API® 500 Series EQ Collection
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Die weltweit präzisesten Emulationen
der legendären API EQs.
Die API® 500 Series EQ Collection für UAD-2 Hardware und Apollo Audio Interfaces bietet dieselbe druckvolle, transparente Basswiedergabe und die extrem straffe Abbildung der Original-EQs 550A und 560.
Mit ihren einzigartigen Filterkurven, komplexen Bandwechselwirkungen sowie einer musikalischen Sättigung der Filterverstärkung haben sich die EQ-Modelle 550A und 560 für immer auf legendären Aufnahmen der 1960er- und 1970er-Jahre verewigt. Die hervorragend erhaltenen, von Ross Hogarth und den Capitol Studios zur Verfügung gestellten Original-EQs aus den 1970er-Jahren wurden für die API® 500 Series EQ Collection akribisch nachgebildet und bieten ein erstaunlich exaktes, in allen Einzelheiten authentisches Modell dieser beliebten EQs.Jetzt kannst Du:
Auf die in allen Einzelheiten nachgebildete Schaltung der legendären EQs 550A und 560A beim Aufnehmen und Mixen zurückgreifen
Das musikalische Verzerrungs- und Übersteuerungsverhalten der aktiven Filter von API in Deinen Mixes einsetzen
Deine Signale dank der „Proportional Q“-Schaltung von API noch exakter bearbeiten
Mit Artist-Presets von Ross Hogarth (Van Halen, Mötley Crüe), Darrell Thorp (Beck, Radiohead) und Vance Powell (Jack White, Kings of Leon) mixen
550A Parametric EQ
Der 1971 vorgestellte 550A war das Standard-EQ-Modul der ersten API-Konsolen. Mit seinen drei überlappenden, parametrischen EQ-Bändern, dem zusätzlichen Bandpassfilter von 5 Hz bis 15 kHz und den individuell zuschaltbaren Peak- und Shelving-Modi ist er das perfekte Werkzeug, um Drums und Gitarren im Mix hervorzuheben.
560 Graphic EQ
Der zehnbandige Grafik-Equalizer 560 EQ ist ideal für die absolut präzise Bearbeitung deines Mixes geeignet. Die von API entwickelte „Proportional Q“-Schaltung erhöht bzw. reduziert die Bandbreite bei geringem bzw. stärkerem Hub und verleiht dir damit mehr Kontrolle über die einzelnen Frequenzen in deinem Mix.
“The UAD API 500 Series EQ Collection has the best graphic EQ plug-in out there. Hands down, no contest.”
– The Glitch Mob
“I've been a diehard API fan for 20 years. UA knocked this one out of the park. Twice.”
– Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Shinedown, Train)
“After using the hardware, the UAD API 500 Series EQ Collection feels just like home to me.”
– Dean ColemanUser-Rezensionen
H. Hamilton
26. August 2013
not bad at all!
These eq plugins do a very musical job. Just a little sweetening is all it sometimes takes and these do it most nicely. They can also make some very agressive mods. I like the 560 a lot on...
WeiterS. Simmich
12. Juli 2013
fantastic lo end !
As an owner of the Waves API bundle I had to think more than twice before buying the same emulation again. After doing some mixes with the demos I had no other choice... These plugins...
WeiterI. Papagiannidis
26. Juni 2013
Best EQ !
the warmest, smoothest EQ i ve ever heard in the software world... nothing compares to it's sound! low end- so warm without make the sound boomy ... middle range brings the sound in...
WeiterT. Crystal
17. Mai 2013
Flawless Emulation of a Classic
We compared our 550's & 560's in our API Lunchbox to the UAD plugins and found that UAD has delivered another flawless emulation of a classic. 5 stars!!!
WeiterA. Theakston
8. Mai 2013
560: My favourite UAD EQ
Couldn't really be more impressed with the 560 EQ - as others have mentioned, it's completely transformative. You can put sweet air back into anything, like a subtle little swiss army...
WeiterN. Afflitto
2. Mai 2013
Nailed it.
These just kill. I demoed every eq in the UAD line and these were my favorite by far. The fact that you get two different eq's is also a big plus. It's hard to describe how exactly these...
