How to use Pultec Collection: Select the bass frequency on the EQP-1A, then adjust the balance of Boost and Cut controls to tune the simultaneous boost and tightening effect on low frequencies?

Select the bass frequency on the EQP-1A, then adjust the balance of Boost and Cut controls to tune the simultaneous boost and tightening effect on low frequencies

How to use Pultec Collection: Use the EQP-1A's 16 KCS high frequency setting for adding 'air' to master sources?

Use the EQP-1A's 16 KCS high frequency setting for adding 'air' to master sources

How to use Pultec Collection: Apply MEQ-5 low-mid boost and high-mid boost bands together to enhance the 'power region' where guitars and vocals sit, taking advantage of band overlap and filter interaction?

Apply MEQ-5 low-mid boost and high-mid boost bands together to enhance the 'power region' where guitars and vocals sit, taking advantage of band overlap and filter interaction

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Pultec Collection

Name: Pultec Collection
Author: Universal Audio

Universal Audio

Where to get itAvailable from Universal Audiouaudio.com

The Pultec Collection is a suite of three vintage passive EQ emulations (EQP-1A, MEQ-5, and HLF-3C) modeled with transformer and tube-amplifier nonlinearities for authentic analog character. These plugins recreate the studio standard Pultec hardware with painstaking accuracy, enabling the signature "magic" smoothness and the EQP-1A's unique ability to simultaneously boost and cut low frequencies for tightening effects on bass and drums.

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Key Features

01EQP-1A three-band program EQ with low shelf (20, 30, 60, 100 CPS), high boost (3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 16 KCS with bandwidth control), and high attenuation (5, 10, 20 KCS)

02MEQ-5 mid-range EQ with low-mid boost (200, 300, 500, 700, 1000 CPS), mid dip (200 CPS through 7 KCS), and high-mid boost (1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5 KCS)

03HLF-3C low and high cut filters with 12 dB per octave rolloff (low: 50-2000 CPS, high: 1.5-15 KCS)

04Modeled transformer and tube amplifier nonlinearities with overload effects

05Output gain range of ±12 dB on EQP-1A and MEQ-5

06EQP-1A inherent 1.13 dB insertion boost preserved from original hardware

07Artist presets from John Paterno and Jacknife Lee

Things to Try

01Select the bass frequency on the EQP-1A, then adjust the balance of Boost and Cut controls to tune the simultaneous boost and tightening effect on low frequencies
02Use the EQP-1A's 16 KCS high frequency setting for adding 'air' to master sources
03Apply MEQ-5 low-mid boost and high-mid boost bands together to enhance the 'power region' where guitars and vocals sit, taking advantage of band overlap and filter interaction

Formats

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