"iZotope's vibrant FXEQ multieffects plugin offers users the ability to 'paint' with saturation, reverb, and delay, eschewing intricate bus routing and excessive plugin arrangements."
iZotope, a leading name in audio technology, has recently unveiled its latest creation - the FXEQ multi-effects plugin. This innovative tool offers an EQ-style interface that allows users to apply five creative effects - Saturate, Reverb, Delay, Modulate, and Lo-Fi - each controlled via six EQ bands with four filter shapes. This approach enables users to "paint" effects onto chosen frequency regions, enhancing flexibility and simplifying complex effect routing.
Key Features of FXEQ
- Six-band EQ for each effect: Each effect module in FXEQ comes equipped with a six-band parametric EQ, enabling frequency-selective effect application.
- Saturate: The Saturate module offers eight saturation modes, ranging from subtle warmth to aggressive bite, adding weight and character to your sounds.
- Reverb: FXEQ features three different reverb algorithms - Hall, Plate, and Chamber - to add space and colour selectively without affecting the entire frequency range.
- Delay: Four delay types - Classic, Reverse, Crunch, and Modulation - provide spatial and rhythmic dimension.
- Modulate: Modes including chorus, flanger, phaser, and doubler create lush movement and layered textures.
- Lo-Fi: Four distinct lo-fi styles impart vintage or warped sound qualities, recreating the tones of vinyl, cassette, tape, and radio.
- Limiter: A zero-latency limiter prevents clipping while maintaining low latency, ensuring your mixes stay clean and polished.
Each effect module in FXEQ runs through its own six-band parametric EQ, and each has its own parallel signal path. The results from each module are then passed through a global zero-latency limiter at the output stage.
Simplified Workflow and Compatibility
FXEQ consolidates what would be multiple effects and complex routing into one plugin with an intuitive interface, simplifying your workflow. It supports major DAW formats (AAX, AU, VST3) on macOS and Windows, compatible with Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.
FXEQ is part of iZotope’s Catalyst Series, a collection of easy-to-use plugins designed to provide creative tools for sound designers and mix engineers. More information about FXEQ can be found at iZotope.com.
Priced at $49/£49, FXEQ is an affordable addition to any audio professional's toolkit. Whether you're a seasoned sound designer or a budding mix engineer, FXEQ offers a wealth of creative possibilities to elevate your productions.
- The Saturate module in FXEQ's six-band EQ provides eight saturation modes, ranging from subtle warmth to aggressive bite, enhancing the weight and character of your sounds.
- FXEQ's Lo-Fi effect offers four distinct lo-fi styles that impart vintage or warped sound qualities, recreating the tones of vinyl, cassette, tape, and radio, making it a suitable tool for both music production and entertainment.
