparency/quality.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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TheEastGateMS

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i am shocked to see that no one has made a comment yet. i was pleased by what this eq did on a recent track that i mastered. it needed a lot of help and this was very \"kind\" when even a lot of adjusments were needed. i have not spent enough time with it to make any other statements just yet, but for no one else to try this eq would seem like a shame.
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chewie

Active Member
I tried it yesterday and was very :!: impressed with the results. It took treble boost better than any other I´ve tried before (digital, that is). Got excited and put it on one of my prog mixes that needed a lot of \"air\" and loved it. Posting it in the songforum soon....but I may have gone over the top with the treble there... :oops: (I feel like a newly rich)


chewie
 
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Dragonsf

Member
TheEastGateMS said:
i am shocked to see that no one has made a comment yet. i was pleased by what this eq did on a recent track that i mastered. it needed a lot of help and this was very "kind" when even a lot of adjusments were needed. i have not spent enough time with it to make any other statements just yet, but for no one else to try this eq would seem like a shame.
daved
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How did you get it to run? I tried q 1-3: no effect at all.At 4 the computer stopped working, I'm getting a blue screen (desktop) but no BSOD. CPU is at 100% (task manager is complete green). Tested with Ableton 5.0 on a 3.2 GHz P4 PC.
 
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TheEastGateMS

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i'm using nuendo 2, quality was set to 4. i ran two instances of the 4 band version. i did not see the graphic user interface though and had to use the sliders.

i agree with the \"smooth in the high end\" statement. and also that it is easy to boost too much since it is so clean about it.

i am working on another project tonight and will try to do more side by side comparison. if it is as good as it seems, i will for sure ask to purchase the 10 band version from them.
 
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bmanic

Member
I'm happy to see that some of you guys have tried this little baby. I just had to let the cat out of the bag as it's that good.

Make sure you download the latest version. It is updated nearly every day (sometimes several versions per day!). Also, don't be affraid to contact the developer as he is very responsive and wants to make it as bug free as possible.

The current version as of this post is 1.41

Cheers!
bManic
 
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bmanic

Member
TheEastGateMS said:
i'm using nuendo 2, quality was set to 4. i ran two instances of the 4 band version. i did not see the graphic user interface though and had to use the sliders.

i agree with the "smooth in the high end" statement. and also that it is easy to boost too much since it is so clean about it.

i am working on another project tonight and will try to do more side by side comparison. if it is as good as it seems, i will for sure ask to purchase the 10 band version from them.
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The 4-band versio does not have any GUI. It uses the hosts own sliders for this. Only the 1 band version has a GUI.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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bmanic

Member
Btw. I suggest doing some head on head comparison to the Algorithmix EQs. You might be pleasantly (well, unless you own the algoritmix ones!) surprised. ;)

EDIT: latest version is now 1.44, it adds oxford type filters for the bell shapes.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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bmanic

Member
New version out (v1.46) that is apparently even more hi-fidelity than the last one. I'm still suprised by the lack of responces here. This EQ is truly world class quality and IMHO surpasses the algorithmix ones, for free. You don't get better value than this. There is apparently a 10-band version with an advanced GUI and more options coming out but it'll be in the 1000$ price range.

Cheers!
bManic
 
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Drammy

Member
I agree - this eq truely is fantastic!

And I know this is kinda bad after these plugs are free but I would love a GUI on the 4 band!

Might just have to save some pennies!

Drammy
 
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TheEastGateMS

Active Member
it is still certainly sounding good in all the tests i am running, but i personally am becoming even more and more impressed with the Precision EQ. if Refined Audiometrics makes their plug reasonably priced, i would get it, but anything around $1000 is unacceptable relative to the other offerings out there. then again, it would just be making the Precision EQ seem like an even better value than it already is.
 
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