I have used this plugin for about 2-3 months before writing this review. This is an astounding plugin. It is extremely easy to get very powerful results with it. I feel that some master EQ plugins tend to err on the side of caution with their filters and the range of cuts you can make, but I feel that the EQ 200 puts me in very much in the driving seat. I don't feel like I'm doing anything special with it, or that I'm some kind of gifted engineer. This plugin is just easy to use. It offers, in my opinion, just the right amount of complexity to make it extremely flexible and powerful, yet not so much that the user feels overwhelmed. It feels like it was made my someone who understands what my job is. The filters themselves sound great. Capable of precision or very wide musical touches. It has made my mixes sound rich, wide and very polished indeed. I have noticed no negative effects introduced by the plugin itself. The GUI is very pleasant to work with. It not only looks cool, but it's easy to parse very quickly - which is important. The plugin is remarkably efficient, which surprised me considering how it sounds. The only thing I am not 100% convinced at is the solo mid/side functionality within the plugin itself. I feel like this boosts the volume of the isolated channel a bit too much. For me this is a non-issue - I prefer to handle these types of functions through other plugins and controls. I have not really delved into the TMT side of the plugin. This lives on my master, but having the option to use multiple instances of it with TMT is welcome and something I may do in the future. Hats off to the designers, programmers and testers. You have made a truly excellent plugin.
AEK EQ 200
★★★★★
by Erik Dangenoir (Cercl'oeil Prodctions-CEO/Founder):INSANASOMNIA, Imaginary-Steps...
The best mastering EQ plug-in ever created, it sounds as good as it looks : Perfect !
Master bus, meet your new best friend
★★★★★
by Ben M
The subject says it all. I'm pretty sure this is going to have a permanent place on the master bus of my tracks, not to mention having many other great use cases. Like everyone is saying, you can get some very musical settings that sound extremely natural and transparent. It has so many extra features and the UI is inspiring--it feels like you're using a well-thought-out piece of hardware, but it offers a level of convenience and integration that goes beyond hardware.
AMEK EQ200
★★★★★
by Dannii
My first thoughts were, "Yet another EQ. Hmm..." When I tried it out though, I soon discovered this is something special both in sound quality and features. It has already become a go-to for my mastering work and is destined to have a prominent position in my mixes too. The GUI is full of practical and useful tools while remaining intuitive and quick to use, the sound is both transparent and rich and it works equally well subtly or dramatically. In short, I LOVE this!
Fantastic Mastering EQ
★★★★★
by Alexey Soloviev
Really fantastic mastering eq i use also in my mixes. AMEK EQ 200 helps me to create a perfect low end of my mixes and masters.
Amazing
★★★★★
by Dave T
Love this plugin !
Amazing expensive sound!
★★★★★
by Overdrive Music
This EQ sounds amazing! A very modern and clean EQ, that gives my tracks the finished pro sound! I'm a massive fan of the Massenburg hardware EQ's, so it's great to see a Massenburg inspired EQ with new features. I love the PA plugins that have the auto-listen! It's a game changing feature.
Just Woaw
★★★★★
by David
I never write reviews but this time I feel like I have to ! This one HAS to be the best EQ I've ever tried. period Just can't believe it. Try it, buy it...
Great master eq
★★★★★
by Krikor
I use it for mastering along the UAD Manley and the pricey softube Weiss (which I regret buying to be honest, I should have gone for the ProQ3, which is way more precise and doesn't have a GPU hungry gui like the Weiss). It's a very precise eq and it can also bring some nice colors when using THD control. I really like the hi and low shelves on this, really accurate and fierce.
So good
★★★★★
by NYCJAZZ
This is such a welcomed addition to the PA suite. Love everything about it, but aside from the sound, which I will get to in a minute, the layout and feature set are so intuitive and music-centric. I just find it so easy to get good results. So, I have a few other plugins that do Sontec/GML emulations, but so far, this one feels the most musical and believable to me. I don't have a real version of either one, but this thing just sounds "good". As a tool, what more could you ask for! Soundwise: I'm finding the Q-factor to be one of the best parts of this plugin. I can really hear the Q widening and narrowing much more noticeably and helpfully than with a lot of other software emus. Tonally, I usually hate plugins or at least find them difficult to work with, but this one sounds great! Not sure what they did but... It works! So the low end is very useable without ever getting boomy. In mastering, 1db shelf boosts to 80hz or whatever really add some weight without gumming things up. The filters sound great! Tightening up the low end was never easier. I like boosting air and filtering the top end to compensate for harshness. The midrange is great, 800hz is a special area and sounds great here. Mono-maker in the same plugin? Super cool! Use that all the time. I like it better than high-passing the sides. You don't lose energy. The stereo width thing even sounds great. Sometimes those suck. This one works! 5% or 10% max stereo width boost sometimes and all of a sudden you have a different soundscape that often works wonders on narrow mixes. I like the options for half-range boost/cut and the invert button is cool as a tool, although mentally it weirds me out sometimes. I usually just prefer to sweep boost/cut up or down after finding a problem frequency or a sweetening zone. I gave it a couple of weeks of use to decide but this one is staying in the chain! I thought about buying a GML 8200 and someday I might but with all the stories of poorly matched pots and difficult level matching I would rather just stick to plugins for solid state EQ duties. I really really like it. Thank you guys!