| BEST DIGITAL EQs for Mastering, (formerly: Brainworx Digital and hybrid eqs??) [message #312881] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 12:41  |
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 thephatboi
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I am interested in incorporating some good plug in eqs, particularly when I am simply cutting low or mid low freqs, anybody using the Brainworx stuff or have opinions? I have heard really good things about them....there are two models the bx hybrid and the bx digital, don't know if they sound different...
Thanks
Sean Ingoldsby
http://homepage.mac.com/seaningo/
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| Re: Brainworx Digital and hybrid eqs?? [message #313234 is a reply to message #313200 ] |
Thu, 07 February 2008 15:53  |
Peter Beckmann
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| thephatboi wrote on Thu, 07 February 2008 20:31 |
I am playing back from Protools HD so would prefer TDM but not married to it. Thanks.
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The only EQs I use in PT are the Massenburg MDW 2 [ which I believe is the same as the Massenburg available on the TC 6000 ] or the Sonnox [ Sony ] Oxford EQ. I use them only in TDM form, although you also get a license with the Sonnox for AU and VST, which may come in handy for me when I start to use Soundblade a bit deeper. The MDW is soon to be available natively too I believe.
I don't rely on either too much, my analogue gear does most of the work, but I reach for the MDW when there is something that needs a very tight/narrow subtractive eq. It also does broad curves [like 0.5 @ 20k] quite well
PB
Peter Beckmann
Technologyworks
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| Re: Brainworx Digital and hybrid eqs?? [message #313274 is a reply to message #313261 ] |
Thu, 07 February 2008 17:53 |
escape
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| thephatboi wrote on Thu, 07 February 2008 18:15 |
Wouldn't mind if the top end boost sounded good but I doubt most plugs compete with nice hardware in this dept.
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You're not going to get software to sound like hardware the same way you can't get hardware to sound like software.
Regardless, If you're looking for an EQ plug with a nice hi shelf, try Angeltone or Pultone from Tritone digital. (They don't sound like the massive passive that I use but then again the massive passive doesn't sound like these plugs either, so I have them all for more of a diversity in arsenal.)
Also, nebula3 might be in order if you're into hardware "emulation". There's a nice library of standard impulses that comes with the basic package and it's based on a type of dynamic convolution if you're familiar with what that is. Some of the hi shelf boosts in this emulator are stunning, not analog for sure, but to me they do sound great in their own right partly because they have their own great sound, and they can be used with excellent results.
(although there are many fans of this plugin package who swear that it's the best emu they've ever heard to the point that they can't tell the difference anymore (impulses for the plug are pulled from renowned hardware units), but those are their words for it.)
It's better to have more options, both digital and analog, but if you're stuck with digital, these are the first I would go to for a great sounding hi shelf boost.
hope it helps.
oh, and I almost forgot..
I've tried the Brainworx EQ and they do have a sound and a feature set that might be usable and worthwhile, but certainly, like any tool, not the be-all, end-all. There are thousands of ways to set up a working m/s matrix with eq AND comp that don't include this plug. So I would say don't get too stuck on it.
ERIC JENSON
MASTERING ENGINEER
ACOUSTICS ENGINEER(ALMOST)
E-Scapes Mastering Services
Miami, FL
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| Re: BEST DIGITAL EQs for Mastering, (formerly: Brainworx Digital and hybrid eqs??) [message #313422 is a reply to message #312881 ] |
Fri, 08 February 2008 04:04 |
astroshack
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I love all three Algorithmix EQs, especially Blue and Red.
Best pass filters I've heard, but also great shelving.
Red's "Constant Slope" shelving is a revelation when mastering.
I have many digital EQs, but (for me) nothing beats Algorithmix...and I also like the simple interface (even though it does need improvements)
Sean
Sean Diggins
The Tone Room
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| Re: BEST DIGITAL EQs for Mastering, (formerly: Brainworx Digital and hybrid eqs??) [message #341489 is a reply to message #313209 ] |
Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25 |
fader8
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| TotalSonic wrote on Thu, 07 February 2008 15:50 |
Absolutely the best plugin digital eq I've ever heard/worked with is the new Sonoris Equalizer 2 - http://www.sonoris.nl/en/sneq.php
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This thread looked like it could use some reviving.
I've been very interested to try this Sonoris. Unfortunately, no versions for Soundblade yet.
I've been keeping a rather informal blog about tracking and mastering EQ plug-ins and such. Not heavy tech, just measurements and some notes. Some of you may find it interesting:
http://fader8.com/audioblog/
I've been reading a bit about this Har-bal stuff, but to me it just seems like yet another FIR eq with a new marketing twist. Anyone have the skinny on this thing?
Randall Thomas
"It's called a Nagra. Uses "magnetic" tape. Yup, it's the latest thing".
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| Re: BEST DIGITAL EQs for Mastering, (formerly: Brainworx Digital and hybrid eqs??) [message #341584 is a reply to message #341489 ] |
Thu, 15 May 2008 01:44 |
lowland
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FWIW my only EQ for the last year or so has been Algorithmix Blue, and I've been very happy with it. I'd like to investigate the analogue route further as I have a good DA/AD loop in the HEDD, but so far I haven't felt a major lack in what I can do EQ-wise.
Blue is pretty light on CPU usage (would have to be with my older SADiE 5 as its plug-in power is less than stunning) and as has already been mentioned the filters (HPF in particular) are great - I've also had good results with a 'pseudo-Baxandall' approach where a parametric band is pegged to 20k with a Q of perhaps 1 or 0.5, gives a nice sheen on the right material. This EQ seems to suit my preferred way of working, with mostly cuts in the mid-band, and customer feedback has been good.
Nigel Palmer
Lowland Masters
Essex, UK
www.lowlandmasters.com
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