Analog Obsession has introduced Rare, a freeware emulation of a vintage tube program equalizer in VST and AU plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac.
The description on the product page states that Rare is a component-level digital emulation of an analog tube program equalizer. Analog Obsession claims that the plugin simulates the behavior of the original analog circuitry and all of its components to recreate the hardware EQ unit in digital format. As a result, Rare should be able to sound very similar to the actual analog hardware that it intends to replicate.
See also: Download Free BASSTARD Pultec-Style Equalizer VST/AU Plugin!Rare is a dual-band program equalizer. Both bands feature a switch for choosing the target frequency range and a pair of knobs for boosting or attenuating the processed audio signal. This allows the user to utilize the well-known Pultec EQ low-end trick which consists of attenuating and boosting the low-end signal to add character and remove any muddiness. The plugin also features a bandwidth Q knob, a bypass switch, and an output volume control to help with gain staging inside the DAW. The control layout should be familiar to anyone who’s used a Pultec emulation plugin before.
Analog Obsession is offering Rare as a completely free download from their website, no registration required. The software is compatible with all VST and AU plugin hosts on PC and Mac. The developer has also released Yala, which is a freeware emulation of an analog tube amplifier.
Have you tested Analog Obsession’s Rare in one of your mixes? Are you happy with how it sounds? Do you think it sounds close to the analog hardware it tries to emulate? Let us know in the comments section below.
Rare is available for free download via Analog Obsession (13.5 MB download size, ZIP archive, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AU plugin formats for Windows & MacOS).
