You asked for it! || Kirchoff EQ 

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best EQ out there... period. Ive been using it for months now and it does....everything

Dan has the voice of truth, and the voice of reason. Praise be.

KIRCHHOFF - THX Brother - God Bless you and thx for the great Comments and all the small phlosophical input - like "there is no winner in a war" :-) so true and your show is so much benefit for me and the World

I love coming here and getting completely entertained, while also being educated.

Movable trigger for dynamic EQ was likely inspired by the Sonnox Dynamic EQ. It's a great feature. Nice to have a Pro Q3 and Sonnox in one plugin.

This plugin has excellent demo option. Fully functional, just no save/load. The best approach!

Im really glad you made this video because I didnt knew this plugin

Finally someone who's not making my ears bleed by absent-mindedly pronouncing Kirchhoff completely wrong Thank you, Wytse 👍☺

Thanks for this! I may pick this one up for the the multifunction capability. I use EQ for correction rather than an effect. I really like tweaky EQ's in the studio or in post production. I do a lot of location recording and tweaky EQ's can save a live capture. I don't like tweaky live, decisions need to be made fast so too many choices don't facilitate a live mix. I would agree that the most useful thing about analog emulations IS the imparted nonlinearity and again I find that most useful for post production duties. I appreciate an associated RTA or FFT display while applying EQ, it helps to zero in on the offending frequencies. I have a bunch of EQ's and lately I've found the Sonible Smart EQ 3 for mastering and the Radial Surfer EQ 2 for fixing leakage and other problems. I also like DMG Audio's EQuick and have used it on a lot of releases over the last few years. I do a lot of M/S and Blumlein mic techniques in my live work and like DMG Audio's [free!] TrackControl to process M/S to stereo in post. For that matter ReaEQ that comes with Reaper keeps improving and I do find it useful and quick. I'm not a fan of Fabfilter due to their feature for price ratio which I perceive to be a bit high for what's offered similar to the ProTools model.

I love this eq. 🙏🏼

I've been waiting for this one ever since I got your email :)

I find my self using Sonnox's Claro for broad EQing because of its insanely good auto gain and Pro-Q3 for notching/liner EQ.

If I was somehow unhappy with Pro-Q 3, or wouldn't already have it, or would have too much money, I'm sure I'd buy this. Choosing between this and Pro-Q 3 it looks like this one would be better. But anybody who already has Pro-Q 3 will have to think three or four times whether this really improves their workflow this much. I don't see that happen for me, but it's great that there's some real competition in that space!

The relative dsnamic eq if using with a wide band trigger (missed in this vieeo) is absolutely stunning and amazanigly helpful to even out a signal. I dont know any other plugin which offer this.

Yeah, the analogue-style filters are totally useless without non-linear behaviour. That should be one of their top priorities for their next feature update.

I have to say that I really enjoy your videos! One of the things I like is your Dutch accent, I'm used to it because I lived in Amsterdam for a while :)

I have been using Mdynamiceq for most of my workhorse eq jobs and it works pretty well. I just wish it had more bands. The fact that I can ad harmonics to each band though does make it feel like it has a lot more.

I love how the only negative thing you hear from people is that it has too many options. LOL I bought it a few hours ago. Just got to the studio, about to put it through its paces!

Well to me a good plugin is not about all the features a developer can cram into its code. I like the idea that this is a limitless Fabfilter Pro-Q3 but I'm pretty sure I'd use it like a Fabfilter Pro-Q3 99% of the time and use the additional features occasionally. Yes, Pro-Q3 is kind of limited but it's also waaaay more focused and you don't need to spend too much time in the settings to get amazing control over your EQ. It already is extremely powerful (enough for me anyway) and, to a certain extent, it can already ruin your mix if you don't use it carefully. Putting the Kirchhoff into the wrong hands could be devastating for their mix.

Ive been using this and the SSL E eq with the global setting at Analog...is really working for me, I use this in conjunction with Acustica Audio Taupe, Sand 2, Sand 3 and SSL Fusion plugins with my analog rack and mackie mixer...on mixbus with pipeline in Studio One...........it seems to be more musical than Fab Q3 and it just matches my SSL Mastering Chain better... If your using a Neve or SSL Mastering Chain in the DAW or Hybrid Mixing like me... I believe this EQ is going to compliment your sound better....

just hope pro q4 will be a kind of pro q3+kirchoff+split eq+ cubase frequency 2 (great great daw stock eq)+dmg equilibrium

An eq that can only affect back ground while leaving source in tact. That would open a new world.

Not modelling the non-linear characteristics makes that snake oil for sure.

What would be interesting is if you were to look at stock plugins for a daw of your choice! Logic, ableton, reaper, it’s kind of useless sense you mostly do analog and 3rd party plugin reviews but it would be nice to see someone like you to review if stock plugins are up to the task. Ableton is one i would like to see you try out

SIR Audio Standard EQ is also an excellent and well priced EQ that gets no attention at all. Well worth a look, it's my EQ of choice for a lot of things.

