P422 Fairuz EQ
Overview
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P422 Fairuz will bring out the natural resonance and richness of the instrument you are EQ-ing. Even at extreme boosts or cuts, the integrity of the sound is maintained.
P422 Fairuz is a versatile channel proportional EQ. Each point of the stepped frequencies is tuned by ear for that sweet spot. Still, the option to switch the band to continuous operation is provided for power users. Bands can be either peak or a punch (push/pull) curve. Fairuz does not emulate any hardware design. It is an original design free from the limitations and sonics of existing hardware equalizers.
Features
- 4 Bands: L, LM, HM, H.
- 2 Shelves, Low and High.
- 2 Filters: HPF & LPF
- Step or continuous frequencies and gain.
- Proportional Q.
- Tremor circuit for low end shaping.
- Unique Peak or cut/boost bands.
- Zero sample latency.
Videos
Audio Examples
Artist Reviews
Scott Weiser (AKA Jackal & Hyde)
Lunar Lander is INCREDIBLE! Realistic BBD Delay behavior.
Scott is responsible for some of the most head strong electrocore bass-bangers such as Dark Star, Go Bang, Beyond, This is the Sound of Underground and Bad Robot.
Marc Codsi
Extremely lush melodic plate reverb emulation. I use it when I want to add character to a sound.
Marc Codsi is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and film composer.
Jérémie Regnier
I am stuck on Lunar Lander plate reverb 3- so much cream – Wow!
Composer, producer and performer.
Specification
Supported Plugin Formats
AU, VST3, AAX (Apple Silicon ready).
Supported Operating Systems
macOS 10.13+
Windows 10+
Mac
Apple RISC M chip and Intel CPU (Universal 2 Binary)
PC
x64-compatible CPU
System Requirements
Display resolution: 1440 × 900px or 1280 × 960px or higher
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Copy Protection
A one-time challenge & response over the internet. License works on up two separate machines.
Downloads
MP MIDI model 2A Controller Preset
User Guides- Dark Mode
User Guides- Print Mode
For previously authorized computers
Frequency Analyzer IN/OUT can now be selected individually for display.
- Fixed GUI resizing when you open and close the visualizer and when saving and recalling the session.
- Frequency spectrum analyzer.
- EQ bands visualizer.
- Additional presets.
- Code optimization.
- GUI update.
- The knobs use smoothing to ensure rapid automation without any artifacts.
- Modifier keys implementation to bypass parameters for quick A/B.
- Added German and Japanese user guides.
- Official Release.
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Maybe add a horizontal version of the GUI? Otherwise – great!
What if PM made a ‘character’ EQ that could be many characters? As with it’s older, wiser brother, the P440 Sweet Spot, the secret is in the unusual but carefully shaped curves and high and low pass filters. Unlike the P440 you have less fine grained control over every nuance, and less of a zoomed out mastering level perspective. With the Fairuz you get the curated options you get, let go of some control and are rewarded by workflow and using your ears. Trident A range users will be at home with the concept. The Fairuz can go from extreme to subtle but thrives when pushed in unusual ways, in unexpected combinations. Curve and parameter wise, there’s nothing here the P440 can’t also do (qualifier: each does “have a sound” and the saturation options are not quite the same), so there’s a case for saving your coins. But even if you ultimately want both, the Fairuz often gets the nod on instrument level tracks. So, what about those many characters? The “voice” knob is key. Add it for some built in saturation. Remove if you want the creative workflow of those PM eq curves, while putting your own saturator or preamp plugin of choice before it. Sure, you could painstakingly recreate any curve using FabFilter or it’s many imitators. And sure there’s also a million and one “character EQ”s out there where you get what you get, but choose for the color. The value proposition of the Fairuz and what makes it unique is that it is something in-between: characterful curves with a slight mind of their own, that could have a color, any color, or none at all. Unlike many “character eq’s” that trade on nostalgia, this sounds modern and it sounds great.
Lastly: a short mention of the presets. They’re excellent. So many presets just offer the same redundant options (“drums” “more drums” …) As if the only music ever to exist was made of drums and guitars. And you didn’t have your own go-to moves for kick drum memorized. Presets should be for those things you don’t always already have dialed in, but when they come up, dang it’s handy to have a preset! The Fairuz has presets for cello (multiples of them!) as well as “bowed group” “plucked” various shadings of vocal options, piano, and even “lute/oud” If you mix classical, scores/soundtracks, world, folk, jazz this EQ is for you. But also it’s fresh to try something left field on synth pads or that odd percussion element you can’t get a handle on, having these options is refreshing and worth your time.
Very nice equalizer, with the PM magic. In addition to high, high mids, low mids and lows, you can use high pass and low pass filters, high and low shelves, tremor for frequencies around 30 Hz and below, blend with the dry signal and add a touch of color. Simple and effective eq. when surgical work is not needed.
I love the voice knob. Nice for enhancement.
High shelf is very sweet