RNDigital stellt uns ein neues Plugin vor, welches extrem an FREQUALIZER erinnert. Das GUI sieht aus wie die beschissene Version eines APPLE GUI’s, MP3 player etc… LE is avaialble too. Neues Bundle und neue Manuals gibt es ebenfalls.

FIREQ

From the RNDigital press release:

The FIREQ is a 1/6th octave stereo finite impulse response (FIR) mastering equalizer with linear phase characteristics. This highly accurate eq provides transparent results, without non-linear phase shift or smearing of your audio. Improvements over our highly successful FREQUALIZER include 62 eq bands with gain/reduction of +/- 27 Db per band-for precise frequency tailoring, an overall output gain/reduction range of +/- 24Db, and a larger, easy to read interface. Extensive editing of your eq curve is achieved by dragging the fixed control points, or by drawing a freehand curve. Scaling or smoothing of your settings are easy with the click of your mouse. With FIREQ’s Match function you can learn the spectral characteristics of one audio source and apply it to another. Matching creates continuity between individual tracks, or entire mixes. Using FIREQ’s States, 50 different eq snapshots can be stored, copied, moved, deleted, recalled and saved for automation. If you need a transparent, phase free mastering equalizer, FIREQ is for you.

Like stated, it looks like the FREQUALIZER all over again. I actually think the FREQUALIZER was a pretty cool plug-in. I never used it much, but it was very innovative and I’m sure it had some happy users. When I tried it for the first time it was actually the first time I saw the “match” function, as well as the possibility to draw the curve freehanded. The freehand drawing made so much sense. I had thought about the idea before and didn’t really get why the developers limited their graphical EQ plug-ins by not allowing to set the curve you want the way it makes the most sense on a computer. In a way I still don’t get that.

If you’re interested in FIREQ, there’s an online tutorial available. It’s not a video, but described the functionality.

FIREQ is priced at $249. Owners of the FREQUALIZER get the FIREQ for free. Presets saved and loaded from the FREQUALIZER into the FIREQ will be offset due to increase in control points.

And for the LE version.

The FIREQ LE is a 1/3rd octave stereo finite impulse response (FIR) mastering equalizer with linear phase characteristics. This new equalizer from RNDigital incorporates the same filter characteristics of our FIREQ, but does not allow for spectral matching or the use of states. The layout of the FIREQ LE includes 31eq bands with gain/reduction of +/- 27 Db per band, freehand curve drawing, extensive history, left/right channel linking and editing, a detailed customizable spectral display, two workspaces and an overall output gain/reduction range of +/- 24Db.

FIREQ LE is yours for $129 USD.

New Initial Bundle and revised manuals

What’s a new plug-in without a new bundle to shove it into? The Initial Bundle is described as containing “the essential plug-ins”. This means D1, FINIS 1, FIREQ LE, and UNIQUEL-IZER LE. Price is $299.

RNDigital also wants you to know that they’ve issued revised and improved manuals for D1, D4, DETAILER, FINIS ONE and INSPECTOR XL.

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