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Waves PuigTec EQs
Category
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Waves
Developer

Overview

Boost and cut at once.

PuigTec models two Pultec passive equalisers, the EQP-1A for highs and lows and the MEQ-5 for midrange, from Jack Joseph Puig's own maintained units. Passive circuitry shapes tone gently, which is why these have stayed in mastering chains for over fifty years and why the EQP-1A remains the standard answer for fat, punchy bass and drums. They enrich vocals, guitars and synths just as well, and suit mixing as much as mastering.

Highlights

Models the Pultec EQP-1A programme equaliser and the MEQ-5 midrange unit
Taken from Jack Joseph Puig's own hardware
Simultaneous boost and attenuation on the low band, the classic Pultec move
Passive design: broad, musical curves that resist sounding harsh
Tube and transformer colour with the controls set flat
MEQ-5 covers the midrange the EQP-1A deliberately leaves alone
Switchable analogue noise modelling
Included in JJP Analog Legends

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VSTVST3AUAAX NativeAAX DSP
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Equalization
SKU
1246-2913
Product code
JJPTTDM

macOS

OS
11 or later (native Apple Silicon)
Processor
Apple Silicon & Intel

Windows

OS
10 or later (64-bit)
Processor
64-bit Intel / AMD

Apple Silicon and Intel Macs are both natively supported.

Waves

About the maker

Meet Waves.

Waves Audio, founded in 1992 in Israel, is one of the world's largest developers of audio plugins and signal processors. Its catalogue spans EQs, compressors, reverbs, and vintage console emulations used across music, film, broadcast, and live sound.

Waves PuigTec EQs

£32