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EA-PQ interfaceEA-PQ · v1.2.2 · VST3 · AU · AAX

EQ · one of the 34

EA-PQ

The low-end trick every classic record used.

The passive tube program EQ — boost and attenuate the lows simultaneously for weight that stays tight, plus a silky bandwidth-controlled high boost.

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Hear it · one instance · level-matched

Program
Soul — level-matched, one instance
Spectrum · EA-PQ sheen
Processing
Boost + cut at 60 Hz: the low-end trick · 10k bell lifts the air · Tube stage glues it
Δ Loudness
-2.3 dB
Δ Top end
+2.1 dB
Δ Crest
+2.5 dB

Measured on this demo · method

Δ loudness-2.3 dBΔ crest+2.5 dBΔ top end+2.1 dBTrue peak-1.0 dB

Bench receipts · what shipped had to prove

  • Ship-gate battery green · auval PASS
  • Low boost+atten trick measured: resonant shelf with the tightening dip above it
  • Tube THD 0.1–1%, monotonic with drive · bypass null

Why it exists

Boost the lows with a modern EQ and the mud comes with the weight. The sixty-year-old answer is the passive trick: boost and cut the same shelf at once, and the curve grows a resonant lift with a tightening dip right above it.

EA-PQ models the passive network, the tube gain stage and the iron — so the trick works the way the faceplate promises. High boost is a bell with a BANDWIDTH knob: wide for sheen, narrow for presence. Stepped controls make every move recallable.

In the session

  • Run the boost + atten trick for big, tight low end.
  • Lift the top with a wide bell that never gets brittle.
  • Warm everything a touch just by passing through the tube.
  • Recall any move — the faceplate is stepped like the hardware.

Under the hood

Passive curves — the low boost + atten trick
High-boost bell with bandwidth control
Tube gain stage + output iron
Stepped, instantly recallable faceplate

System requirements

Versionv1.2.2
FormatsVST3 · AU · AAX
macOSmacOS 11+ · Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal)
WindowsWindows 10/11 · 64-bit · VST3 + AAX
LicensingiLok · machine, cloud or USB
DeliveryEchelon Audio Hub

Buyer's guide

Which EQ?

Four EQs, four reasons.

CONTOURSurgical and dynamic — cut the problem only when it happens.$149
HERITAGEVintage console and passive curves — the expensive top end.$149
EA-EQThe everyday paragraphic — HPF, cut the mud, lift the air.$39
EA-PQPassive tube weight — the classic low-end trick.this unit