The Sonoris Parallel Equalizer (SPEQ) is a minimum phase parametric equalizer in VST, VST3, AU, AAX and RTAS format for Windows and Mac. The plugin is suitable for mixing and especially mastering. It has fixed filter types on each band and band 2 to 6 are connected in parallel. The filters are build in a feedback/feedforward manner to provide cutting and boosting, like in analog graphic equalizers. Band 3 to 5 are constant-Q bells and 2 and 6 are shelves. Band 1 and 7 are low/high cuts and connected in series with the rest. The main feature is that this eq is a lot more subtle and needs more work to set up right because there is some interaction between the bands. In normal series connected eq's the gains of two bands just add up but in a parallel eq it doesn't. The filters are parallel to each other as well as the unprocessed signal and this makes that if you have for example a low shelve boost and switch on a low freq bell boost too, it just doesn't do much more. You can't easily overdo things, but have to work harder to get it right. Also, the signal path is cleaner because the filters al work on the same input. The filters have correct gain up to Nyquist. Besides working in stereo, the Parallel Equalizer can also process audio in M(id), S(ide), L or R mode. The plugin has a large graphical display that shows exactly what you get. The size of the plugin can be changed to your liking by dragging the lower right-hand corner. Product Features 7 band parametric minimum phase equalizer with parallel connected bands Feedforward / feedback circuit topology Lowpass and highpass filters up to 24 dB/octave Constant Q bells, shelving, low and high cut filters Stereo, L, R or MS processing No pre-warping effects, that is, correct response up to Nyquist Soft Engage technology to prevent switching noise Mousewheel support A/B comparison Large graphical display with dragable handles for maximum control Spectrum analyser Three zoom levels Scalable user interface High resolution level meter Full automation possible Settings can be saved 64 bit internal resolution Windows 32/64 bit VST, VST3 and AAX versions Mac OS Universal Binary 32/64 bit VST, VST3, AU and AAX versions Mac OS Universal Binary and Windows RTAS versions Easy Online License Activation USB drive based license activation for offline computers Windows Requirements Host application compatible with: AAX Native plugins RTAS plugins VST plugins Windows 7, 8, 10 32 and 64 bit Up to 3 computers Mac Requirements Host application compatible with: AAX Native plugins Audio-Unit plugins RTAS plugins VST plugins Mac OS 10.7 and higher Intel Processor 32 and 64 bit Up to 3 computers
