Computer Music

12 of the best free EQs and filters

01 AUDIOTHING BLINDFOLD EQ

MAC/PC/, 32/64-BIT

We just love the philosophy behind this EQ, inspired by a quote from Matt Wallace in Sylvia Massy’s book Recording Unhinged that says, “if you have no idea of what frequency you are boosting or cutting, it doesn’t matter what the number is. It matters how it sounds”. So there are no numbers on AudioThing’s Blindfold UI; just use your ears… audiothing.net

02 AUDIOTHING VALVE FILTER CM

MAC/PC, 32/64-BIT

It’s the second Audiothing EQ plugin in two, er, plugins, but whereas the last is brilliant as it forces you to use your ears, this is brilliant because it has our logo on it. Oh and it can sound damn good too. The valve stage is designed to sound like a Telefunken ECC83 Tube (so gets very driven) while the filter has a Moog-style low-pass design. Put it together and you have

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