EQ VST for Abelton

I don't really care for the EQ in Abelton 8, or at least I haven't gotten to like it yet and I've noticed I'm not EQing much at all these days.

So I am after advice on a decent EQ plugin. Something like the soundforge 10 graphic eq would be top notch.

Freeware is nice. Cheap is good. Pricey better be damn good.

or should I look more at the built in Abelton EQs?

How does EQ Eight not satisfy your eqing needs?

That's not rhetorical, I'm asking what specifically do you find lacking?

  On 1/7/2014 at 2:27 AM, Jimmy McMessageboard said:

I don't really care for the EQ in Abelton 8, or at least I haven't gotten to like it yet and I've noticed I'm not EQing much at all these days.

 

So I am after advice on a decent EQ plugin. Something like the soundforge 10 graphic eq would be top notch.

 

Freeware is nice. Cheap is good. Pricey better be damn good.

 

or should I look more at the built in Abelton EQs?

EQ8 should do you fine. If not, splurge of Pro-Q

A couple suggestions :

- http://dmgaudio.com/products_equilibrium.php : if you're looking for tons of curves and options (be it on GUI or phase response). Quite a fantastic plugin, not inexpensive... but worths every penny. And it eats Pro-Q for breakfast.

- http://sonimus.com/products/soneqpro/ : if you're looking for a "color" EQ. super nice sounding curves and very subtle saturation. Oh and damn fast to dial-in. My go-to on everything but drums actually (I prefer SSL Duende's Channel Strip for any kind of percussive sources).

Ableton

thanks pete

  On 1/7/2014 at 3:31 AM, chassis said:

How does EQ Eight not satisfy your eqing needs?

 

That's not rhetorical, I'm asking what specifically do you find lacking?

I guess I just don't understand it. and I just miss how easy and great the soundforge eq sounds (to my ear anyway)

I should do a tutorial i suppose.

or check out some of these EQ suggestions

The dubspot tutorials are always grand. Here's their tutorial on EQ8 -