I'd Like to see your take on UVI Shade, as it is another very interesting EQ plugin, with great capabilities but more catered towards sound design than actual Mixing and Mastering as far as i know. But it's the most dynamic EQ there is so that's saying something.

Wytse, would love to see a review of the new GOLY CrossComp EQ. Especially in comparison to what Kirchoff can do.

big shoutout to Dan. And this EQ looks very nice, but I am struggeling, if it will be this, Eventide or if I safe up for the Fab³ Bundle

Lweitt is nailing the marketing.

I don't know if you've addressed this, but having the curves without the saturation is advantageous and not snake oil, since it gets you where you need to go faster. Especially if you are familiar with how the curves work. It's the same as having different curve types in the Sonnox EQ, etc, etc.... There are plenty of saturation plugins that let me create the tone I need.

Livin in the land down under, where EQ's play and people blunder... I have so many EQ's that I could make a vegamite sammich, digitally. UVI Shade EQ is another one that does a ton. With some of these plugins, its hard to ever learn how to use every single thing.

If this plugin does nonlinearity with the analog EQ modes, i would choose it over Fabfilter (Pro Q3 and Volcano 3).

Imagine upgrading from an older iPad Pro to the latest one, that’s the same thing for this plugin. You don’t need it, but it’s gonna be better if you have it. Anyone should look at it on its own, or rather to look at it with a mindset of if you have not bought pro-q.

It feels like kirchoff is pro q but with much more control over the dynamic function well for me I don't like too many options I just want something that just works the eq is amazing though

DAN WE NEED YOU

To me this ends up in the "multiple plugins smashed together" class. There are a lot of great features here, but I can already do all of this if I just use more than one plugin... And I think I can get the different tasks done BETTER by using multiple plugins instead. Like the analog style filters, I would rather just use an actual analog emulation EQ. And for dynamic EQ, I would rather use either a multiband comp or one of the fully featured dynamic EQs I have. The list goes on. I see this being great FOR THE MONEY though, like if you don't have all these different plugins you can get a TON of utility for very little money (relatively speaking).

Got it for 25 dollars. What a bargain!

Have you ever done a snake oil on DMG plugins? LIMITLESS and EQUILIBRIUM are my go to's. Love me some DMG and they're not talked about as much

Please review DMG equilibrium

As somebody who already has the FF bundle, I’ll probably still look at getting Eventides Split EQ next. This does look & sound great though.

This EQ looks really great, but I stick to my Pro Q3. Hope Fabfilter took notes tho...

Seems really awesome but, having PROQ3, I will probably wait to get it.

Wytse, I like that British jam as the first song you demo'ed here. LoL :-P

used it to de-ess tonight and it worked like a charm (opted for "minimum" phase setting) 2024: Introducing "Nonlinear Kirchoff"! 😃 (well, prob not but a decent suggestion)

Not modeling non linear effects is much like factory produced food with out seasoning . I am left at a loss as to why ? Has some very interesting tools as to purpose to fix some things.

I'd be curious if you throw in Weiss Eq1 into this battle. Yes, less lines and not that flexible, but it should definitely compensate in filter quality and whatever comes out of the speakers.

It’s almost like they crammed tooo much into the UI though. My favorite plugins/gear lets me find a sound extremely quickly, but this is like selecting from menus upon menus.

Take a look at Hornet multicomp, such a small quality team that needs some attention.

That first horn part intro reminds me of Tommy Boy music from the film.

Do a Stillwell Audio Vibe EQ. Oldie, but goodie.

Man....thier SSL E.....EQ...they nailed it........

Asking for a snake oil on the gf dyn from slate, they say the threshold and ratio are set to a controlled Gain level so you hear the change in character without the change in gain. I was wondering if you would compare it to the original and talk about it

Still Split EQ is the most innovative one. I can remove loudness war from a master just by using that thing, really impressive.

I could not stop laughing!

I'd really like to hear your impression of the new Tukan plugins (JSFX - but loadable in other DAWs via the reaperscript VST-wrapper)? (this is not meant as comment on the Kirchhoff plugins in any way)

Gimmicks for audiophiles and audio guys hoping that the next plug (in) will make it sound better. Science guys know the deal and setup. These guys (and most audio programmers) are not making new audio secret techniques. New setups would be making your own panning algorithm between 10 speakers or making an eq plug that can make all speakers sound different but you use one GUI|[graphical user interface]. Or making an eq scan for feedback and remove it. Or making an equalizer that scans mobile phone signals|[5g] for a single voice. Good video.

Do we need another EQ ?

If anyone else has the Plug Alliance Mega Bundle, this EQ recently got added to it. I was about to buy the FF Pro EQ3 when I saw the Kirchoff was already available for me to download.

