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EQuanaut is a stereo graphic equalizer with a set of band-pass filters that divide the audio spectrum into 10 bands allowing to control the amount of boost or cut in narrower frequency ranges, which is controlled with sliders or faders.
Add warmth and shimmer by boosting or Cut certain frequencies in a simple and intuitive interface with 26 built-in presets as a starting point. EQuanaut is available as a plugin in VST and VST3 64 bit versions for Windows as well as in Audio Unit for macOS.
Features:
Center Frequencies: 31 Hz, 62 Hz, 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 8 kHz and 16 kHz.
10 Sliders or faders. The amplitude passed by each filter is adjusted using a slide control to boost or cut frequency components.
Gain. Adjusts the overall decibel level by increasing or decreasing the amplitude of the signal from the input to the output, strengthening or weakening the frequency bands or ranges selected.
GEQ Reset. The Flat preset resets all bands of the currently selected graphic equalizer to zero decibel.
Dry / Wet. Offers a blend control for mixing and mastering.
Preset Manager. Built-in browser to load and save presets and banks, enabling to export to *.fxp (VST2 Preset), *.fxb (VST2 Bank), *.vstpreset (VST3 Preset), *.aupreset (Audio Unit Preset) plus two generic formats (plain text): the *.xmlpreset (XML Preset) and the *.xmlbank (XML Bank), providing cross-platform presets/banks. This allows to control over the loading and saving of presets from disk as well as sharing presets between different plugin formats using the generic *.xmlpreset (XML Preset) and the *.xmlbank (XML Bank).
Preset Name Display: Text box to display the active preset name.
26 Presets included. Ability to create new and interesting rotary speaker cabinet effects.
An overview of which frequencies affect different sound characteristics:
EQuanaut Frequency Distribution | |
Frequency Range | Frequency Values |
Sub-Bass Range | ~ 31 Hz to 62 Hz |
Bass Range | ~ 62 Hz to 250 Hz |
Low Midrange | ~ 250 Hz to 500 Hz |
Midrange | ~ 500 Hz to 2 KHz |
Upper Midrange | ~ 2 KHz to 4 KHz |
Presence Range | ~ 4 Hz |
Brilliance (High End) Range | ~ 8 Hz to 16 KHz |
Preset List:
# | Preset | Boosted or Cut Frequencies |
1 | Absolute Highlight | Boost 31 Hz → 250 Hz / 2 KHz→ 16 KHz |
2 | Balanced Presence | Boost 4 KHz → 16 KHz |
3 | Bass Booster | Boost 31 Hz → 250 Hz |
4 | Bass Reducer | Cut 31 Hz → 250 Hz |
5 | Drum Set Enhancement | Staggered Cut 31 Hz → 250 Hz / Boost 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
6 | Extreme Midrange Cut | Cut 500 Hz to 2 KHz |
7 | Flat → Reset GEQ to 0 dB | Reset All Bands to Zero db |
8 | Full Bass | Emphasis 31 Hz → 250 Hz |
9 | Full Bass and Treble | Staggered Boost 31 Hz → 250 Hz / 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
10 | Full Treble | Emphasis 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
11 | High End Brilliance | Boost 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
12 | High End Cut | Cut 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
13 | Low Boost and High End Cut | Boost 31 Hz → 250 Hz / Cut 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
14 | Low Cut and High End Boost | Cut 31 Hz → 250 Hz / Boost 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
15 | Midrange Booster | Impulse 500 Hz → 4 KHz |
16 | Midrange Cutter | Lowered 500 Hz → 4 KHz |
17 | Smooth Boost | Subtle Boost 31 Hz → 500 Hz / 4 KHz → 16 KHz |
18 | Smooth Cut | Subtle Boost 31 Hz → 500 Hz / 1 KHz → 16 KHz |
19 | Treble Booster | Staggered Boost 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
20 | Treble Reducer | Staggered Cut 31 Hz → 250 Hz / 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
21 | Ultra Boost | Boost 31 Hz → 250 Hz / 1 KHz / 4 KHz → 16 KHz |
22 | Ultra Cut | Cut 31 Hz → 16 KHz |
23 | Upper Midrange Boost | Emphasis 2 KHz → 4 KHz |
24 | Upper Midrange Cut | Cut 2 KHz → 4 KHz |
25 | Vocal Enhancer | Boost 31 Hz → 250 Hz / 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
26 | Vox Expander | Highlighted 2 KHz → 16 KHz |
Before you install VST, VST3 or Audio Units plugins, please make sure your computer fulfills the following requirements. Please test extensively the demo version of this product in your host to make sure there are no misbehaviors before purchasing.
Operating System: Windows Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (64-bit platforms).
VST or VST3 compatible host application 32/64 bit: These VST/VST3 software can be 'plugged in' to any host application that supports VST or VST3 Technology like: Image-Line FL Studio, Steinberg Cubase Pro, Artist and Elements, Steinberg Nuendo, Cakewalk by BandLab, Cockos REAPER, PreSonus Studio One, Acoustica Mixcraft, Ableton Live, MakeMusic Finale, Avid Sibelius, Magix ACID Music Studio, Magix Samplitude Music Studio and Pro X, Cantabile, n-Track Studio, DarkWave Studio, Bitwig, VSTHost, SAVIHost among others.
An ASIO® sound card is recommended for low latency real-time play.
Operating System: macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, macOS Mojave, macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur. We do not officially support older systems such as PowerPC or deprecated versions of Mac OS X. However our plugins may work, but we cannot guarantee any performance on such old systems.
Audio Unit compatible host application. They can be 'plugged in' to process audio by applications such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, Ableton Live, REAPER, Studio One Professional, Ardour, MainStage and Digital Performer among others.
Limitations of the Unregistered/Demo Version:
Same sound effects quality than the full version. It generates a short beep in all output channels every 10 seconds. Be aware that certain features may not be available.
- Minor adjustments in GUI.
- Minor modifications have been made to the default settings.
- Added link to website in company logo.
Fixed bugs:
- Message error in selector was fixed for Cubase, V-STack, Sibelius and Reaper hosts.
- Sporadic crash in Synapse Orion was fixed.
- Small bug fixes.
The full version is available to purchase, as downloadable software, the price isUS$ 19,90
- Minor adjustments in GUI.
- Minor modifications have been made to the default settings.
- Added link to website in company logo.
Fixed bugs:
- Message error in selector was fixed for Cubase, V-STack, Sibelius and Reaper hosts.
- Sporadic crash in Synapse Orion was fixed.
- Small bug fixes.
VST™is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH
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