Soundtoys Sie-Q

Equalizer plug-in

• Accurately recreates a vintage German hardware EQ unit for an authentic experience
• Roots in broadcasting make it the perfect EQ for vocals and mixing
• Highly musical EQ with output Drive section to get the best from your performance and mix
• Articulate high-frequency band with switchable mid-range and powerful low-end band
• Smooth, non-stepped gain controls for a full range of gain per frequency band

The Soundtoys Sie-Q 5 is an authentic recreation of a vintage, German hardware EQ, boasting a rich and musical sound that will take your tracks from rough and raw to professional and radio-ready. Using proprietary component level modelling, the Soundtoys Sie-Q accurately emulates the discrete silicon transistor design of the original hardware to deliver a beautiful sound with a simple and intuitive layout to instantly add vintage EQ to your tracks and mixes. An often under-appreciated component of mixing and mastering, EQ is arguably the most powerful and important aspect in shaping and sculpting your tracks. With Sie-Q, you are given the tools to transform and carve out your performances to fit the context of your mix or to simply add vintage flair and character to your sound.

Featuring an intuitive layout of three frequency bands and an output Drive section, the Sie-Q requires a very little learning curve to allow you to add vintage analog tone to your tracks quickly and easily, without tedious boundaries like menu-diving that stifle creativity. Each band is tuned to perfection to provide you with all the character and tonal shaping you need within that range. The low-frequency band lets you add 'oomph' and weight to thin and weak tracks, whereas the frequency-switchable mid-range lets you hone in on a specific targetted frequency to fine-tune the most important part of your instruments tone and the high-frequency range is tailored perfectly for vocal performances thanks to the broadcasting roots of the original hardware counterpart. In traditional Soundtoys fashion, the Drive circuit allows you to take your signal into overdrive and add complex saturation and harmonics to your bass tracks, vocals, drums and much more.

Features

• Authentic recreation of vintage German broadcast EQ
• The Roots in broadcasting make it perfect for vocals
• Expertly tuned frequency bands provide a musical experience
• Expanded funtionality for the modern producer including smooth, non-stepped gain controls per band
• Crystal clear top-end delivers articulate and airy sounds
• Switchable mid-range band lets you pin-point specific frequencies to attenuate or boost
• Create everything from subtle tone shaping to wide carving
• Carve out space so your tracks can fit your mix with ease
• Add rich low-end or remove excessive bass with the expertly tuned low-frequency band
• Adjustable Drive control lets you add saturation and harmonics
• Drive Control accurately recreate the colour of the vintage hardware EQ
• +/- 15dB of Drive control on the output plus an Auto-Gain stage

SPECIFICATIONS

• Version: 5
• License validity: Unlimited
• Copy protection: iLok 2 / iLok 3 / Machine License
• Simultaneous activation: 2
• Windows: from 10 (64-Bit)
• Mac OS (64 bits): From 10.12
• Min. CPU: AMD Multicore, Apple Silicon, Intel Core
• Internet connection required for installation/activation, iLok License Manager
• Supported formats: AAX Native 64-bit, AU 64-bit, VST2 64-bit, VST3 64-bit