I need some help with this - I'm trying to make sense of what the plugin is doing when using external sidechain, and I click on the Detect & Relative "Free" buttons one by one (or both). I've got a Kirchhoff EQ on a bass, and the kick is sidechained to that bass. Kirchhoff is listening to it. At this point I'm clear on why the dips are occurring based on the bass frequency activity. Where it gets foggy is not when I click "Relative", but when I Click Detect (both are SC enabled). Do you guys understand how this is working? Obviously Kirchhoff is supposed to be reacting to any signal coming from the sidechain input that occupies the regions where I have my Detect and Relative horizontal lines spread within the audio spectrum, right? In this case what's happening is that the kick is short, and the attack and release is set the same as another bell doing the same thing on a different frequency. However, in the 2nd frequency, when I switch from Relative to Detect (both have SC enabled) the dips go way out of sync, possibly a 16th out of sync! I don't think there is an increase of frequency material coming in that late from the sidechain input from the kick, if you see what I mean.

I guess its fine. I mean, If I diddn't own FF MB and EQ, It would be nice. Although in practice, MB and EQ behaves so differently and is PROs in their fields that I doubt it. To add, FF MB don't split up the bands (like it looks) so its basically dynamic eq with MB interface

Can someone pls tell me how to do that flat top filter at 2:04 in Pro q 3? or basically any other EQ plugins. Thanks, I'm trying to figure it out and failing....

Does it features track comparisson? (Can you see overlaped frecuencies of different tracks?)

hey. i got to notice kirchhoff eq... seen some videos about it, seems really great... what i did not recognize (so far)... can i use different "analog" styles in several bands in one instance of a plugin? somehow i think of this would keep heavy mixes quite moderate in ressources. speaking of lowmids neve style plus ssl style in the upper sections... things like that. of course tryin the demo is obvious to answer my question :) cheers!

I'm just jealous of the mic.

Does the Kirchhoff EQ have a keyboard you can pull up and use to eq like pro-Q 3?

I'm super impressed with this plugin from a small dev. Super super impressed. Well done Kirchoff.

MixbusTV did a great overview. Highly recommended. Cheers everyone.

Review some Tokyo Dawn Labs!!

well I was considering getting FF Pro Q3 ... but now ... it's interesting reading through the comments as a non FF user.

Best thing no iLok nonsense.

What eq nonlinearities do other people regularly use? For me it's the pultec trick and Siemens w295b's sparkle. Hell I don't really use the pultec much anymore.

Please do a video about UAD Spark!

Thanks a lot mr. White Sea :-) But more important than an awesome EQ … I suspect that the Danish football team will beat the dutch tonight ;-)

Great show, I just wanted to know something about this eq, thanks !

Yes, what are the analog models about? Can anyone explain what its better for? If the filters are linear, maybe I don't know what they're going for...

FabFilter will catch up to whatever this has, and I can trust the company, if you know what I mean.

As a developer, this plugin is a mathematics e information technology masterpiece. Probably most of us are not able to hear the superiority though. I just would like to point out that it's a shame Fabfilter stuff still work at 32bit floating point in 2022 for that crazy price.

Another another EQ.

whats it like compared to izotope

A plug-in for your consideration: Flatline by Submission Audio. Demo version available and promises to add that high-end analog converter crunch to your masters.

Does this one have masking or “collision “ detection across instances like pro q3?

Do a snake oil on Rift!

What shock and pop is he using?

Do a vid on the CTZ method.

currently on sale for $149

Show request alternative: Chris From Airwindows v Dan Worrall celebrity deathmatch. (Undercard: Adam Neely v Beato)

Dunno this plugin, but why don't you look at Kirchhoff-EQ?

Um, are we just ignoring UVI Shade then..? Seems very similar, but with way more filter types and the addition of deep modulation options which also make it a one stop wonderland for phasing/chorus and experimental sound design...

Man some people really like equing

@White Sea Studio I noticed a few RME boxes behind you. Looks like you are upgrading (replacing?) your MOTU gear. Will you doing any reviews or sneak peaks any time soon?

I still don't get it Tone boosters EQ4 has had everything in an EQ for the most part for 3 years including saturation per band.

uad spark?

This plugin is insane. Its dynamic eq is superior than FF and the rest of EQ plugins. The amount of settings it has is amazing. Im a nerd when it comes to this stuff and I like to have as many features a plugin can get, and I think the developers got it perfect.

Do you use your 24 track tape machine?

This seems derivative of the Fabfilter PROQ3. I don't feel compelled to even try this one.

I've been planning on buying proq3 for over a year now. I've just bought Kirchoff EQ. It's your fault. You are influential.

It's a shame that ThreeBodyTech is not more widely recognized. Beyond Kirchoff they have made virtual instruments of a REALISM to this day, unmatched in many ways, even though they are a few years old now. Such is the case of Heavier7Strings, a virtual guitar with an ultra-realistic sound... A pity that they are kind of abandoned

I guess the question is, is any of this stuff actually useful or is it just cool?

i await pro q4.