Nuendo/cubase built-in eq

[~BURNY~]

Is it me or... They are absolute crap... I did an A/B test with several plugins. I didn't expect having such a huge difference . I won't use them anymore.

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

they're tolerable, if you need to save a bit on VST usage.

 

[Black neon bob]

Yeah... i use em for very small subtle things... they are ok, and save some CPU/RAM...

 

[Noumenon]

Is it me or... They are absolute crap... I did an A/B test with several plugins. I didn't expect having such a huge difference . I won't use them anymore.

I just dumped all the built in eq in my latest mix 'cause they were so worthless.

 

[~BURNY~]

I just dumped all the built in eq in my latest mix 'cause they were so worthless.

That's what I did lately. Major improvment. Even some of my cheapest plugins proceed less phase shift and more accuracy. Why the hell din't I notice it earlier? Stupid me.

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

it's like any other tool, if you work out the best wat to use it it'll find it's niche. But this stuff was never meant to compete with waves et al, it's just a little function thats useful for little things. Say you have a load of bass rumble on one track and don't want to work on it yet, boom, there you go, uses no cpu/ram at all and does the job OK.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

I don't use Nuendo much but is it me or couldn't the EQ interface be a little more user friendly??

 

[Frankie]

what eq do you use now? just out of interest..ive never realy tried using any other ones. i have a fair selection of plugins so i should probably test some.

 

[Mikey Bolton]

what eq do you use now? just out of interest..ive never realy tried using any other ones. i have a fair selection of plugins so i should probably test some.

Wavearts Track Plug V5

 

[black sugar]

You know, compressors and limiters seem to get all the press lately, so EQ's tend to be grossly overlooked IMHO.

I recently started doing some comparisons and I was really surprised at the differences. Most of the low CPU usage EQ plugs are... crap. That includes the Cubase EQ's which I used to use more often that I'd like to admit. Argh. But it seems that the most accurate or least phasey EQ's are CPU hogs. Makes sense.

Anyway, check out the Algorithmix Linear Phase (Red and Orange) and the Sony Oxford demos as a starting point. That's how good (and expensive) digital EQ can be. The URS stuff is nice too, but the Algorithmix and Sony Oxford were my faves for all around usage. Do some comparisons with more affordable and CPU efficient plugs and them make some decisions.

I ended up buying the Oxford EQ for Powercore. Ouch. Expensive. But it beat the UAD Cambridge (that I already own), which is modeled on the Oxford, by enough of a margin that I took the plunge.

A good low budget option is the JMS Audioware Hi-Res EQ. Awesome for $75, and coded in assembly for super low CPU usage.

http://www.jms-audioware.com/dx_plugs.htm

 

[vile_ator]

Hey, I use those Nuendo Eq's all the time. I use them as a high pass on a bass distortion track, say. Or any kind of track thats low resolution. Out of an entire mix Im probably using 3 of them. Saves CPU and works for un important stuff.

Colin

 

[davormen]

Used it only once (that I can remember)... CPU usage was already through the roof, and I just had to reduce some of the boom in an acoustic guitar backing track... barely audible in the mix... but it worked...
For an EQ with a personality, check out Tritone Hydratone... not expensive at all (cc. $150), but boosting the midrange with the avalon 737 model is worth the price alone... not to mention the output saturation emus... it's impulse based...

 

[Nostalgiaplatz]

Voxengo GlissEQ <- the best EQ plugin I found, it has all features I've always needed and looked for. Check it out, it's not a really a cpu-intensive plugin from my experiments

 

[Razorjack]

Eq plug-ins are something I've never really looked into, I've always found that the Waves Q plug-in's have worked fine for me when I need to do anything other than low pass/high pass (when I use Nuendo EQ happily).

 

[~BURNY~]

Voxengo GlissEQ <- the best EQ plugin I found, it has all features I've always needed and looked for. Check it out, it's not a really a cpu-intensive plugin from my experiments

I second that. The only "bad" thing is about the graphical display which can distract you from using your ears (like many other plugins) imo. Otherwise it's fine and cheap.

 

[Hopkins-WitchfinderGeneral]

Eq plug-ins are something I've never really looked into, I've always found that the Waves Q plug-in's have worked fine for me when I need to do anything other than low pass/high pass (when I use Nuendo EQ happily).

I find the renaissance EQs to be a lot nicer.

 

[Kazrog]

I ended up buying the Oxford EQ for Powercore. Ouch. Expensive. But it beat the UAD Cambridge (that I already own), which is modeled on the Oxford, by enough of a margin that I took the plunge.

Really? I own the UAD Cambridge and I've been very happy with it. Haven't tried the Oxford...