You just unzip the download and drop it in the Effects folder inside your Reaper install folder. ReEQ and ReSpectrum, parametric equalizer and spectrum analyzer It’s not as comprehensive as a commercial product, but it does focus on the stuff many people will most need – and it’s fantastic that it’s free in REAPER, if you’re on a budget (or need to exchange project files with someone else without them also needing a plug-in license).Ĭheck the full forum page for all the updates: But I like the sound and the focus in ReEQ.
In fact if you really want to work with parametric EQ a lot, and you like this, it’s probably worth buying FabFilter’s stuff. So the UI borrows very, very liberally from FabFilter’s Pro-Q 3, which in fact does a lot more (like surround sound, 24 bands, EQ matching). Is Reaper still around and free I'd advise anyone looking for worthwhile free plug-ins to: Download the Reaper DAW, go into its plugins folder, move plug-ins into your usual plug-in folder, and uninstall Reaper (unless you want to use Reaper, of course) That'll set you up with all the basics. Note the relation of filter algorithms to Ableton Live’s excellent EQ8 (Andy Simper/Cytomic). If you like the visualization, you can also use the spectrum analyzer version of the same even when not EQing. Experts and beginners alike I think will find both creative sound design and composition applications, and precision mixing and mastering uses. It’s a labor of love, and it shows – that love comes your way.
There are now analog-modeled low and high channel filter modes, 16 filter nodes (instead of 8), better performance on Windows, and – crucially – a PDF manual so you know what in the heck is going on.Īnd did I mention this is free / donationware? (So do put something in that hat, eh?) It’s even under a generous MIT open source license. So while this is old news in one sense (2018), even the last few months have brought new improvements. I’m aware my screenshots make no sense but I’m tired and – this UI is just too pretty not to make pictures with it. But it’s tough to find anything with this many shortcuts, handy features, and audio options – and the developer just keeps adding more. Yes, there are other powerful EQs like this out there.
ReEQ us a feature-laden parametric EQ that covers all the bases. Just one example – this free sixteen-band EQ and spectrum analyzer, created by a user in Reaper’s JSFX*, for free, does just about everything. Cockos’ REAPER is the stupidly affordable but endlessly customizable DAW.