HeelAudio has introduced Duck EQ, a free dynamic equalizer effect plug-in for Mac.
Duck EQ is an Equalizer that reacts to a side chain input – a ducker that can act on specific frequencies. It can also work as a normal Ducker, as well as an all-or-nothing dynamic EQ.
Ducking has many applications in mixing and broadcast, especially for managing tracks with overlapping frequency content, like Bass and Kick Drum or Vocals and Electric Guitars. DuckEQ?s integration of EQ means it can duck specific frequency bands. Apart from ducking, there are many other applications that DuckEQ can be used, for example instead of ducking a signal, one could apply gain to the EQ bands and ‘EQ-Gate’ . Continue reading




