The fine folks at Audio Plugin Deals are giving away NoiseAsh’s Backs EQ for free for a limited time, saving you $90 from the retail price.
Backs EQ is a 64-bit-only macOS and Windows release for VST3, AAX, and AU formats.
The equalizer combines the classic Baxandall curves with a modern feature set to create a musical and versatile sound.
Peter Baxandall published the Baxandall tone circuit in 1952 and made it free for the world to use.
The circuit then made its way to countless audio systems globally, such as the bass and treble controls on many stereos.
The Baxandall shelving curve has a gentle slope that sounds pleasingly smooth and natural for many applications.
The Baxandall curve can be contrasted with a shelving EQ, such as the Pultec EQP-1A, which has a steeper curve.
OK so enough of the history lesson, what does the Backs EQ deliver for us bedroom producers?
NoiseAsh’s take on the classic EQ provides the smooth, warm sound you’d expect to hear from a vintage circuit.
The plugin allows producers to shape tracks with wide EQ bands, and add saturation with the built-in tube-style preamp.
The Backs EQ has the classic shelving tones of low shelf, high shelf, high-pass filter and low-pass filter.
It also adds a powerful mid-band for more nuance in your tonal shaping. All these bands interact with each other.
The design is built around an anti-aliasing analogue modelling engine, which is built to be CPU-friendly.
The devs also provided a resizable interface for ease of workflow.
I have to say the interface is also hella classy in a sort of understated way. They certainly got the look right.
The Backs EQ is the little bro of the Backs Pro EQ, with the Pro version offering more expansive modern features for tonal shaping.
I can’t see a standalone purchase for the Backs Pro EQ, and it instead comes packaged together with the Backs EQ in a bundle that the dev is currently offering for $59.9, down from a list price of $140.
While Backs EQ is a freebie at the Audio Plugin Deals site, it is not available as a free download at the NoiseAsh site.
Audio Plugin Deals state that the freebie is a limited-time offer, but don’t specify exactly when the deal will expire.
The Backs EQ is a fairly new release, with its release back in October 2023.
It’s an awesome little free deal, and I reckon it’s very much worth picking up to expand your toolbox of EQs!
Check out the deal: Backs EQ (FREE for a limited time)
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