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MAAT thEQblue v3.0.3 Incl Emulator-R2R screenshot
Team R2R | 2021.01.23 | 39.1 MB
A dozen precision variations on “analog,” all in one EQ.

Yes, Your Blueness
Why develop yet one more parametric equalizer (PEQ) when there’s already hundreds on the market? The answer is simple…’Cuz there was room for improvement! It was customers of the original LinearPhase PEQ Red and Orange who asked Algorithmix to develop a classic EQ, for recording and mixing tasks, with unparalleled purity and transparency. Over several years, our Dr. Christoph closely analyzed many of the best out there, and compiled a vast knowledgebase of analog EQ best practices. Cherry picking from that, he implemented not just one or two, but an entire collection of trad minimal phase EQs. The result? A distillation of analog antecedents, while others are based on new ideas.
We know you’ll enjoy our dozen variations of blue, newly revised by MAAT, and will find your favorite sound. We’ve also added subtle but important touches, like the ability to freely assign Sections to either stereo [left/right] or sum/difference [L+R/L-R] at the same time, and to “group” all Sections and make a global gain change without disturbing the relationship of individual Sections.

The Twelve
We wanted to lift analog to another level, so we reverse engineered a variety of well respected hardware EQs, creating idealized digital versions from that inspiration. Rather than models or simulations that carry analog baggage, thEQblue has no noise, distortion or other secondary effects inherited from analog.

thEQblue is the most complete collection of classic equalizer Architectures ever assembled into one package. You get precise, idealized examples of legendary analog equalizer circuitry, complemented by progressive new models. Whether it’s vintage, modern, or experimental, thEQblue is a sonic sandbox for every mixing and mastering engineer to play in.



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  Resident 1.04.2015 202
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the Comment has been Removed
  Resident 18.11.2017 1 532
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no presets?
  Resident 31.05.2010 4 2301
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its an EQ it is depended on the input signal which differs on every user presets doesnt work on eq OR compressor
  Member 26.03.2014 103
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THX! CPU Monster ! Shit EQ ! Better the WEISS Brothers !
  Resident 4.05.2011 1071
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Jibberish, now that's a good word to describe the hocus-pocus wishful merzermising sciffle dribble deficating off of their silly ad page.

They should have put as much creativity into their coding.
Music is always a commentary on society.
Frank Zappa
  Member 5.01.2014 1 750
+164
Thank you. Would anyone have or know where there are presets for this plugin please.
Mal
  Member 20.03.2020 1 285
+183
Unfortunately there are no presets for this plug-in, MAAT has not provided any presets for this EQ.
  Member 22.02.2014 1 89
+56
For a while I was doing IR ( Impulse Response Samples) of Studio multitrack releases.
You sample the noise floor of the tape pre gap ( needs a few milliseconds ) and use that IR sample to give some colour to the final mix.

This can be easily done in Reaper and and IR impulse application.

It actually works quite well and is very unique sounding.

Will try this out...Thanks for the release.
  Resident 15.08.2012 1225
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im still mixing in real tape noise and real vinyl noise to this day, max martin adds white noise because in the digital age, the worst thing to happen to audio, is silence.
  Member 23.02.2016 1 242
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So, you slap the captured noise IRs on the final 2 buss? Fully wet?

Sounds creative, but what are you trying to achieve here?
  Member 22.02.2014 1 89
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Yes that is the purpose of the IR. The issue is you need high quality masters transfers to lossless codecs so that you preserve some of the noise floor of the 2" tape masters.

Think of it as reversing audio workflow,

Mastering ( Impulse Response can be made from here, easier to find)
Output to master tapes ( this is the IR we want here but hard to get these ones)
Studio Recordings Mixing
Studio Recordings
B side recordings in open spaces ( for layering)
  Resident 29.11.2020 29 3021
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MAAT's product is like the most expensive converter ever. You basically pay for them to convert Algorithmix 32bit code to 64bit. Use it don't use but never ever ever ever buy their product even you become rich enough to buy Andreas Tshitmayer himself.

