Waves Announces H-EQ Hybrid EQ

Waves has announced the release of its new H-EQ. Highly versatile, ergonomically advanced, and we expect quite musical as well for mixing and mastering, it is available now for $149 TDM and $99 Native.

The new Waves H-EQ has been released.

Waves explains their newest addition thusly:

“H-EQ is a uniquely powerful hybrid equalizer, featuring vintage and modern EQ inspired by the finest British and American consoles; seven different filter types per band, including a newly-developed, one-of-a-kind asymmetrical bell filter; an intuitive keyboard graphic that lets you choose frequencies by clicking on notes; an exclusive MS Mode so you can apply different EQ to Mid and Side content; and a flexible real-time frequency spectrum analyzer with multiple display options.

Features

• Seven filter types per band: US Vintage, UK Vintage 1, UK Vintage 2, US Modern, UK Modern, Digital 1 and Digital 2

• Newly-developed asymmetrical bell filter

• Exclusive MS matrix mode: Apply different EQ to Mid and Side content

• Keyboard graphic: Choose frequencies by clicking on notes

• Real-time frequency spectrum analyzer

Controls

• Input Fader controls the signal input level.

• EQ Modes Stereo/Linked, Dual/Unlinked, MS Mode

• EQ Filters: HP, LF, LMF, MF, HMF, HF, LP

• Analog Type toggles between analog characteristic types.

• Analog Level controls the level of the combined noise and hum.

• THD Level controls the level of harmonic distortion added to the signal

• Keyboard lets you choose frequencies by clicking on notes.

• Analyzer presents a real-time graphical display of your input signal, output signal or both, as well as the EQ curve.

• Analyzer In displays the input signal, post-input fader.

• Analyzer Out displays the output signal, post-output fader.

• L/M turns on the display of the left side only in Stereo mode, or the M in M/S mode.

• R/S turns on the display of the right side only in Stereo mode, or the S in M/S mode.

• Freeze stops the frequency graph.

• Peak Hold stops the frequency graph at its highest peak point.

• Analyzer Scale displays the energy level measured by the analyzer.

• EQ Scale displays the EQ curve being applied to the signal.

• Band Markers allow you to manipulate the EQ bands using the band markers.

• Output fader controls signal output level.

• Phase flips the phase of the signal by 180 degrees.

• Trim displays the maximum peak level of the output signal and its distance from 0 dBFS.”

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