Post by: Release on March 15, 2006, 03:14:12 AM
I'd like to hear some opinions!
thnks
Post by: Pingu on March 15, 2006, 03:18:09 AM
This things not bad at all.
Ive heard good things about master Q also from psp.
Post by: Peter Beckmann on March 15, 2006, 08:22:38 AM
I also like the McDSP P6 it does either very narrow and clinical for cutting or lovely and wide for gentle tonal shaping
PB
Post by: Bobro on March 15, 2006, 08:28:38 AM
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
Post by: carlsaff on March 15, 2006, 09:05:00 AM
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).
Post by: Andy Krehm on March 15, 2006, 09:08:59 AM
| 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.
Post by: Release on March 18, 2006, 01:01:21 AM
Post by: Dave Davis on March 21, 2006, 05:54:33 PM
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-
Post by: NoWo on March 21, 2006, 06:03:26 PM
I just tested the hew PSP Neon and have to admit I loved it from the first second, and it wasn
Post by: Bobro on March 22, 2006, 01:21:41 PM
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
Post by: TotalSonic on March 22, 2006, 02:24:01 PM
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
Post by: Len on March 23, 2006, 05:59:20 AM
Post by: Pingu on March 23, 2006, 08:52:40 AM
You know the sizzle i mean.
Post by: Ali Moniack on March 23, 2006, 01:55:33 PM
Post by: lagerfeldt on March 23, 2006, 02:12:08 PM
Post by: Patrik T on March 23, 2006, 03:27:45 PM
I found the Voxengo curve eq to be really flexible due to its mid and side options, as much of the harshness was centered in mono. By using two of these in a serie, one for M and the other for S, it was actually really inspiring to establish some kind of balance. Might not be the best way to go, but it worked very well in this case, and allowed some of the "lower air" in the S-band to remain untouched in contrast to just bang one eq over the whole field of information.
The curve eq also feels very clean to my ears in its LP mode, but has the flexibility to add some "funky
" coloring. So, it's really...flexible for people with limited finances.Post by: Pingu on March 24, 2006, 07:00:18 AM
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Perhaps if you tell us what you use to get what you call nice-high-end-sounding-sizzle we'd know which one u mean Pingu...then we could answer the question. Or were you simply being facetious? If so, I think it's misplaced in a thread where someone using plug-ins is asking others what they use. It would be most unhelpful to simply post a snobbish comment disregarding all plugs in this context. I'm sure that wasn't what you were trying to say, was it? |
ahem yeah
What lagerfeldt said.
Post by: Bobro on March 24, 2006, 07:23:22 AM
| Pingu wrote on Thu, 23 March 2006 13:52 |
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. |
You mean "air"? "Sizzle" in the high end is a real '80s kind of thing, IMO- that aural exciter kind of sound. The Algorithmx can bring out "air" in a nice way but it has to be there in the first place.
Voxengo has some features that add harmonics in EQs, it sounds "virtual" to my ears but maybe it sounds great to others. But all the Voxengo products I've tried are very good in general.
-Bobro
Post by: Tomás Mulcahy on March 24, 2006, 11:41:00 AM
Post by: robot gigante on March 24, 2006, 07:53:04 PM
Better than a lot of plugins but certainly not something I'd want to use to master with.
Out of the options I've used the Massenburg MDW is the only one I'd consider mastering with and even then I would still be much happier with a good analog EQ.
Post by: J.J. Blair on March 25, 2006, 12:50:35 PM
Post by: Bob Boyd on March 26, 2006, 01:08:33 AM
Post by: minister on March 26, 2006, 03:56:30 PM
| J.J. Blair wrote on Sat, 25 March 2006 11:50 |
I have the Oxford, and I don't mind it for subtractive EQ. I'm so used to the sound of analog EQ though, that it annoys me with it's sterility. It's great for not introducing phase anomalies like most plug-in EQs, etc., but the lack of character or warmth leaves me cold. |
jj, are you using the different "types" of SONY EQ? i used to think that until i read the manual.
i find TYPE 1 harder and TYPE 3 softer and warmer...not a great analogue eq replacement, but certainly better than a lot. imo.
Post by: compasspnt on March 27, 2006, 11:38:19 PM
Concerning the Oxford plug-ins, they are so well designed, and for the most part, so deep, that reading the manuals is imperative. Also, the manuals are extremely well written.
Post by: minister on March 28, 2006, 12:05:53 AM
Post by: Ronny on March 28, 2006, 12:57:06 AM
Post by: dave-G on March 28, 2006, 10:47:14 AM
| Andy Krehm wrote on Wed, 15 March 2006 09:08 | ||
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. |
+1
It's not the purtyest GUI, but it's a very good EQ
-dave
Post by: J.J. Blair on March 28, 2006, 07:30:46 PM