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Eigenschaften
Überragende, von Automated Processes, Inc. lizenzierte und empfohlene Emulationen der beliebten API 500 Series EQs
API 550A: diskreter, parametrischer 3-Band Glocken-/Shelf-EQ
API 560: diskreter, grafischer 10-Band-EQ
Der komplette elektronische Signalweg wurde von UA gemodelt, einschließlich der maßgefertigten API 2520 Operationsverstärker und Transformatoren, Bandwechselwirkungen und der intern übersteuerten Filterverzerrung
Enthält Artist Presets berühmter Toningenieure und Produzenten, wie Vance Powell, Ross Hogarth, Carl Glanville, Jeff Juliano, Eli Janney und Darrell Thorp
Benötigt UAD-2 DSP System oder Apollo Interface
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User-Rezensionen
API® 500 Series EQ Collection
H. Hamilton
not bad at all!
These eq plugins do a very musical job. Just a little sweetening is all it sometimes takes and these do it most nicely. They can also make some very agressive mods. I like the 560 a lot on guitar. Just a little extra high end a bit out of the middle and suddenly its the sound I hear in my head (which has obviously been trained by years of music shaped by API eq's). Well worth the money.
S. Simmich
fantastic lo end !
As an owner of the Waves API bundle I had to think more than twice before buying the same emulation again.
After doing some mixes with the demos I had no other choice...
These plugins absolutely shine on drums, my personal favourite is the 560 for kick and snare and 550 for drumbus and bass.
Especially the tight and fat lo-end impressed me, there is a certain tone that no other EQ i own ( and that's quite a lot !) has.
The question if it sounds 100% like the original is not so important to me, but I have worked with HW 550s and I own a HW 2500 comp, so I can confirm that these plugins have the familiar API tone !
Great tools, great times for ITB processing !I. Papagiannidis
Best EQ !
the warmest, smoothest EQ i ve ever heard in the software world...
nothing compares to it's sound!
low end- so warm without make the sound boomy ...
middle range brings the sound in your face and make it so clear and full of life and power
top end is a miracle .the soft distortion makes the sound so sweet and gives such character and opens up the sound
and a last thing ... it makes the sound sounds more stereo in a way...more open...with more definition ...
John Jeff Touch
Producer /singer/ songwriter
www.webartag.comT. Crystal
Flawless Emulation of a Classic
We compared our 550's & 560's in our API Lunchbox to the UAD plugins and found that UAD has delivered another flawless emulation of a classic. 5 stars!!!
A. Theakston
560: My favourite UAD EQ
Couldn't really be more impressed with the 560 EQ - as others have mentioned, it's completely transformative. You can put sweet air back into anything, like a subtle little swiss army knife; but you can also do big broadsword cuts and boosts - and it just plain sounds good doing it.
A major usability tip I've not seen mentioned is the benefit of using a mouse with a hardware scroll wheel with the API plugins. You can HOVER the mouse over the dial and just click-roll the mousewheel to adjust the setting. Super easy and tactile to use.
But yeah, it kills me; I have a track I'm working on with 560 on the master bus, and though all good sense and reason says take it off to mix, I just can't. Without: dull. With: sweet, polished, done.N. Afflitto
Nailed it.
These just kill. I demoed every eq in the UAD line and these were my favorite by far. The fact that you get two different eq's is also a big plus. It's hard to describe how exactly these compare to the other UAD eq's, but they are just fantastic. And compared to my vst's there is just no contest. So glad I have these.
M. Whatley
Hard to believe
I've used the hardware many times. It's hard to tell the difference and with the ability to recall settings on the plugin, I find myself going to it more than the hardware. These are the best plugin EQ's I've used by far.
E. Conesa
API EQ
This EQ is so good I don't touch anything else anymore.
From top to bottom this thing works wonders.
I might as well trim my plugin folder to just API EQ and a few other UA Plugins.R. Music
simply better....
This plugin version of the API's are simply just great!
I have a good list of plugins that i've used through the years of mixing and producing but this just sounds right.
Why use or buy an EQ or compressor if it doesn't sound better on the source than what a "natural" compressor all ready does(?), or more correct they effect of what EQ and compression does.