Thank Zeus we have R2R.
  Member 31.05.2020 1 456
+426
quote by FinalMasterseries of very short lasting bursts of dithering noise, too short to be perceived.
But the 'ordinary' dithering noise is not perceived as noise either, but as something integ


You can easily find out what "FiDef" is and how it works:

1.) create an audio track and duplicate it. on the dupe track insert this plugin (do no *not* set any eq's!), Phase invert this channel.
2.) render the output to 64bit float
3.) you'll see a superlow signal in the rendered master output, at around -142dB
4.) Normalize this file to bring it up to audible levels and listen to it

>>> You'll hear it's very simliar to white noise on each chan enveloped/modulated with the groove of the original Audio.
That's all the voodoo "FiDef " are doing there, actually :)
Keith Don't Go!
  Resident 15.08.2012 1225
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if you do not set any eq, the fifdef doesnt enable, you can see that top right...
  Banned 21.12.2018 518
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The test proposed sums up in just creating a simple delta file, but one can not make it to show "FiDef" with Eq-ing bypassed.
That noise appearing at around -142d is just noise difference between the original file and that same file passed (and rendered) through the plugin in its bypass state - i.e. the noise floor of the plugin itself when all of its functions are switched off.
[Something like additional noise that you get when you pass a signal through a sheer piece of wire.]
  Member 23.02.2016 1 242
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So, basically invertly gated noise, which will be triggered by the loudness of the signal? Should be easy to replicate with free tools in any DAW!
  Resident 26.02.2013 21 2287
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funtime

R2R

As you can read here, you again did an amazing job !

' It's because the speed of light is greater than that of sound that so many people appear brilliant until they open their mouth ... '
  Member 28.11.2016 957
+344
Hangs in PT when copying plug (in insert) to another slot! with or without fi-def enabled. Think this is MAAT's bug not R2R's issue. V3 seems very CPU hungry and high latency which can cause issues.

I've used orange, red and blue previously and they are very good (esp red/orange for mastering)... will go back to previous blue release (but use ProQ3 for most of my surgical mix/quick fix needs)

thanks R2R
  Member 23.10.2020 23
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Schaack Audio Technology AnalogQ .... who the fuc need more EQ??
  Resident 18.06.2019 1 247
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That’s just a toy compared to maat
  Resident 15.08.2012 1225
+296
dont ever compare it to a real massive passive, you might change your song
  Member 3.01.2021 65
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Just like everyone else in the comments section I was skeptical about this new update. I matched the eq curve with this and Pro Q 3 perfectly in Plugin Doctor and there is definitely a difference. They do not null completely and I chose thEQblue every time in the blindtest. The difference is not even subtle. The only thing thats bad is CPU load. I'm actually pretty impressed so far but we'll have to see how it sounds in an entire mix on every channel.
  Member 31.05.2020 1 456
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Because thEQblue is not as clean as ProQ - you can see that very well in plugin doctor, too. thEQblue adds stuff which is nice to the ear. that's why many prefer it :)
Keith Don't Go!
  Resident 1.04.2015 202
+119
This is exactly it - that's the "fidef mental dither" we've been discussing just before.
After some nulling testings, for those interested :
It's really unclear in the manual, lots of voodoo explainations.
The FiDef only turns on when using one of the eq bands, but affects the whole spectrum; not just the working band(s).
Quite unintuitive because you can use it on the whole spectrum without touching the frequency balance, e.g. with a lowpass at 10Hz.
  Resident 15.08.2012 1225
+296
indeed, R2R need to unlock the fifdef from the maag, because in mastering 1db boost that it needs to enable the fifdef is pretty much.
  Resident 5.08.2014 451
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If you have ever captured a signal through a hardware EQ (or any HW unit) in PluginDoctor, this is exactly how it behaves. Never seen it in VST and i was wondering why. Not even AA stuff...

I have to listen carefully and compare it with some other EQs though to create a full opinon.
  Resident 2.02.2014 1 2639
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Do you know why it is so expensive? Because a lot of snake oil was used to wash your brains. Snake oil has a premium quality here.
Cramping, 80bit with 32 bit float output, huge cpu kill, and no flexibility.
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  Member 3.01.2021 65
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quote by molokososDo you know why it is so expensive? Because a lot of snake oil was used to wash your brains. Snake oil has a premium quality here.
Cramping, 80bit with 32 bit float output, huge cpu kill, and no flexibility.

Definitely not snake oil. It is expensive but what it does is unique. Sounded better than Pro Q with exact same eq curve. I matched them perfectly in plugin doctor....
  Resident 2.02.2014 1 2639
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You matched them both, they nulled to -inf or something too quiet (which is not noticeable in a real world) and it is still better? What is unique?
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  Member 31.12.2017 148
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Awesome, thank you very much R2R!

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