On 01/05/2006, at 8:40 PM, darealbasoski wrote: > > Paul > When it came out I considered the Cambridge to become my 'end all' > EQ. I never ever used it though. Unlike a lot of people I just > don't like the sound of it. (Please no flaming, just my personal > opinion...) I think the Wavearts Trackplug5 EQ is good, Nomad > Factory have just released their Analog Signature stuff and the EQ > is very good, I bought that. Thanks so much for your comments. I've looked at the Nomad Factory but they seem a little too vintage in their design for what I've looking for. > Sonalksis I have too, and despite hundreds of reviews across the > 'net claiming the 517 EQ has that silk smooth top end sound, I > don't agree. To my ears the Sonalksis highs sound as harsh as the > Channel EQ. Not saying the Channel EQ is bad though, for a freebie > EQ it is freakin amazing, and the lightningfast GUI is great. I've DL'd a Sonalksis demo and I'm waiting for my next album mix to start on Friday. I'll give it a run then. > Just been demoing the URS classic console EQ's and the Waves SSL > bundle the last week. I've only worked on an SSL twice so I can't > vouch for the Waves authenticity in terms of sound, but it sure is > a good sounding EQ with an unmistakable analog edge. I won't be > buying it though, I'm not a fan of the typical hyped SSL highs and > I'm not in popmusic :-) So I need an iLok to run the URS & Waves demos eh?" Bummer. I've never been a big fan of the SSL eq sound. I'm much more of a Neve guy but as I said in my original post "character" eq is not a problem. I already have the Pultec & Pultec Pro on my UAD-1 cards and they are truly beautiful sounding EQ's in a vintage style and UA are about to launch their Neve eq models for UAD so I would be much happier giving them a go than a native equivalent. Have you even tried the Waves Renaissance eq? What were your thoughts on that? > I will be buying the URS's though. I can't tell if they indeed > produce a Neve or Api type of sound, but they sure sound wonderful. > First digital EQ's I've used that indeed give good sounding highs > that won't make your ears bleed at high volumes. Also the lows are > very solid. The bundle gives you 2 new Mix Eq's too, with the N and > A series sound but with 7 bands and hi and low filters. I replaced > the EQ's on 3 productions with the URS's this weekend and I'm > totally blown away by the sound. Hmm. Interesting. Maybe I'll keep my eye on them > As for surgical EQ's, can't help ya out there... I looked at the URS EQ everything bundle. It appears that there is a very full featured parametric model in there. Did you try this one? > There's a new EQ coming out shortly from Elisound, their claims are > promising, but maybe a little too hyped...? > http://www.eliosound.com/aireq > Thanks for the tip. > If you happen to have an iLok I'd surely give the Waves SSL and the > URS's a try, in my own search I forked out the 40 bucks for the > iLok just to demo them and I'm surely glad I did! I think my time of not owning an iLok is starting to run out... > Goodluck, let us know what your findings are! Will do. It's interesting that for a fairly long I've been happy with Cambridge and I'm now only starting to hear aspects of it that I'm less than fully happy with... > > I take it that's you on artofthegroove? Solid production! Thanks! That was a few years ago now.... Kind regards ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Paul Najar Jaminajar Music Production www.jaminajar.com