Round-Up: EQ Plug-Ins

Like the Lindell TE-100 this is directly inspired by another German EQ, this time the Siemens w295b. Unlike the TE-100 this is simple stuff. LF shelf, switchable midrange (0.7 to 5.6kHz) and a shelving HF. The last control is the Drive which basically gives you more character and eventually distortion. I know these EQs from years ago. The originals have a certain something in the high-end, a kind of magical sheen and translucence, rarely found and all the more special because of it. The lows and mids also have a special depth to them and can be powerful without getting too harsh, even with extreme settings. The joy of this is that the Sie-Q has it too. As modelling progresses it gets better and better and this, like the TE-100, is a fine example of it. It’s like the best ‘tone’ control you ever heard breathing life into a dull sound and further enhancing a great one.