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[Release]

What do you guys think is the best (dual mono) mastering EQ plugins currently available?

I'd like to hear some opinions!
thnks  

[Pingu]

http://refinedaudiometrics.com/products-plpareq.shtml


This things not bad at all.

Ive heard good things about master Q also from psp.

[Peter Beckmann]

The Sony Oxford works well, bit of a learning curve, but it has some different shapes available for the Q of each band. Some more suitable to record and mix, some specifically aimed at more mastering style EQ

I also like the McDSP P6 it does either very narrow and clinical for cutting or lovely and wide for gentle tonal shaping

PB

[Bobro]

http://www.algorithmix.com/

the "red" and "orange" EQs stand head and shoulders above any other plugin I've heard, download the demo. I'm off to sell my ass on the streets so I can buy them both.

-Bobro

[carlsaff]

The Algorithmix EQs are the ones to beat, or so I've heard (not an owner... yet).

On the radically more affordable end, all of the UAD and Voxengo EQs are worth trying. I like some of them more than others, but there are great EQs available from both companies (I'd give the edge to UAD's Precision EQ and Voxengo's HarmoniEQ).

[Andy Krehm]

M15A wrote on Wed, 15 March 2006 03:14

What do you guys think is the best (dual mono) mastering EQ plugins currently available? I'd like to hear some opinions! thnks

Although I don't use plug-ins much, I'm still a fan of the Massenburg Design Works High-Res Parametric EQ plug-in.

Its fairly neutral and whatever "sound" it has, is pleasing enough. Shelving, notching, broadband boosting/cutting, it does it all very well and the interface is so easy to use.

As one of the posters has already mentioned, I've seen a lot of good things written about the orange and red eq but have never tried them.

Andy,

Silverbirch Productions.

[Release]

Thanks you guys, a lot of stuff to try out! The UAD ones I already use, so I'm curious how the others compare...

[Dave Davis]

I don't use plug-eq much these days but it's no longer something I fear...

I like Sony's Oxfords a lot... the Waves Renaissance stuff is colorful, and much better than their attempts at clinical eq... when it works, it sounds good.  The TCWorks EQs (no longer made) are cool too.

-d-

[NoWo]

The Sony Oxford was good, the Algorithmix is good but critical.

I just tested the hew PSP Neon and have to admit I loved it from the first second, and it wasn

[Bobro]

BTW, just rediscovered Samplitude's built-in EQ today. For bread and butter cutting (rolling away rumble for example), in conjunction with other EQ's, it's far better than I remembered.

Balancing out the characteristics of a couple of plugins, rather than relying on one, is working better for me these days. Half a dB with one hard + half a dB with on lite.

-Bobro

[TotalSonic]

I've been pretty darn impressed with the Sonoris stuff - http://www.sonoris.nl - both his standard EQ and the Linear Phase EQ are very useful.  I tend to do all the "heavy lifting" with analog eq's though and only use plugs for minor touch ups.

It's SAWStudio native format only though - but might be worth bugging its author Pieter Stenekes for a VST port though.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Len]

Small heads up for Sonalksis.  Not for clinical/narrow jobs, but a very nice sounding EQ generally.

[Pingu]

Are any of the plugs including the Algorithmix eq's capable of adding that nice high end sounding sizzle at 17 k and above.

You know the sizzle i mean.

[Ali Moniack]

[lagerfeldt]

What.. don't forget to take your pills dude.