The Plugin Alliance in partnership with Cliff Maag Sr. has developed the Maag Audio EQ4, a new sound shaper plug-in for Mac and PC. The EQ4 models Maag’s 500 series module of the same name and contains five fixed equalizer bands, plus Maag’s famed Air Band.

Although the EQ4 is dubbed an equalizer, it’s more accurate to say that it’s a sound sculpting tool, than a true EQ. Designed primarily for vocals, the EQ4 features five fixed EQ Bands: The Sub and 40 Hz are provided to contour the low end and work well, but “Bass Bin aficionados will most likely rely on alternative tools to dial in the low end.” Next up is the 160 Hz band, to focus in on the upper low-end, followed by the 650 Hz for low-mid action and finally the 2.5 kHz midrange arena. The virtual knobs are notched, which some of our reviewers liked for “mental recalls,” but others thought the “jumps were too big,” preventing subtle tweaks.

Read the entire Maag EQ4 Review