Kuassa vs Softube EQ RE's

[BradfordMoeller]

I own all of the Kuassa EQ rack extensions, but am considering going for the softube tube-tech next time it goes on sale- my trial on it was used years ago, could anyone offer opinions? Is the Softube EQ much better, and how good is the compressor section?

[MrFigg]

Try this before you throw that amount of money away.
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/pteq-x-by-ignite-amps

The general consensus Seems to be thar it’s every bit as good as he Softube thing.

[chaosroyale]

plus 100000000 for this.

if you think you need a pultec style EQ, just get this one, and maybe send the devs a few of the bucks they saved you.

Try this before you throw that amount of money away.
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/pteq-x-by-ignite-amps

The general consensus Seems to be thar it’s every bit as good as he Softube thing.

[BradfordMoeller]

Try this before you throw that amount of money away.
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/pteq-x-by-ignite-amps

The general consensus Seems to be thar it’s every bit as good as he Softube thing.

Ooh thank you very much! It doesn't have a compressor section, but it certainly seems worth trying.

[chaosroyale]

not a CL1B comp, but this free LA-2 is great and can cover a lot of the same ground, especially on vocals or bass sounds.

https://audiotools.se/downloads/leveling-tool/

combine that with the free pultec EQ and you have instant boutique mojo

Try this before you throw that amount of money away.
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/pteq-x-by-ignite-amps

The general consensus Seems to be thar it’s every bit as good as he Softube thing.

Ooh thank you very much! It doesn't have a compressor section, but it certainly seems worth trying.

[Loque]

Nobody really needs a Pultec for 350 bucks... The EQs are good and musical, but nothing that makes me horny... Especially not for that price.

The compressor is... A compressor. I personally don't use it much. Maybe because it works best on specific material. You could try Molot or a SSL compressor as an alternative.

[BradfordMoeller]

Nobody really needs a Pultec for 350 bucks... The EQs are good and musical, but nothing that makes me horny... Especially not for that price.

The compressor is... A compressor. I personally don't use it much. Maybe because it works best on specific material. You could try Molot or a SSL compressor as an alternative.

Also great advice, thank you. It's hard to resist branching out on gear & is good to hear something like this while brainstorming haha

[reddust]

why not get some mixing and mastering software for that money like izotope's or sonible's which also include EQ? Or are you looking for a specific kind of EQ?

[littlejam]

hello,

@MrFigg

the link you supplied:
at the bottom of the comments section
a user states that this eq crashes reason10

can any users confirm performance issues / success please

cheers,

j

[MrFigg]

hello,

@MrFigg

the link you supplied:
at the bottom of the comments section
a user states that this eq crashes reason10

can any users confirm performance issues / success please

cheers,

j

I downloaded it, installed it and tried it for a bit. It’s nothing I really have a use for but it never crashed Reason 10 for me. I know other people who use it without problem as well. But don’t take my word for it alone. I guess there’s more people on the forum who can comment on this.

[BradfordMoeller]

why not get some mixing and mastering software for that money like izotope's or sonible's which also include EQ? Or are you looking for a specific kind of EQ?

I have Izotope Ozone 8 which I sometimes use for Mastering, I think I'm just looking for more "universal" or "professional" EQ/comp devices to use on individual tracks, potentially on many tracks in a song, ideally ones that are an EQ/comp 2-in-1 device.

[reddust]

I understand, maybe Melda has something for you, their plugins might not look that pretty but they are pretty good for the price in my opinion...

https://www.meldaproduction.com/guides/equalizers

Maybe this one could be an interesting option:

https://www.meldaproduction.com/MSpectralDynamics