Hey All--
 
I've got a fairly good arsenal of EQ plug-ins, but I'm not feeling the love on my current track (male vocals).
 
I've got UAD and SSL, and then the built-in CW stuff. What do you use that you like for male lead vocals? (It's sort of a AC/ soft rock genre).
 
Always!

using Waves Vitamin at present.
https://www.waves.com/plu...io-tracks-with-vitamin
 

batsbrew
using Waves Vitamin at present.
https://www.waves.com/plu...io-tracks-with-vitamin
 

Thanks!

You reminded me that I own Waves Maserati VX1. I think I'll give that a try!

For cleaning , any parametric , ssl will do it , for tone

Neve ( v series , sheps 73 or any other neve emu )
Eq 495 (overloud ) is a pure beauty
Sly fi api style eq
Softube summit eq
Puigtec or pultec style
Harrison and Helios

All those eq s have fixed values but those values are super musical and spot on , it works or not ...

FabFilter Q2. Always.

Give the UAD Maag EQ4 a try, sounds amazing on vocals.

I actually use the Quad Curve most of the time. I try not to mess with the vocals too much. I just try to make sure I get a good initial recording. After that, maybe a tiny mid boost, along with HPF and LPF.

If there is no eq frequency that needs to be fixed, I stick something on them like Zo for some character. Try different ones and see what works.

I always try the maag 2 and t would have to be my fav. That and a Pultec emulation.

I have used a chain of the included Cakewalk prochannel plugs until I picked up the Nomad Factory Analog Rack on special a few weeks ago. The chain in that rack right now is the preamp, gate, pultec eq, enhancer, channel compressor. The Pultec is just incredible for that round, smooth vocal that I couldn't achieve with the SSL eq.
I also have the Pulgtec freebie that replaces the Cakewalk prochannel eq. I drag it from the fx browser to the prochannel strip, not the fx bin!! This way it gets wrapped as an fx chainer and I can use the other prochannel plugs in the strip however I choose.

MDynamicEQ 90% of the time, Pro-Q2 the other 10%.
 
Vocals can be all over the map from instant to instant, especially when a dynamic microphone is used.