wz061s
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Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
What do you guys think? Are we at the point yet where native EQ plugs are getting into the territory of UAD-1 EQ plugs or some of the better analog hardware? I have Ozone, Gliss, Nyquist, Golden, Sonitus, etc., which are all nice, but I am still waiting for something native that has that elusive magical shimmer. Is it time yet? Voxengo HarmoniEQ, Sonalksis EQ, etc. are touted as having that "little dab'l do ya" phasey type of musical EQ that I think I am describing, but I am waiting for more feedback on these plugs before dropping down more $$$. Any picks?
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cAPSLOCK
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 01:17:49
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After testing Hydratone I am hard pressed to not buy it. HarmoniEQ is really nice I think. I have never been overly impressed with any of the Sonalksis stuff... but part of that might just be price. I have not tried the URS stuff yet, but people I tend to agree with rave about it. Price is also a factor with those.
To be honest, I only really like Cambridge for its hi-pass. I find the rest of it being pretty similar to most other digital eqs... harsh and obvious. Though the pultec is wonderful.
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 01:18:04
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I have not found them. You are correct about UAD EQs. They are definitely a cut above!
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 04:41:16
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Like cApS sez,URS and Hydratone and if you have hardware the Waves Q-Clone is a possibility.
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 04:44:50
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yes, the URS eq's are first class,you wont find a better analogue set of native EQ's.They are also doing a bundle deal at the moment for $1149.99.The only hassle realy is having to use ilok but it hasnt given me any problems so far. http://www.ursplugins.com/ cheers Blue
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michael japan
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 05:05:58
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heard raves from a couple of people about the URS, but hey, I bought UAD and have Waves Diamond Bundle. Enough already. I just have to get my pultec to work right. I love it. In my opinion nothing comes close. I use the Q10 for certain things where I need a lot of frequencies, but other than that it's Pultec. I don't have the Cambridge.
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 05:11:28
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daverich
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 06:00:25
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you guys really do need to try the gliss EQ from voxengo.
It really is magic and it's ALOT cheaper than any other decent EQ.
The dynamic ability of it is fantastic once you figure it out.
Kind regards
Dave Rich.
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 06:22:00
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The dynamic ability of it is fantastic once you figure it out. Could not agree more Dave. I have a "thing" about EQs and the Gliss is money well spent.......................JDW
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michael japan
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 07:36:46
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it's ALOT cheaper than any other decent EQ. it's not cheaper than what I have-because I already have them.  just teasin' you Dave. Sounds like "sound" advice. 
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daverich
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 08:48:35
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ORIGINAL: michael japan
it's ALOT cheaper than any other decent EQ.
it's not cheaper than what I have-because I already have them.
just teasin' you Dave. Sounds like "sound" advice.
Yeah I appreciate what you're saying - and it's a pain pultec isn't working too well for you. The benefit Gliss has over pultec is it can give you that air - but at the same time it'll auto- de-ess. Pultec does add a little something extra over gliss - but gliss really isn't far off. I use gliss more than any other EQ - including the sonitus - which I really only use now for special effects - i.e. telephone voice. Kind regards Dave Rich.
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michael japan
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 09:06:26
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you're a good salesman dave. Send me a link of the cheapest place you know to get it. Is there a downloadable demo? Guess I could find all this out for myself.  Cheers Thanks
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daverich
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 09:29:04
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ORIGINAL: michael japan
you're a good salesman dave. Send me a link of the cheapest place you know to get it. Is there a downloadable demo? Guess I could find all this out for myself.
Cheers
Thanks
www.voxengo.com Kind regards Dave Rich.
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 12:39:15
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highly agree on GlissEQ. It was the first plug-in I bought from Aleksey. Since then I've purchased ;
Soniformer
Elephant
Crunchesser
VERY effective stuff for a great price.
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 15:16:32
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BTW how does the UAD EQ compare to the O1v96 ?
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/06/29 21:00:02
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I will chime in here, and - as I often do - I will agree with the wise words of Mr. Rich:
GlissEQ is not only the best EQ deal, it works great, has a fabulous interface, and sounds as close to the high end plus that most people couldn't tell the difference. I also have the UAD (Cambridge and the Pultec). I really don't use the Cambridge much anymore, and the Pultec only for special situations. It is theGlissEQ that is my "go-to" EQ - and you can set it up in multiple instances throughout your Sonar tracks and have multiple colored displays - a great tool.
Gliss EQ - case closed. It is quite possibly the best $59 (or however much it costs) I have ever spent.
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wz061s
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/07/01 02:35:05
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Thanks to all for the replies! I discovered some new plugs I had not heard of before.
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Hans Van Even
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/07/01 03:10:13
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Well, some may not agree, but for me the Sonalksis EQ is still the most musical Native EQ I've used ...
best,
Hans
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
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daverich
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/07/01 05:53:39
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Just thought I'd add something else to the equation.
Voxengo also does an amazing plugin called Transmodder. It's like an eq but for transients and can work absolute wonders on guitars/drums/percussion/piano etc.
I think this is why I like voxengo so much. Not only are the filters absolutely top-notch but the implementation is enlightened. The dynamic ability of Gliss EQ and the transient EQ of transmodder can do things you can only dream about with other plugins.
Transmodder will be my next purchase.
Kind regards
Dave Rich
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/07/01 07:29:27
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Voxengo also does an amazing plugin called Transmodder. It's like an eq but for transients and can work absolute wonders on guitars/drums/percussion/piano etc. I agree with Dave regarding Voxengo. The Transmodder is an interesting tool, I'm using it right now to bring out the tap on the ride cymbal without overly boosting the hi freqs. I've ended up getting just about his whole kit, I think of it as Waves on a budget, and PACE-free! The combination of Voxengo with UAD covers just about everything from subtle/transparent to dramatic/colorful.
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zendin
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/07/14 11:12:37
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I have the Voxengo Mixing Suite and Mastering Suite, and I have to agree they're great plugins, but I find them too CPU-heavy to use when tracking, so they're just mastering tools for me. This is on an Athlon64 3200+ machine with 1 GB RAM. I'm not sure which plugs I've tried, but I do recall each time it bringing my system to its knees.
In all fairness, my tracks are loaded with effects and VSTs. I prefer to work "live" as opposed to ever bouncing anything down, so I'm always at high CPU anyway.
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FredrikGroth76
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RE: Is anything touching UAD yet for EQ in the native realm?
2005/07/14 11:49:09
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You shoud try Kjaerhus GEQ-7... I fell in love with it at the mixing of our latest album. I really like the Sonalksis and Voxengo EQ's as well, but they aren't even close. More info and demo download here!
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