Description
System Requirements for Maat thEQblue
- macOS 10.9 and newer, 64 bit only
- Windows 7 and newer, 32 & 64 bit
- OpenGL 3.2 or newer
MAAT thEQblue
€389.00
thEQblue — Paramount MP Mastering EQ
A dozen precision variations on “analog,” all in one equalizer.
Yes, Your Blueness
Why develop yet one more parametric equalizer (PEQ) when there’s already hundreds on the market? The answer is simple…’Cuz there was room for improvement! It was customers of the original LinearPhase PEQ Red and Orange who asked Algorithmix to develop a classic EQ, for recording and mixing tasks, with unparalleled purity and transparency. Over several years, our Dr. Christoph closely analyzed many of the best out there, and compiled a vast knowledgebase of analog EQ best practices. Cherry picking from that, he implemented not just one or two, but an entire collection of trad minimal phase EQs. The result? A distillation of analog antecedents, while others are based on new ideas.
We know you’ll enjoy our dozen variations of blue, newly revised by MAAT, and will find your favorite sound. We’ve also added subtle but important touches, like the ability to freely assign Sections to either stereo [left/right] or sum/difference [L+R/L-R] at the same time, and to “group” all Sections and make a global gain change without disturbing the relationship of individual Sections.
The Twelve
We wanted to lift analog to another level, so we reverse engineered a variety of well respected hardware EQs, creating idealized digital versions from that inspiration. Rather than models or simulations that carry analog baggage, thEQblue has no noise, distortion or other secondary effects inherited from analog.
thEQblue is the most complete collection of classic equalizer Architectures ever assembled into one package. You get precise, idealized examples of legendary analog equalizer circuitry, complemented by progressive new models. Whether it’s vintage, modern, or experimental, thEQblue is a sonic sandbox for every mixing and mastering engineer to play in.
Dither…For Your Brain
Even though thEQblue is lauded by the top echelon of audio pros, we weren’t satisfied. The sound quality was as good as anything available, but benchmark analog still had an edge. So, we added a radical new tech to thEQblue. It’s called FiDef and it adds that indescribable beauty lent by the best of analog.
FiDef by FideliQuest (www.fidef.com) is a very low amplitude, psychoacoustic stimulus designed specifically for audio engineers. FiDef can be thought of as dither for your brain. It makes a receptive brain relax and pay closer attention to an incoming audio stimulus. In brain physiology laboratory tests using functional neuroimaging techniques, FiDef has proven to excite brain activity related to perception and attention, and to enhance the subjective processes of listening and engagement.
You have to simply try FiDef and see if you hear an improvement. You may, or maybe not. Better yet, give your customer two almost identical versions of a song, the only difference being FiDef or no FiDef, and let them decide.
BFF
The equalizer is perhaps the oldest and the most popular of sound processing tools. From its earliest days, the main function was correction or enhancement by boosting or cutting certain frequencies.
For a century, engineers have developed countless equalizers. A few became legend, our thEQorange is one. The most popular version in recording and post is the parametric equalizer or PEQ, first perfected by Massenburg in 1972. It offers maximum flexibility with only three controls. Properly used, the PEQ is a powerful tool and the best friend of every audio engineer in the quest for perfect sound. As Spidey (and Voltaire) always reminds us though, “With great power comes great responsibility.” When designed by a clueless or cost–constrained software engineer, it can be your greatest sonic enemy.
Choice Is Good
In order to give you a choice of features and price, thEQblue is available in two versions:
- thEQblue6, with 6 Architectures; №s 1 through 6 below
- thEQblue12, with 12 Architectures; all twelve below
☞ thEQblue6 owners can upgrade to get all twelve Architectures.
Better By Design
thEQblue is built on the belief that exceptional fidelity, enhanced workflows and less visual fatigue are hallmarks of better quality toolsets. Our reliance on hard science and focused research balanced by in–depth listening and customer feedback, redefines audio tools for you and your fellow hardcore media professionals worldwide.
Features
thEQblue borrows the innovative code from Algorithmix’s original PEQ Blue, and wraps it in a modern, higher fidelity environment designed to help you be more productive.
- The most complete collection of classic analog equalizer emulations
- One dozen different equalizer types: 10 serial & 2 parallel
- Up to twelve PEQ styles for every job: classic, vintage, modern and unconventional
- Exclusive proprietary FiDef® processing: the audience feels their music like never before
- Different Q characteristics: classic, constant–Q, proportional, ideal–Q and special
- True high resolution emulation of analog equalizers, not modeling: no added noise, distortion or other non–linearities
- Support for up to 384 kHz sample rate, suitable for HRA and game production and post
- Extended center frequency up to 80 kHz for filtering and correction in the ultrasonic
- Bell filters in all PEQ types are normalized to look identically at +6 dB of gain and Q of 0.71, ideal for quick comparisons between types
- Twelve sections with 5 freely assignable parametric filter variants: bell, low shelf, high shelf, low cut and high cut
- Extremely low noise and low nonlinear distortion algorithms result in residual THD+N significantly lower than 24 bit quantization noise
- Adjustable Q Factor for shelving and cut filters
- Multiple low and high cut filters can be overlapped to achieve brickwall slopes
- Very low noise and distortion upsampling for analog–like filters at baseband sample rates
- 80 bit internals (long double floats) virtually eliminate rounding errors
- Resizable and zoomable frequency response rendering for precise adjustments
- Parameter editing via numerical fields or directly on the Graph
- Presets for quick setup comparison
- Several instances, each with different PEQ architectures, can be opened simultaneously
- Stereo/Left–only/Right–only/Mono/Diff mode for each Section for all Serial types
- Band grouping function lets you simultaneously alter ƒ, Q and gain for multiple Sections
- Six fMODES quantize the resonant ƒ setting of all Sections, including Massive Passive & Maselec
- Keyboard button enables you to target frequencies by ear then lock them to a Section with a click
- Tunable Keyboard so that the sonogram aligns with material’s tuning
- ƒ lock function when you’ve found your resonant frequency and want to alter just Q or gain
- True Peak metering alerts you to TP overs
- Sort button rearranges Sections in order, from low to high, with a single click
Applications
With a very wide range of choices, you are ready to tackle any job with a subtle or obvious approach.
- Tracking, mixing & mastering
- HRA post including ultrasonic tailoring
- Broadcast production & post
- Game production
- Reinforcement: microphone response improvement, speaker deficiencies correction, acoustic compensation
- Sound design & enhancement
- Restoration & correction of transmission losses
