Triple EQ

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Blue Cat's Triple EQ

"The easy and free shapeable filter"

Description

Blue Cat's Triple EQ - Semi-Parametric 3 Bands Equalizer DirectX and VST Plugin (Freeware)

Blue Cat's Triple EQ is a 3 bands semi-parametric equalizer that can be controlled as a single filter with customizable shape. It includes a low shelf filter, a high shelf filter and a boost/cut peak filter. Its wide range of gain (+/-40 dB per band) and bandwidth (.01 to 5 Octave) makes it very versatile to create any filter shape. The three filters are linked together so that when you change the center frequency or the bandwidth, the parameters of the three filters are modified accordingly: you can control the entire equalizer characteristics with a single mouse click.

The graph shows the computed frequency response of the plug-in, so that you can exactly know how your signal is processed. The controls are now directly available on the filter graph, making the design of the filter shape even easier.

The Smooth Update mechanism has been included in this plug-in so that you can control the EQ in real time with automation curve or MIDI: you will get an absolutely zipper-free clean and continuous time-varying equalization with absolutely no latency. It makes this plugin the ideal companion of our audio analysis tools for signal-dependant side chain filtering.

For independent left/right channels filtering or stereo widening with mid-side processing, you might be interested in trying Blue Cat's Stereo Triple EQ or Blue Cat's Widening Triple EQ. Check out the Parametr'EQ Series for a complete parametric EQ solution.

Price: Freeware

Supported Platforms: Windows-VST / Windows-DirectX

Download: DirectX installer / VST installer / Skins

Included in Bundle: Free Pack

Main Features

True WYSIWYG 3 bands semi-parametric equalizer / shapeable filter.
+-40 dB range for each band with customizable effective range.
Automatic gain compensation.
No latency.
Real time display of the frequency response with precise measurement and zooming capabilities.
On-graph filter shape control.
Window Opacity Control: make the plugin window transparent.
Smooth Bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise.
Undo/Redo.
Import/Export presets and share them between the directX and VST versions.

Blue Cat Audio Standards:

Native DSP code for optimal performance.
Skinnable user interface.
DirectX and VST plug-in formats support.
Smooth Update: silent (zipper-free) parameters update.
Full automation support (all parameters can be automated, with smooth and continuous update)
No CPU load on idle: when the plugin is fed with silence, the processing smoothly shuts down, to optimize the CPU usage of your Digital Audio Workstation.
Real time MIDI control with advanced settings (MIDI channel and CC numbers, with complete response curve control) and MIDI learn.
Any sample rate supported.

Screenshots

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You can find more skins for this product here.

User Comments & Reviews

"I love the free TripleEQ plugin, I can easily focus in on a band and reduce the low end for my vocals. It's also handy for the master mixdown. Thanks!." - Aaron Rickels, recording musician, RunBeerRun

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System Requirements

Microsoft Windows XP or Vista.
Any DirectX or VST compatible host software (you can easily find one on www.kvraudio.com)
Note to Sony software users (Sony Vegas, Soundforge...): please follow this Sony DXi tutorial in order to be able to use the DirectX version.

Versions History >subscribe to our newsletter

2008/05/06	V3.1
	Fixed a crash when changing the skin from the toolbar menu.
2008/04/14	V3.0
	The plugin is now free. New GUI design and Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.4.2 support: Streamlined user interface with simplified controls for optimal workflow. Zooming: adjust the dB range of the EQ and the response curve graph. Frequency response measurement: new mouse coordinates display. Window Opacity Management: make the plugin window transparent. New toolbar to access the main functionalities. Smooth bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise. Undo/Redo. Import/Export presets in a host independant format: you can now share presets between the directX and VST versions Enlarged the filters frequency range. Performance improvements: Faster skin loading. Reduced memory consumption when several instances are loaded.
2006/11/29	V2.1
	Now supports Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.2.4. Curves are now antialised. Parameters can be fine tuned when the shift key is down, which offers a .1 dB gain resolution. CPU efficiency improvement: no processing occurs when input is silent. Settings window now loads faster. (Bug fix): in some plug-in adapters (such as FxPansion's VST to RTAS adapter) the GUI did not display properly when first loaded. (Bug fix): when reinstalling the software in another directory, the "skin not found" message was displayed.
2006/09/27	V2.0
	Advanced MIDI control with customizable parameters curve response and MIDI learn. Blue Cat's Skinning language V1.2.2 support. Now supports one skin per preset and a global default skin: customize each instance of the plug-in in the same session. All parameters can now be fine tuned thanks to a text-edit popup window that appears when double clicking on user interface widgets. Warning: because it now supports MIDI events, the DirectX plug-in may appear in the "Synth" or "DXi" category instead of "effects" in some hosts (such as Cakewalk Sonar). If it does not appear in you host, you might want to use our DXi Manager to de-activate MIDI features. Warning: this new version breaks the presets compatibility, and is thus installed as a new plug-in. If you have a previous version installed and do not want to keep it, just uninstall it manually.
2006/06/06	V1.0
	First release.