MasterWorks EQ

Inspired by legendary British large console EQs, the MasterWorks EQ gives you the look, feel and sound of the most sought-after classic equalizers.

Graphic editing with real-time FFT

Get a bird's-eye view and hands-on editing of all seven filters. Drag control points and filter width (Q) bars to dial in settings interactively as you listen. Show and hide filter curves and other elements in the display to focus when needed. You can also view a real-time FFT display of the audio material being EQ'd to immediately see the effects of the filter on the frequency content of your audio.

Seven filters Each of the seven EQ filters is clearly indicated by a unique color. Create highly customized filtering for even the most demanding situations. Two mid bands each include a shelf filter option, and the two outside bands provide high-pass and low-pass filtering with variable slopes from a flexible range of 6 to 36 dB per octave. Four EQ styles Each center-frequency band provides four EQ types that represent current popular EQ styles and vintage analog EQ styles alike. These filter types faithfully model the magic of analog equalization, and they've been carefully crafted and meticulously engineered to produce musical results in a wide variety of applications.

Modeled gain and Q behavior Each filter type uniquely handles the dynamic interaction between Gain and Q. This crucial relationship has been modeled to emulate the smooth and musical character of classic analog EQ circuits, in which the gain/Q dependency was dictated by the actual circuit design and electrical components used. The resulting filter types exhibit astonishing versatility, from minor corrective tasks to highly creative applications.

• Type I — provides the most precision, with the least interaction between gain and Q. A smooth, yet precise modern EQ.
• Type II — produces constant Q response during boost or cut, emulating classic consoles. Good for controlling resonance on drums and percussion tracks.
• Type III — this style emulates the classic Neve EQs, their modern derivatives, and later SSL G series EQs. Many current popular boutique hardware EQs exhibit this same gain/Q relationship.
• Type IV — a more extreme form of Type III, this filter exhibits a high degree of interaction between Q and gain in order to maintain as closely as possible an equal amount of area under the response curve as gain is adjusted. Ideal for any applications where subtle changes in the overall character of the sound are desired.

Use the MasterWorks EQ in other Hosts

If you work collaboratively with colleagues who use other host software, such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, or Nuendo, the MasterWorks plug-ins (EQ, Leveler and ProVerb) are available as a separate bundle for Mac OS X in Core Audio, RTAS and VST3 plug-in formats. This allows you to maintain your MasterWorks plug-in processing across any compatible host software.