George Massenburg has announced the latest iteration of the Massenburg DesignWorks Hi-Res Parametric EQ6 plug-in. Version 6 continues to offer new Avid AAX DSP and AAX Native 32/64-bit format support, with new features designed to make equalisation more succinct and effective. We have all the details of the new features, price and upgrade paths for existing owners.
What’s New In The MDWEQ6-AAX Plugin
Newly designed User Interface – makes it clearer than ever how EQ is performing
New High-Q high and low shelves – expands control to better manage top and bottom end frequencies
New Band 1 18dB/octave and 24dB/octave high and low pass filters – especially effective when recording
New active spectrum display – provides instant feedback
Real-time Analyser Resolution – under preferences, users can select how many data points to use to analyze the audio data. More points = more CPU processing
EQ Control Points (Node) – provides visual ease to adjust all parameters directly on the graph
MDWEQ6-AAX Plugin Features
Process audio in 64-bit floating-point resolution
High instance count of the plug-in in your session
Select frequencies from 10 Hz – 41 kHz, with variable Q
Uses constant shape reciprocal filter curves from the industry-standard reference
Quickly solo a band using the IsoPeak® functionality to find each target frequency
Compare settings fast with the A/B snapshots capability
With new real-time graphic analyzer, “surgical EQ’ing” becomes easier than ever
You can customise and fine-tune the plug-in via reference page/right click
MDWEQ6-AAX Plugin System Requirements
Windows – 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (64-bit only)
Mac – Mac OS X 10.7 or higher (32 or 64-bit)
Software – Pro Tools | HDX or any native Pro Tools system running Pro Tools 10.38 or higher software for Mac, 11.1 or higher for Win
Copy Protection – Requires iLok USB 2 Key (for authorization; not included) or higher
Tutorials and Introduction From George Massenburg On His New MDWEQ6-AAX Plugin
MDWEQ6-AAX Plugin - Price, Availability And Upgrades
If you are a new user then you can get the MDWEQ6-AAX plugin from the Avid Store for $299 now.
If you are an owner of the MDWEQ5-AAX Native plugin then you can buy an upgrade to the MDWEQ6-AAX DSP & Native plugin from the Massenburg DeisgnWorks web store for $99. Note you will need to surrender of MDWEQ5-AAX Native iLok license.
If you are an owner of the MDWEQ5-AAX DSP & Native plugin then you can buy an upgrade to the MDWEQ6-AAX DSP & Native plugin from the Massenburg DeisgnWorks web store for $99. Note you will need to surrender of MDWEQ5-AAX DSP & Native iLok license.
Other Ways To Get The George Massenburg EQ Sound
You can still get MDWEQ5 Plugin for UAD-2 and Apollo from Universal Audio
You can get the GML Option for Sonnox Oxford EQ from Sonnox