MASELEC VS SONTEC HEAD 2 HEAD! WHICH ONE SHOULD YOU BUY??? 

the MES-432D9D is scaleable.... and how you'd take 30mins!! to get something good out of it is mind blowing the thing sounds incredible

You have to be joking about the sontec, its a much better emulation over all in terms of how accurate it is. All taste I suppose. Also, Solo < Mute all day. Soloing a band does not represent the sound of the track as a whole. MEs always are A/Bing to see if they are making improvement or just making changes. These really are two different EQs with different characters, I like both

I have the IK Multimedia 432 and the Make believe Sontec... they sound similar but I prefer the Sontec coz the low-end sounds wider

thanks for theses reviews, that’s really interesting

I love what you guys do but I would take another look at the Sontec it’s on every master I do - the saturation/pushing is fantastic combines with subtle EQ sweetening - I think it was worth it (I did get it for $99 though). I’ll compare the Relab as well out of curiosity.

Could you review the MJUC Compressor? Your input is greatly appreciated.

I compared both plugins and Relab doesn't come close to the Make Believe Studio (Metric Halo) version in terms of sound. I have the Acustica Ivory version of the Sontec and again the Metric halo destroys it in terms of sound quality. The Relab was similar to the Acustica Ivory. There's a huge difference in the way these plugins model the sound. The Acustica ones use impulse responses and the Metric Halo ones use State Variable modeling. Two very different methods, and worth looking into the differences these approaches produce in terms of sound. I totally disagree with your conclusions. But it's up to people to try these plugins out and see what they think.....

I already have Acustica Ivory 5 and IK Master EQ 432 and have seen comparisons (plus with the hardware) and compared via blindtests myself (Nugen AB Assist 2 + GainMatch) and although there are differences I would say they are all very close and it is down to personal preference. I would want the 2 here purely due to the fact they look exactly like the hardware, but appearance aside I actually prefer the Ivory to the Relab, and the IK and MH I could happily take either, so I am good with what I have. Would be interested in hearing your opinions between each.

Does anyone percieve a smear in the Maselec's low frequencies? I love what it does with the separation and the rest, but low end seem to be smothered. At the same time Sontec appears to have less width, but the clarity of the low end is amazing.

It’s scalable for sure (click on the SONTEC logo, you can visualize curves too, add transformers aka warm mode and many others utilities ) In comparison the Maselec relab trim the transients and is muddy in the low mid ( maybe because of 1.0 v..?) the Sontec sounds sublime if I may, it make everything sounds better with a simple dig at 170hz and 800hz add to this 0,5 at 10k and you’re like WTF it’s the first time I use a plugin that sounds so good - and yeah the gran daddy of parametric EQ Burgess Macneal (who created the Sontec) is also recognizing this plugin They did the same move from the maker of he maselec but TBH I was so happy when they released it, launched the demo of the maselec next to the Sontec on the same track - mind blowing the difference is - may I ask you, why don’t you make a video A/B ing the same track, same part of track with these two? The difference is so obvious I don’t understand why one would prefer the Relab Maselec - Anyway thanks for the Channel

Would be very interested in your thoughts on UBK Kush Audio Q632 the rebirth of the old Magpha EQ please. Merci

Curious to hear what you think about the Relab's width and separation. It's *significantly* wider and more separate than anything else out there, including the hardware. So much so that I'm not sure how I feel about it. Is it a new plateau? Too much?

I just got the KLF Mu Mu compressor and the Pulsar 8200 after seeing you guys feature ‘em, so…everything else is sh!t! I mean I pretty much have everything at this point 😅. One thing I will do is keep watching you two sexy beasts… PS Jesus God look at all those frequencies…I’d never get anything done. Who would? Back in the day they had two…

Crazy, the Sontec is the most analog-sounding EQ plugin... EVER. Not an exaggeration. And yes, it is scaleable & yes, you can easily solo bands, it has everything. You must have spent 2 minutes trying it. Garbage review.

lol. You don't do any research do you.