EQuivocate: Human-Ear Linear-Phase EQ Plugin by Newfangled Audio Free Download

Newfangled Audio says EQuivocate uses triangular, linear-phase FIR filters instead of the IIR shapes common in graphic EQs. The developer notes that IIR filters are not flat when every band is set flat, and that boosting or cutting one band affects its neighbors. EQuivocate's filter design is intended to avoid both issues.

The bands can be customized, so you can add or remove filters and move their frequencies. This lets you adapt the 26-band layout to a specific corrective or tonal task rather than working only within the default spread.

The Match EQ feature analyzes a sidechain signal and adjusts your track's tone toward it. You can use it to make two tracks sound like they share a source, to separate them in a dense mix, or to bring a master closer to a reference track.

For editing, you can click and swipe across the gain field to draw a curve, then switch Draw Curve off to fine-tune. The output Auto button compensates for level changes made by the EQ, and soloing individual bands helps locate problem frequencies.