Retro EQs Bundle v2

USER MANUAL

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Retro EQs Bundle v2

Welcome to Retro EQs Bundle v2

Thank you for choosing Nomad Factory's Retro EQs!

The bundle consists of three EQ racks based on the famous Pultec, Altec and Motown passive equalizers from the 50s and 60s. These equalizers were used on countless records and are still used today. The Retro EQs carefully model the filter curves and analog color of each EQ design while adding a few extra features.

Building upon the legacy of Nomad Factory Pulse-Tec EQs v1, All-Tech 9063B EQ and Motown Bundle, version 2 features a fully rewritten DSP closer to the original units, a wonderful resizable new UI with 2 skins, 3 new EQ units, VST3 and Apple Silicon support, oversampling and many more improvements.

Have fun!

The Plugivery Team.

The v2 is not compatible with v1 sessions or presets. They are completely new plug-ins and thus won't replace the v1, so you can still use them to reload your previous work.

Pulse-Tec EQs v2

Introduction

The Pulse-Tec EQs v2 include 3 equalization modules modelled after Pultec hardware in a single plug-in. Each module can be individually disabled or used simultaneously for full range equalization.

HLF-3 Module

The HLF-3 is a vintage filter module made of two high quality 12 dB/octave high-pass and lowpass filters. Each band provides 10 frequency options or can be individually disabled.

Controls

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Power

Enable or disable the HLF-3 section.

Low cut-off

Select the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter in Hz, or disable with the OFF position.

High cut-off

Select the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter in kHz, or disable with the OFF position.

MEQ-5 Module

The MEQ-5 is a midrange equalizer which consists of two peak boost bands and one dip attenuation band.

As extra addition to the original design, the mid band filter offers 2 dip filters that can be used simultaneously"

Controls

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Power

Enable or disable the MEQ-5 section.

Low peak frequency

Select the frequency of the low peak filter in Hz.

Low peak boost

Control the gain boost amount of the low peak filter.

Mid dip frequency

Select the frequency of the mid dip filter in Hz/kHz.

Mid dip band select

Select which band I or II is controlled by the mid dip frequency and mid dip atten knobs.

Mid dip atten

Control the gain attenuation amount of the mid dip filter.

High peak frequency

Select the frequency of the high peak filter in kHz.

High peak boost

Control the gain boost amount of the high peak filter.

EQP-1A Module

The EQP-1A section is composed of 3 filters: a low shelf, high peak and high shelf. The low band can be simultaneously boosted and attenuated to achieve the classic "low-end trick", while the high peak and the high shelf can only be respectively boosted and attenuated.

Controls

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Power

Enable or disable the EQP-1A section

Low shelf frequency

Select the frequency of the low shelf filter in Hz.

Low shelf boost

Control the gain boost amount of the low shelf filter.

Low shelf atten

Control the gain attenuation amount of the low shelf filter.

Low shelf link

Link low shelf boost and attenuation amounts relatively. The link is only active when used from the plug-in interface. Both parameters are still independent when automated or remote controlled.

High peak frequency

Select the frequency of the high peak filter in kHz.

High peak boost

Control the gain boost amount of the high peak filter.

High peak bandwidth

Control the bandwidth of the high peak filter

High shelf frequency

Select the frequency of the high shelf filter in kHz.

High shelf atten

Control the gain attenuation amount of the high shelf filter

PRE-2S Module

The PRE-2S is the master section of the entire EQ chain. Use it to adjust the input and output levels, the amount of analog character and the dry/wet mixing ratio.

Controls

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Input

The gain in dB to apply at the beginning of the EQ chain.

Output

The gain in dB to apply at the end of the entire EQ chain.

Mix

Mix between dry (post input gain) and wet (equalized, post output gain) signals. 0% is full dry, 100% is full wet.

Analog

When engaged, adds vintage analog character with distortion from the vacuum tubes and transformer.

The knob controls the amount of character to add. When disabled, the whole EQ is clean of any distortion.

VU meters

Display the input (post input gain) or output (post output gain) signal level. Change the metered signal with the IN/OUT switch.

The level is displayed either in dB or in Volume Units according to the metering settings. Click the "dB" or "VU" label to customize the meters behavior.

Specifications

Sample rates

44.1 kHz ▸ 384 kHz

Channel layouts

Stereo ▸ Stereo

Mono ▸ Mono

Latency

None

Oversampling: up to 6 samples

All-Tec EQs v2

Introduction

The All-Tec EQs v2 include 3 equalization modules modelled after Altec hardware in a single plug-in. Each module can be individually disabled or used simultaneously for full range equalization.

9067 Module

The 9067 Filter is a vintage filter module made of two high quality 18 dB/octave high-pass and lowpass filters. Each band provides 10 frequency options or can be individually disabled.

Controls

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Power

Enable (IN) or disable (OUT) the 9067 section.

Lo freq cut off

Select the cutoff frequency of the high-pass filter in Hz, or disable with the OFF position.

Hi freq cut off

Select the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter in Hz, or disable with the OFF position.

Lo/Hi Select

Select the active filters: LO (high-pass only) / HI (low-pass only) or both.

9063 Module

The 9063 Equalizer is a vintage equalizer for low and high frequencies equalization. It consists of 2 bands that can be individually boosted or attenuated.

Controls

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Lo freq selector

Select the frequency of the low band in Hz, or OFF to disable the 9063 section.

Lo freq

Adjust the amount of boost or attenuation of the low band.

Hi freq selector

Select the frequency of the high band in Hz.

Hi freq

Adjust the amount of boost or attenuation of the high band.

9062/73 Module

The 9062/73 Graphics Equalizer is a vintage equalizer which consists of 7 bands that can be individually boosted or attenuated up to ±8 dB

The band frequencies can be switched between 9062 and 9073 models.

Controls

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7-bands graphic equalizer

Adjust the amount of boost or attenuation of the selected band.

Power

Enable or disable the 9062/73 section.

9062/9073 Switch

Switch between 9062 and 9073 models, which changes the frequencies of the bands.

PRE-2C Module

The PRE-2C is the master section of the entire EQ chain. Use it to adjust the input and output levels, the amount of analog character and the dry/wet mixing ratio.

Controls