Two for the price of one and posh audio - these are the HA-73's main selling points. And at around EUR 1500 (excl. VAT), it makes for a fine deal, considering it's built with components like Carnhill ...
The equalizer stands out with the DRIFT+ feature - an additional preamp stage where the custom circuitry's reaction to component temperature changes over time is modeled, and you have hands-on control over it!
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Sonible has released the first major update to its AI-powered equalizer plug-in, smart:EQ. smart:EQ2 is a significant revamp with updated algorithms and a re-designed user interface.
Looking to add some outboard EQ? The half-rack EQF-810 is a fairly priced mono EQ with 2 fully parametric Mid bands paired with a Low and High band each with fixed Q factor.
Acustica Audio released version 2 of its Gold suite of outboard gear emulations. Designed for lovers of vintage British console sound, Gold v2 introduces a new equalizer and three more preamps.
Soundspot's Paradox plug-in offers a push-pull equalizer and variable RMS parallel compressor with stereo and mid/side processing, and is designed to quickly tighten up your mixes.
Acustica Audio has a new suite of three analog-inspired plug-ins called Water, modelled after a bunch of 60's hardware and replete with a channel strip, equalizer, and compressor.
Developer London Acoustics has introduced a plug-in for Acoustica Audio's free Acqua N4 host; the Tokyo Tube EQ is based on a rare parametric tube equalizer by an Italian manufacturer.
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With this EQ, adjusting two adjacent bands results in a curve that's flat across the band edges, rather than having humps and valleys, with algorithms taken from the company's digital consoles.
Starting at USD 799, Stam's 1073 clone features a replica of the original's Marinair LO1166 output transformer, made by Sowter Transformers in the UK - there's also a Carnhill line input transformer.
The makers of Boom 3D claim their software enables a 3D Surround Sound audio experience using just your built-in Apple speakers on the iMac, MacBook Pro, or whatever fruity computer you have.
Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel Strip is a mono unit which combines a mic preamp, three-band EQ, compressor, and stereo-linked sends & returns. It's a Cadillac of a channel strip!
CraveEQ has three equalizer models based on a theoretically ideal analog EQ curve. At EUR 59, it's an affordable alternative to FabFilter Pro-Q but sadly only available for Windows.
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Known for its emulations of guitar and analog gear, developer Overloud released EQ550 — a modern recreation of an API equalizer that's being given away for free. Until March 18, EQ550 won't cost a thing!
Analog Obsession has released two — you guessed it — analog emulations. Harqules and VariMoon, an equalizer and compressor, look great and all. But with prices starting at USD 199... Wow!
Kilohearts make this free, simple but useful 3-Band EQ available. Featuring an intuitive user interface, 3-Band EQ lets you shape sound by splitting and dragging frequencies around.
