EQ560

Modification Details for EQ560 2.5.0

EQ560 emulates the classic 1960s American 10-band graphic equalizer with features such as precise filtering, high headroom, and proportional Q curves. It is available both as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin demo.

The notable modification is the integration of Satella to unlock the ability to purchase the premium version within the app, allowing users to access advanced features.

Key Features of the Tweak

• Integration of Satella for premium purchase unlocking
• Full functionality as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin
• Enhanced audio processing emulating vintage 10-band EQ

EQ560 AUv3 plug-in offers a classic American equalizer experience from the late 1960s, carefully modeled to deliver precision and vintage sound character. This 10-band graphic equalizer is designed with high headroom and precision filtering, making it ideal for enhancing audio signals with accuracy and warmth.

The app provides a time-limited demo version that allows you to enjoy 5 minutes of free play each time you launch it. This lets you explore its powerful features repeatedly without restrictions. Its flexible usage options and sophisticated design bring together the best of analog warmth with modern digital precision.

Key Features

• Standalone app and AUv3 plug-in compatibility for seamless integration in your projects.
• Exact port of the Rack Extensions plug-in, maintaining faithful sound quality.
• Vintage EQ modeling replicates the distinctive tonal qualities of classic hardware.
• 10 bands of proprietary equalization provide broad and detailed spectrum shaping.
• Graphic user interface with familiar operation centered on octave bands.
• Boost or cut up to 12 dB per band, offering extensive dynamic range control.
• Innovative "Proportional Q" technology adjusts filter bandwidth intuitively, narrowing the Q at higher boost/cut levels for precise control.
• IN/OUT bypass switch enables quick before/after sound comparisons, streamlining your workflow.
• Supports Stereo (Mono), Mid, and Side EQ modes for versatile mixing applications.
• Undo and Redo functionality helps you experiment confidently.
• A/B comparison feature allows easy switching between two EQ settings to find the best sound.
• Options for 2x, 4x, and 8x upsampling improve audio quality during processing.
• Scalable graphical user interface suits all screen sizes and user preferences.

The EQ560 excels at curve shaping, enabling complex tonal adjustments that are difficult to achieve with typical equalizers. Its unique Proportional Q design widens the filter bandwidth at lower boost or cut levels for gentle tonal shaping, while narrowing it when more aggressive EQ curves are needed. This hybrid approach provides intuitive and musical control over your sound.

Extending beyond the original hardware features, this digital EQ offers flexibility such as selecting different equalizer modes (Stereo, Mid, Side) and the option to remove analog saturation to remain true to a clean digital signal path. This grants the freedom to tailor your sound exactly how you want it without losing the character of analog processing.

EQ560 is particularly useful for making broader equalization adjustments across larger spectral areas. For example, it can add warmth and fullness to a thin snare drum by boosting several lower bands simultaneously or open up a dull vocal by carefully cutting and boosting multiple mid and high bands. Its detailed control helps transform tracks with surgical precision or subtle musicality.

To use EQ560 as a plug-in, load it within any AUv3-compatible host app such as GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis, and more. It will appear among your Audio Unit extensions as an effect plug-in ready to enhance your audio projects.

The EQ560 complements other parametric equalizer plug-ins like EQ550 and EQ550b, expanding your tonal palette and mixing flexibility within your iOS setup.