Solid State Logic has announced the new X-DynEQ, the company’s first-ever dynamic EQ plugin that builds on the X-EQ 2 plugin in being a tool for recording, mixing, and mastering.

X-DynEQ is available now in several formats, including VST2, VST3, AAX and AU as part of the SSL Complete and Complete Access subscription from $14.99 per/m (Ts&Cs apply), SSL’s Rent To Own plan, and perpetual purchase via the SSL eStore.

The company states that X-DynEQ is the most advanced EQ plugin that it has developed to date. A dynamic EQ can boost or cut frequencies based on changes in the audio signal’s amplitude in allowing users to sculpt instruments, vocals, and mixes without significantly altering their natural character or introducing unnecessary artifacts.

X-DynEQ is designed to maintain clarity, dynamics/transients, and balance in the mix while addressing specific frequency issues. When nodes are switched to dynamic mode, “Attack,” “Release,” and “Threshold” parameters become active. When not in dynamic mode, X-DynEQ is a full-featured parametric EQ.

It provides 20 different EQ types and filter shapes with dynamic EQ options for each shelf or bell filter, offering up to 24 dynamic EQ bands for detailed sound sculpting. Three new filter types are available — Notch, Bandpass, and Tilt EQ — each designed for targeted frequency shaping from precise fixes to broad tonal balancing. The “Auto” Attack, Release, and Threshold parameters intelligently adapt to the incoming signal.

It also delivers flexible sidechain capabilities. Sidechain dynamic nodes from the internal or external sidechain of any other node/band for precision equalization, repair work, and creative effects.

Initially developed for the X-EQ 2, X-DynEQ provides an enhanced version of the “node-based” user interface. Users double-click to create nodes and can use the keyboard and mouse wheel shortcuts to alter parameter values. Each node can access any of X-DynEQ’s filter types and offers per-band stereo, left, right, mid, or side signal processing.

Users can also switch the “Focus” mode to concentrate on certain components of the stereo field, such as just the mid or side information. In addition, X-DynEQ’s piano roll view allows the matching of EQ frequencies to musical tones. SSL’s anti-cramping EQ technology and optional HQ mode are designed to provide an accurate EQ response with dynamic oversampling.

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