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The vqa 154 Black Friday deal covers the VQA-154 American Vintage EQ from Fuse Audio Labs, 72% off at $19 until Dec 6, 2026.
It is a four-band EQ plugin, and it follows a 1970s equalizer module that ended up in broadcasting and production studios around the world.
The maker describes the original as a rare and sought-after four-band module. The mid band filters are built around inductors, and a fully discrete output stage drives a serious output transformer.
The plugin version is described as easy to use. It gives clean tones with a pleasant coloration that stays musical.
The maker says things get interesting once you turn the bands up a bit. You get a firm sound with textured harmonics, and the maker says it never turns harsh or bloated.
The gain and bandwidth interact with each other, which the maker calls the signature of the unit. If you dial in a boost and then change the bandwidth, the two settings affect each other, so the shape of the curve is part of the sound.
Fuse Audio Labs also says it holds up on the mix buss, where it helps a mix come together.
The maker pitches it as a tool for many different sources, from single tracks to the bus.
The plugin runs in VST2, VST3, AAX or AudioUnits hosts on Mac, and in VST2, VST3 or AAX hosts on Windows.
Yes. The VQA-154 American Vintage EQ from Fuse Audio Labs is 72% off at $19 in the Black Friday deal, which ends Dec 6, 2026.
It has four bands with continuous filter gains, a gain-compensated drive control and a linear output control. It also offers stereo, linked and mid/side operation modes, so you can treat the mids and sides separately.
On Mac it works in VST2, VST3, AAX and AudioUnits hosts, 64-bit only, on Intel or Apple Silicon. On Windows it runs in VST2, VST3 and AAX hosts, in 32- and 64-bit.
Fuse Audio Labs says it shines on the mix buss, where it makes everything fall into place. The stereo, linked and mid/side modes plus the drive control are the tools you would use for that job.
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