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The q clone Black Friday deal from Waves takes 69% off this utility plugin for capturing classic hardware EQ curves, which brings it to $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Q-Clone is the plugin half of the Q-Capture/Q-Clone pair. Q-Capture samples the curve of a hardware EQ, and Q-Clone plays that curve back inside your DAW.
Waves points to three limits of outboard analog EQ. You can't run more than one instance of a hardware unit, you can't save presets, and you can't see the curve it applies.
That last one matters because the real curve often doesn't match the panel markings. Q-Clone shows it graphically.
Q-Capture samples a hardware EQ's curve. You save that capture as a Q-Clone plugin preset, then insert it on as many tracks as you like.
Each instance displays the exact curve it applies. The maker describes the result as "pretty magical".
If you capture several EQs, you can mix and match curves from different units. You can also clone plugins and save curves from several series EQs as a single preset.
The included presets mean you can load classic hardware curves without capturing anything yourself. The sound of that gear goes straight into your DAW projects.
On Mac, Q-Clone supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX.
If you want a hardware EQ's curve on every track in a session, this is the utility Waves built for that job.
Yes. The Q-Clone Black Friday deal takes 69% off this Waves utility plugin, bringing it to $29.99. The offer ends Nov 26, 2026.
Q-Clone plays back hardware EQ curves captured with Q-Capture. You save a sampled curve as a plugin preset, insert it on as many tracks as you like, and see the exact curve displayed graphically.
On Mac it runs as VST, AU and AAX on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15. On Windows 10 or later it comes as VST and AAX.
Q-Clone comes with a large collection of presets from vintage hardware EQs. It also lets you save your own captured curves, mix curves from different EQs, and use virtual cables to clone plugins without an audio interface.
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