The Pultec EQP-1A is the most sought after EQ ever. Fortunately for us, the EQP-1A has a long history of software emulation. Today’s Pultec-style plugins can sound good—if you know how to use them. Pultec-style EQ can work wonders to subtly boost top end or extend lows. 'It’s just about the perfect combo of tools for getting big, vibey bass and kick sounds that translate well between full-range and tiny laptop speakers. With access to that celebrated 'Pultec'/Tube-tech low-end followed by a no nonsense mid-range EQ.' Pultec EQP-1A EQ by Universal Audio (@KVRAudio Product Listing): The Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizer plug-in is a faithful electronic reproduction of the classic hardware equalizer. The Pultec EQ has long been a choice of recording and mastering engineers for its ability to bring out individual frequency ranges without significantly altering other frequencies. In addition, the Pultec. The stock Pro Tools EQIII used to be my go-to for surgical attenuation, but since I got the Pro-Q 2, it’s now collecting metaphoric dust in the EQ plugins folder. This is mostly because the Pro-Q 2 has a simply stunning frequency analyzer, which I use to gain information about my program material. For when you feel like using two rack spaces to get one sound. The original EQP-1 was released in 1951 and had a few versions that you can read about on various sites. The Pultec is a passive tube EQ characterised by smooth wide curves that has been used on countless amount of records over the last 60 years.
A nice find by Dennis over at Logic Pro Expert. A free Pultec style EQ for both Mac and Windows users.
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Small plugin creator Ignite Amps have released PTEq-X, which they say is a plugin modelled after 3 famous vintage passive equalizers. On their website they say.
The plugin has been developed to have all the characteristics of the original hardware, plus some circuit improvements and additional features to increase its versatility. Every single component on the signal path of the real analog circuit has been taken into account and modeled in the best possible way to match the original sound, keeping an eye on CPU performance and real-time playability at the same time. PTEq-X is meant to be used as a studio equalizer for tracking, mixing and mastering inside hosts capable of VST or AU Plug-Ins support.
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PTEq-X Features
- Three different equalization modules with perfectly analog curve response even at highest frequencies
- Ignite Amps 3rd generation triode stage analog modeling for 4 different tube types
- Additional selectable frequencies for the PEQ1A model, compared to the original design
- Refined filters frequency precision for the MQ5 and HL3C models, compared to the original design
- Switchable equalizers and tube stage modeling for better CPU usage management
- Switchable linear phase oversampling for aliasing reduction
- Global input / output level controls
- Mono / Stereo processing support
- Double precision (64 bit) floating point processing
- Fully automatable controls
- Ignite Amps proprietary preset management system with bank file import/export functions
- PTEq-X features automatic output level scaling, meaning that when enabling/disabling the equalization modules or the tube gain stage, the output level will be kept constant, allowing accurate A/B comparisons.
Free Pultec Eq Plugin
Download PTEq-X here. The .ZIP file includes a user manual