Looks like the  FabFilter Pro-Q

http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-equalizer-plug-inht.

The Fabfilter EQ is recommended by profs here like CJ and others. 

Pragi


Looks like the  FabFilter Pro-Q

http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q-equalizer-plug-inht.

The Fabfilter EQ is recommend by profs here like CJ and others.

Yeah, I thought that, too when I began clicking on the dots. I guess the advantage here is that DMG's has all the knobs available all the time for each band. Either way, it's a better way to work sometimes. Others prefer to simply use their ears vs. eyes, but I like eyes for fixing, and ears for mixing. So, even though i don't think this will replace my API or SSL EQ's in mix, the EQuillibium will be a great surgical tool! So far I dig it. 

Maybe the best solution for fixing but for mixing, coloring?...   SSL EQ , API (Waves) and  Maag EQ (Plugin Alliance) are still the kings of EQ for me. 

Jackdied


Maybe the best solution for fixing but for mixing, coloring?...   SSL EQ , API (Waves) and  Maag EQ (Plugin Alliance) are still the kings of EQ for me. 

'Xactly. Surgical with sterile knives, and color with art supplies. 

Does anyone ever use 32 bands of eq on a track? I would just record the track better.
 

Overview

• Massively flexible EQ suitable for all critical professional applications
• Audio Engine can be incredibly low CPU usage, or incredibly high for mastering applications
• EQ features pristine digital curves, plus circuit models of vintage EQs, and engineering filters
• Completely reconfigurable UI with set-up wizard to suit to your specific workflow
• Extensive routing, grouping, channel and metering control
• Extensive analyser functionality, including 1/3 octave, 1/12 octave, spectrograph
• Even in lowest CPU mode, generates super-high-quality prototypes - clear undistorted top-end
• In FIR mode, Linear, Analogue, Minimum, Zero-Latency Analogue or even Free phase control
• 32 bands of EQ, Q 0.1->50, +/-36dB range
• Each band can be Peak, HPF, LPF, High Shelf, Low Shelf or Notch
• In stereo, each bank can process Mid, Side or the full stereo image
• Surround support for channels groupings in DTS
• Fully parametric filters (high and low-pass), 6/12/18/24/30/36/42/48db/oct
• Windows VST, VST3 and AAX as 32+64bit, RTAS 32bit
• Mac VST, VST3, AU and AAX as 32+64bit, RTAS 32bit

Mosvalve


Does anyone ever use 32 bands of eq on a track? I would just record the track better.

I take it you're new to eq & recording! You'd use it for setting up your listening environment.

pathos

Mosvalve


Does anyone ever use 32 bands of eq on a track? I would just record the track better.

I take it you're new to eq & recording! You'd use it for setting up your listening environment.

Well I'm no expert for sure but I'm not sure if eq'ing your monitors is a good thing to do.. Wouldn't room treatment be a better way to go for that?

I'm sure pathos indicates that you can already buy 32-band EQs in solid-state form, and yeah, if there's a slight issue with monitors, one way surely to do this is with surgical EQ, but for me, I do prefer to either work the room out a little, or train my ears to accept such an anomaly.  That's another debate, though. 

Most 32-band EQs would be used for eliminating feedback in live situations, but I'm sure you can find them elsewhere. I use a 31-band EQ on my bass rig for unpredictable rooms. But I likely would never use that many on one channel in a Mix-down, not even for Mastering. 

What you CAN use that many bands for is manual comb-filtering. I use the opposite trick of comb-boosting (if that's even a term) to enhance the punch on a kick, if I need something very specific.

Mosvalve

pathos

Mosvalve


Does anyone ever use 32 bands of eq on a track? I would just record the track better.

I take it you're new to eq & recording! You'd use it for setting up your listening environment.

Well I'm no expert for sure but I'm not sure if eq'ing your monitors is a good thing to do.. Wouldn't room treatment be a better way to go for that?

Hi Bob,
 
Personally, I think monitor eq far exceeds room treatment. The reason being? I've mixed in bad rooms with no monitor flattening due to not having the tools or a choice at the time....and I've mixed in bad rooms to where all I did was correct the monitors so they were flat. Never an issue that way. So for me, monitor eq wins hands down every time. Sure room correction can be super important too, but none of that matters to me if the monitors are not right to begin with.
 
As for the 32 bands thing, I do this all the time in mastering. I have Roger Nichols eq's that are custom created for me on every new job. The eq's allow the user to add as many bands as they need. So it's nothing for me to have an eq of nothing but low to mid low freqs, another with mid to high mid freqs and then an eq with nothing but highs. I COULD just use one and have everything there....but I like the triple eq system, it just works for me.
 
So though you may never use anything like this for mixing, it can be quite helpful in a serious mastering environment. :)
 
-Danny

Danny Danzi

Mosvalve

pathos

Mosvalve


Does anyone ever use 32 bands of eq on a track? I would just record the track better.

I take it you're new to eq & recording! You'd use it for setting up your listening environment.

Well I'm no expert for sure but I'm not sure if eq'ing your monitors is a good thing to do.. Wouldn't room treatment be a better way to go for that?

Hi Bob,
 
Personally, I think monitor eq far exceeds room treatment. The reason being? I've mixed in bad rooms with no monitor flattening due to not having the tools or a choice at the time....and I've mixed in bad rooms to where all I did was correct the monitors so they were flat. Never an issue that way. So for me, monitor eq wins hands down every time. Sure room correction can be super important too, but none of that matters to me if the monitors are not right to begin with.
 
As for the 32 bands thing, I do this all the time in mastering. I have Roger Nichols eq's that are custom created for me on every new job. The eq's allow the user to add as many bands as they need. So it's nothing for me to have an eq of nothing but low to mid low freqs, another with mid to high mid freqs and then an eq with nothing but highs. I COULD just use one and have everything there....but I like the triple eq system, it just works for me.
 
So though you may never use anything like this for mixing, it can be quite helpful in a serious mastering environment. :)
 
-Danny

Hey Danny, I suppose an eq like this is useful or needed in mastering though I'm not versed enough for serious eq mastering. I know there are many opinions on the subject of eq'ing monitors and you sparked my interest in the subject. Where can I find out about eq'ing my monitors?  If eq'ing them is going to solve room issues I want to be on board with that.