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Weiss EQ1 Black Friday deals put the Softube port of Weiss Engineering's digital mastering EQ at $249, 54% off, until Nov 8, 2026.
The EQ1 plugin is a line-by-line port of the original SHARC assembler code from the 1996 hardware. The maker says presets recalled in the plugin sound and behave the way they do on the unit.
It works as a Minimum Phase EQ, a Linear Phase EQ and a Dynamic EQ in one tool. You pick the mode that fits the job: surgical cuts, phase-neutral moves on a full mix, or level-dependent EQ.
Seven identical parametric bands cover the full audio range. The Q range runs from 0.2 to 650, and the Boost/Cut range goes from -39 to +18 dB.
Softube added Threshold, Attack, Release and Ratio per band in Dynamic Advanced Mode. The hardware lets four bands work dynamically. The plugin lets you switch on all seven.
Softube built the plugin with Weiss Engineering and says Weiss endorses it. Daniel Weiss founded the company in 1985 to build digital audio gear for mastering studios.
The EQ1 sits alongside the Weiss + Softube DS1-MK3 and MM-1 plugins. A separate upgrade version of the EQ1 exists for owners of the Weiss EQ MP.
The plugin runs in AU, VST, VST3 and AAX hosts on macOS and Windows. Apple silicon is supported natively. It needs a Softube account and an iLok account, plus internet access to download installers and manage licenses.
Supported sample rates are 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192 kHz, in mono and stereo. The maker recommends VST3. It officially tests in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One and Reaper.
Yes. The Weiss EQ1 plugin from Softube is 54% off during the Black Friday deal, which puts it at $249 until Nov 8, 2026. The upgrade version for Weiss EQ MP owners is a separate product.
It runs in Minimum Phase, Linear Phase, Dynamic and Dynamic Advanced modes. Dynamic Advanced adds Threshold, Attack, Release and Ratio on individual bands, and all seven bands can work dynamically.
It comes as AU, VST, VST3 and AAX for macOS and Windows. Softube officially tests it in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One and Reaper, and recommends VST3 over the older VST format.
The maker calls it a line-by-line port of the original SHARC code, with presets that sound and behave like the hardware. It adds 32-bit / 192 kHz operation, updated ergonomics and extra dynamic features.
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