Initial Audio’s Dynamic EQ plugin is currently available for FREE from the company’s website, which represents a saving of $49.
The deal is part of the developer’s 10th-anniversary sale and terminates at the “end of March.”
Dynamic EQ is a parametric equalizer with multi-band compression.
Initial Audio states that “each band has a built-in compressor [and]precise frequencies can be dynamically cut or boosted by setting the threshold”.
The developer further notes that the plugin can be used just as a stock EQ, or alternatively, when you want to exercise more control, the “transparent compression algorithm can be used to tame or boost specific frequencies.”
Dynamic EQ features a level meter for each band, with a marker displaying the threshold level.
This design enables you to control the frequencies in a mix at a finer level of detail than a standard equalizer.
Initial Audio notes that this feature is useful for de-essing or dynamically reducing frequencies.
Dynamic EQ was released in March 2022, so if you want to check out the plugin, quite a few demos are floating around on YouTube, including an overview and demo from the developer.
Initial Audio states that Dynamic EQ is designed to be intuitive and simple to use, explaining that “with a sleek and modern design, our EQ was made for the modern-day producer. It’s all about the visual feedback; you won’t have to rely on your ears alone.”
So, you heard it here first, folks! Using your ears is out – it turns out we were meant to be using our eyes all along.
The developer further notes that the movement of the EQ curve clearly displays which frequencies have been boosted or cut, while the level meter makes the loudness of each band clear, and the frequency analyzer creates an accurate outline of the prominent frequencies.
Dynamic EQ features up to 16 bands, each with its own comp. The comp is Initial Audio’s LA1 compressor, which the developer states “has a super transparent algorithm and introduces no distortion or artifacts even when forced to work extremely hard.”
Dynamic EQ is available for Windows (AAX, VST2, and VST3) and Mac (AAX, AU, VST2, and VST3).
The 15 MB download is available via checking out at the Initial Audio store, which requires creating an account and submitting a name and email address.
Download: DynamicEQ (FREE until the end of March – account required)
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Last Updated on February 23, 2024 by Tomislav Zlatic.