The UAD API 560 does something musical and want-able on drums (and other stuff), has an amazing way of adding what I want in 90% of the case by just adding it to the CS, or sometimes take the parameters to the extreme, dosen't matter... cause it keep on sounding good... just like good hardware EQ's usally does.
REALLY good work you guys at Universal Audio!!!
// mikeM. Olsen
A river of tears of JOY
I could go on forever about how awesome these plugins are. The 550A is nothing short of perfection on bass. The 560 is equally impressive on just about everything else. Sometimes, if the EQ of the 560 doesn't benefit the channel, I bypass the EQ and leave the plugin on pass-through just for the added magic of the API modeling. These are two of the finest sounding emulations ever made. They truly sound like hardware. God knows I could never afford the quantity of these I have in any given session now.
If you are hesitating to buy these, stop hesitating.R. Sokolovski
PURE MAGIC
Therie is nothing but "pure magic" to say. One of the very best UAD plugs. Thank you all in UAD.
M. Gervasi
Simple and effective
Just remixed a tune with new plugins and wanted a simple Graphic EQ. Demoed the API and it immediately did exactly what I wanted and sounds great. 300.00 seems a bit steep compared to what I paid for the Manley, Studer and Ampex but as soon as UA does another discount offer I'm grabbing it.
R. Baird
In Your Face Punch
I have been patiently waiting for UA and Api to get this plugin to market since they first announced a partnership, and it was worth the wait. This eq has such a tight punchy Q great for drums, guitars, bass, and vocals you name it. This will add tons of character to your recordings. Lets see now if UA can get a 550B, 2500, or 527 compressor plugin into my DAW. Put it in the cart. Thanks UA and Api.
P. Macdonald
Just what I needed!!!
Amazing EQ the 560 just makes things sound right!_
L. Hughes
Superb!
Tried the 560 on a badly recorded guitar track and it was just what I've been looking for. I had a ridiculous EQ chain to try and improve the sound, now I only have the 560 and it sounds so much better. Can't wait to try this on other material.
M. Bolton
Crisper Than Clean Sheets
Before having owned these two, I had been using the UAD Manley Massive Passive as my main go-to EQ. I used it for most all purposes, and I thought I was well off. In the past, I had demoed these a few times, but barely listen to them.
Then I got an API 512c preamp, and I loved its sound. So, I gave these another try in shootouts against the Massive Passive. They both made me find the Massive Passive to oftentimes be downright muddy in the low end.
The overall character of these — especially the 560 — is exactly as advertised: punchy and tight. Their top end has a specific sheen that takes a lot to get harsh. Heck, they'd be great for mastering, even.
I run a small home studio, and this was the best upgrade I've gotten in a long time.C. Knox
APIs Fatten & Clarify
Iv'e been using these puppies since UA dropped UA 6.5 on us...today!!!
I own the APi TCS and these emus are great - I'll be keeping the TCS tho, the 527 Comp and preamps are just to good in real life...
Now come on UA its time you got modelling some serious pr-amps for us all!!!!!
Meanwhile if you like punch clarity and flavour - hand over your cash to UA they are doing a great job as usual!!S. Notghi
API 560 IS AMAZING !!!
API 560 IS AMAZING !!!
It works on everything and can make dead horse come alive !M. Bolton
Crisper Than Clean Sheets
Before having owned these two, I had been using the UAD Manley Massive Passive as my main go-to EQ. I used it for most all purposes, and I thought I was well off. In the past, I had demoed these a few times, but barely listen to them.
Then I got an API 512c preamp, and I loved its sound. So, I gave these another try in shootouts against the Massive Passive. They both made me find the Massive Passive to oftentimes be downright muddy in the low end.
The overall character of these — especially the 560 — is exactly as advertised: punchy and tight. Their top end has a specific sheen that takes a lot to get harsh. Heck, they'd be great for mastering, even.
I run a small home studio, and this was the best upgrade I've gotten in a long time.B. Jester
The Real Deal !!!!!!!!!
This will give the API 2500 OP feel all day long. The sound of rock n roll.
