EQ Arsenal
Plug-ins worth knowing, grouped by what they're good at.
You only really need one EQ — your DAW's stock channel strip will get you most of the way there. The plug-ins below are worth knowing about for the times you want a particular flavour or workflow.
| Character | Worth knowing |
|---|---|
| Transparent / surgical | Stock channel EQ, FabFilter Pro-Q, Slate Infinity EQ, iZotope Equalizer, Waves Renaissance EQ. |
| Tonal / analog-modelled | SSL 4000 E (Waves, UAD, Slate FG-S), API 500 (Waves, UAD, Slate FG-A), Neve 1073 (Scheps 73, UAD, Slate FG-N), Pultec (Puigtec, UAD). |
| Harmonic / saturating | Stock saturation, Kush (Clariphonic, BLYSS, Omega Preamps), Waves MaxxBass / J37, Slate VCC/VTM, Soundtoys Decapitator and Radiator, FabFilter Saturn. |