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Make that happen with your stock EQ plug! And why? Why can it do this? I am hearing some added harmonics and changes in frequency timing/”phasing” at increased boosts/cuts. On a recent mix (with over 50 tracks), boosting the low end (shelf at 220hz) by about 3dB made changed the acoustic guitar track from “inaudible and swishy” to bold, punchy and driving. Even though they can also do subtle boosts and cuts with class, I really like using these equalizers to do serious carving “all over the board”.
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This phenomenon is harder to describe than to “feel”- and that is another thing I really like about these EQs- their “feel”. It is almost too easy to be applying over 6 dB of boost/cut when it “feels” more like you dialed in a few db. One thing that immediately became part of my workflow and defines the sound of the V-EQ3/4 is that they have a large gain range. I don’t think of these as my “warmest” equalizers, but more like something that lives directly between “clinical” and “lo-fi” with just enough character to be fun, without drowning out the rest of the party. Sonically, I liken them a bit more to the EQs that we have in the Neve Melbourne Console at Uranus- somewhat limited, but always musical, punchy and almost a bit “crunchy”. I always think of the V-EQs as Neve 1073/1081 “clones”, which just happens to be what they were designed to emulate. Yes- these EQs aren’t my first choice for mastering or surgical cuts, but they could be if needed. I really like using the V-EQ4 on acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, rock bass and almost ANYTHING needing “obvious” equalization.