Industry Reviews
Neon Vines
The Mäag EQ4 MS is amazing, I use it for adding a top end sheen to the mix using the air band. It adds some smooth air frequencies to the top end without the harshness, giving a final touch that really opens up a mix. I love the added flexibility of mid/side processing and stereo width control, the mono maker and soft clipper are a great touch too. Will be using on the regular!
JC Concato
One of the best sounding plugin EQ I have come across, sounds really musical while remaining transparent. The Air Band is probably one of the first things I bring in on my master channel EQ before Eqing individual tracks.
Siegfried Meier
The Maag has become my go to kick drum EQ. I feel that the tone shaping it allows for is unmatched by any other equalizer, hardware or plugin. It's a totally unique design that is as musical as it gets. Having used the hardware, I can personally attest that the work Brainworx/PA has done in cloning it is 100% accurate, and that makes me super happy! Being able to track with the plugin with the UAD Apollo is also an amazingly creative way to get the sound I want, at the tracking phase where it needs to sound correct. Couldn't live without this plugin anymore.
Nadim Issa
This EQ is simply like no other. I use the air band constantly, brightening up vocals, drums, and the mix buss. It's crisp and truly open sounds up without being harsh. The sub and low frequency bands are perfect for adding well-defined weight to the kick drum.
Morgan Page
Maag EQ is a really useful EQ for pushing that extra "air" out of vocalists. This is very handy for remixes where the vocal recordings need an extra boost.
Soundprank/Colin E. Fisher
The Air-band alone on this little box makes it worth purchasing. Though small in features it does what so many equalizers cannot do, and can add top-end that's super silky, giving tracks more clarity and your percussion and vocals world-class definition. Don't forget about the other bands (including the sub-band), they're all extremely musical and really hit those tonal frequencies that can lift your tracks.
Tony Vincent
I use this EQ constantly. I probably use it mostly on vocals, but I find myself using this plugin on individual drums as well as drum busses obsessively. The Air Band is delicious and adds a top end that is silky and without any harshness.
Chris Dennis
The MaagEQ4 is great for adding high frequencies in a musically-pleasing way that isn't too harsh on the ears. The sub knob is fantastic for adding weight to vocals without making them boxy.