Discover BXQ by Analog Obsession – a high-quality software emulator of the legendary Baxandall equalizer. This plugin brings the signature analog sound directly to your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), offering unparalleled processing quality for mixing and mastering. Analog Obsession is known for its attention to detail in emulating vintage equipment, and BXQ is no exception. It fully recreates the sound character and dynamic behavior of the original analog device, giving your tracks the warmth, transparency, and musicality that purely digital processors often lack.
BXQ: The Master of Tonal Control for Your Mix and Master
At the heart of BXQ lies the classic Baxandall equalizer circuit, which stands out for its exceptional musicality and smoothness. This is not an equalizer with which you’ll cut resonances or make sharp corrections. Its forte is delicate, broad tonal balance shaping, adding pleasant “air” to the highs or tight, but controlled “weight” to the lows. That’s why Baxandall-type equalizers are a favorite tool of many mastering engineers.
But BXQ goes further, offering modern features that make it an incredibly flexible tool for any audio engineer or musician working in a DAW. Its ability to work in both standard Left/Right (L/R) mode and Mid/Side (M/S) mode opens up new horizons for stereo signal processing. You can easily control the spatial placement of mix elements by processing central elements (e.g., vocals or kick drum) and sides (guitars, synthesizers, reverb) separately, achieving greater clarity, width, and depth of sound.
Key Features and Benefits of BXQ:
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Authentic Baxandall EQ Emulation: Get classic, extremely musical shelving equalization of high and low frequencies, ideal for adding brilliance and density without harshness.
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L/R and Mid/Side Processing Modes: Unrivaled flexibility for working with the stereo field. M/S mode allows you to fine-tune the balance between the central and side parts of the stereo image, improving the space and focus of the mix.
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High-Quality Studio-Grade Sound: Designed for professional mixing and mastering, BXQ delivers exceptional transparency and low distortion, even with significant gain.
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Natural and Open Equalization Character: Thanks to the wide Q-factor (Broad Q Shelving), corrections sound as natural as possible, without creating narrow “bumps” or “dips” in the frequency response.
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Link Mode: A convenient function for linking channel settings in L/R or M/S modes, which significantly speeds up the workflow during standard stereo processing.
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Output Trim: An indispensable tool for precise signal level adjustment after equalization, ensuring proper gain staging in your project and preventing clipping.
BXQ by Analog Obsession is more than just an equalizer. It is a tool that will breathe life into your recordings, add a professional analog touch to them, and help you achieve that “expensive” sound that we hear on commercial recordings. It will become your indispensable assistant in the final polishing of mixes at the mastering stage, and will also be great on individual instruments or groups where delicate tonal shaping is needed.
Areas of Application of BXQ:
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Mastering: Ideal for final tonal balancing of the track, adding “air” or “warmth” to the overall mix.
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Mixing: An excellent choice for processing vocals (adding presence and brilliance), bass (density and punch), acoustic instruments (naturalness), full mixes (improving the overall balance).
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Stereo Field Processing: Use M/S mode to expand or narrow the stereo base, control the volume of central elements relative to the sides.
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Providing “Analog Character”: Even with small corrections, the plugin gives the signal a pleasant analog saturation and coherence.
Don’t miss the opportunity to get access to the sound of classic studio equipment right in your DAW. BXQ by Analog Obsession offers a combination of vintage charm and modern functionality, making it one of the best free equalizers of its kind on the market. Add it to your plugin collection and feel the difference that real analog modeling can make.
Download BXQ today and take a step towards a more professional sound of your music projects!
Developed by Analog Obsession.
Supported formats: VST, AU.
Compatibility: Windows (64-bit), MacOS.
It is a powerful and versatile tool that will be a valuable addition to the arsenal of any sound engineer or musician.
