T-Bone Slant EQ by Boz Digital Labs

[mojobone]

Ever get into a game of whack-a-mole when using subtractive EQ? Yeah, me too. Then I found this http://www.bozdigitallabs.com/product/t-bone/

It's already cut my mix time by more than half; put that in perspective, if I use it another hour, it will have paid for itself @ $49.
Start with a tilt control, a knob that boosts lows and cuts highs when turnt counterclockwise and does the reverse in the opposite direction. Whatcha need, right? More boom or more tizz, but then...you can select the center frequency to better shape your curve to the instrument track under your microscope.

There's also a highpass and lowpass filter to exclude frequencies at the extremities, BUT each of those filters has a resonance control that puts a peak at those corner frequencies. (hint: the foot of your kick drum would be a good spot to boost the resonance, a bit) On overheads, you can carve out the drums and bring up the cymbals with a single twist of the knob. Use the center frequency knob to find the sweet spot.

But then, what if you want to use a LOT of this process cuz it sounds pretty friggin' amazing, but you're worried the trebles could turn harsh or the bass too boomy? Well then, turn to your dedicated de-harsh and detubbify knobs, that's what. And for grins, there's an analog mode that brings in some subtle, yet very analog-y saturation.

I mentioned it sounds great, but the speed of this thing when mixing tracks that were maybe not ideally captured in the first place is nothing less than stunning. Got a couple tracks interfering with each other? Slap this puppy on one or both and create some space in your mix. Got a weak, anemic bass or kick? This'll bring the phat without ever sounding overinflated. Can't get that verdammt snare to sit right? A couple tweaks with this sucker and it'll slam politely, and in situations where you might have formerly been tempted to compress. It's not just easy to use, it's easy to learn, too. Go get this, but only if you want to sound better, faster.



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