Super EQ for mastering and on individual channels or busses. Tone shaping with analog quality. Tube or JFET (solid state) options are awesome!
A workhorse EQ
★★★★☆
by Ad
In a word: musical. Broad (Q 0.4) in the mid bands is ideal for mastering. Go by ear. Having used the hardware for years I'd just add that boosting more than expected seems to be closer to hardware (increments don't seem to be 1dB, and the hardware could be modified internally for smaller steps). Unsure about the HF loss in tube mode.
Sounds like the hardware
★★★★★
by ericseaberg
I have owned the hardware of the NSEQ-2 as well as the TCL-2 Comp/Limiter since 2004, and these plugins sound JUST LIKE my hardware pieces. Millennia charges a lot of money for routine maintenance on the hardware, and with the rising cost of tubes for these things, the plugin is a GREAT option.
Nice tube sparkle in the top end air band
★★★★★
by Overdrive Music
Nice tube sparkle in the top end air band! Love the option for switching from Tube to JFet. Easy to use controls. Shame about the very tiny trim control. And no auto-listen like the newer plugins. But it is capable of mid-side, which is great. Still 5 stars!
One of the best!
★★★★★
by Gustavoadrian
I didn't think this EQ would sound so different to other EQs I own, but it does. The sound is very musical and sweet. I'm really impressed about the quality and the results I'm getting in my mixes. You can't go wrong with this beast!
Smooth & versatile
★★★★★
by Gerard
This eq blows my mind! I didn't expect much and I was surprised. This beauty replaces my Manley Massive Passive in my buses and mastering chain. It's very smooth. You could be super clean and clear with the transformer or more sweet and warm with the tube circuit. Totally recommended!
NSEQ-2
★★★★★
by Erik Dangenoir (Cercl'oeil Prodctions-CEO/Founder):INSANASOMNIA, Imaginary-Steps...
Most transparent mastering EQ I have ever had the analog pleasure of using.
I'm in love
★★★★★
by dcbl Records
After getting the AMEK bx-2098EQ some time ago, I was sure that an EQ couldn't sound nicer ... until I heard the NSEQ-2. In addition to a very nice interface design, this plugin achieved top marks in terms of musicality. I was lucky enough to get the EQ in the deal (also here). Patience and prudence definitely pay off with plugins. But about the EQ: No matter how you set the parameters: It never sounds harsh, distorted or inharmonious. The bass and treble areas can be emphasized and rounded off excellently. Is that bad now? Not at all. Certainly you can hardly do anything wrong here, but you can also do a lot right if you emphasize the right frequencies. Then the sun does indeed rise and no EQ that I know of can do that in this musicality. In the high heights, it does not come close to the air behavior of the Mäag EQ4, but it sounds more differentiated and more subtle here. The sensitive midrange around 2-5 KHz can also be emphasized very sensitively and harmoniously without it sounding unnatural. Compared to my beloved AMEK bx-2098EQ, it is noticeably rounder and "tamer". The Amek can simply grab it more courageously here and there and with the Glow / Sheen function has a greater radius of action. Somehow that wouldn't suit the Millennia either. The characters of the two EQs complement each other quite well and are each suitable in their own way for high-quality sound refinement. For fretsaw work, however, I would strictly decline both! In short: The NSEQ-2 is definitely the most musical EQ I've ever used. Absolutely unsuitable for repair work of any kind, he sets the highest level in the refinement of the master chain.
Best EQ for AC Gtr!
★★★★★
by Owen JJ
To be honest, when I tried the preset for the Acoustic Guitar track, I got surprised! It really brings out the clarity, body and nice tone from the guitar track. In my routine workflow, usually I will test out the preset and start to tweak and find out the way that how to use that particular plugin.. but this plugin is like instant buy decision to me!