User Manual

Page 4 Duende Native User Guide
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-EQ
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-EQ is a versatile and comprehensive mastering grade parametric EQ plug-in built from the ground up for Duende. It has an
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nprecedented clarity, smoothness, and excellent high-frequency response. A total of 10 EQ bands are provided, split into
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edicated HP and LP filters, LF and HF shelves and 6 bell bands. A Parallel EQ mode is also provided which recreates the
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haracteristic sound of an old parallel passive PEQ circuit built with inductors and capacitors.
Key Features
• 10 band fully parametric high quality digital EQ
• A total of 16 different filter types: 5 different cut filters, 9 bell shapes, shelving filters and a parallel mode
• Extensive control options including dragable EQ graph nodes, mouse wheel adjustment and numerical data entry
• Extremely low noise and low non-linear distortion filter algorithms resulting in the residual THD+N significantly lower
than 24-bit quantisation noise
• Comprehensive stereo/mono peak (with clip-hold), RMS and dynamic history metering at input and output
• Different bell filter types are all normalised to look identical at +6dB boost allowing for quick comparison between filter
types
• Proprietary preset management functions providing compatibility between all major DAW platforms
• A/B functionality for easy comparison of any two settings
• Individual band bypass
• Global latency free bypass
• Real-time FFT Analyser showing the result of the EQ processing on the audio spectrum
• Superb mastering grade audio quality delivered by Duende’s 64-bit floating point engine
• Preset library based on settings used by some of the worlds top mixing engineers