The lineage of the api 5500 circuit can be traced back to the original 550 equalizer designed by saul walker, the founder of automated processes inc. The 5500 is specifically designed to address these limitations. The massive passive uses simple passive components and exploits their natural qualities rather than forcing a complex circuit to meet an arbitrary clinical or. Behringer fbq2496 feedback destroyer pro fbq 2496 super fast. It is against the law to copy, modify, or distribute the software on any medium, except as specifically allowed in the. High end digital and analogue mastering equipment manley. Electronic drum moog double bass comparazione delleq api 5500. Stereo eq in present days, no mastering studio can pass a massive passive. The api 5500 is a development of the original api 550 equalizer that was designed back in 1967 as a console equalizer with an unbalanced input by api s founder, saul walker.
Finally, a 100% passive that is honest, that is efficient and that will allow you to earn massive. Stereo 4band mastering eq with high and low shelf bands, parametric mid bands, resonant high and lowpass filters and passive massage circuit. Api 5500 dual mono eq manley massive passive mastering eq solid state logic 611 eq empirical labs derresser thermionic culture the phoenix sb tl audio ebony a2 stereo processing lexicon lxp plug. Manley massive passive stereo tube eq mastering version. Manley massive passive mastering thomann united states. Dangerous music bax eq manley massive passive manley stereo pultec eqp1a maag eq4m. Zsystems zq2 digital dual channel mastering equaliser. It has a balanced input, a true straightwire bypass, an integrated power supply with noiseless muting, and a range control that expands it versatility to mastering applications. Chandler limited tg12345 curve bender mastering equalizer. Various other pieces he owns are either close at hand or can be brought into the signal path, he continues, including a modified api 2500 and a 5500, a neve 33609, an old spl pq 2050 mastering eq with motorized knobs, an spl kultube compressor, dave hill titan compressors, a kush audio ubk fatso, adesigns emeq2, manley massive passive. This low cost graphic equalizer assumes youre in a live venue or. New products speck electronics xtramixcxi ultracompact eightbus synthline mixer.
Massive passive stereo eq manley laboratories, inc. Heres the classic api 5500 dual equaliser, a favourite of many mix engineers for drums, master bus, and just about anything else. While i have a great river maq2nv, if i didnt as in if i wasnt able to afford the maq2nv i would probably lean toward the api 5500. Api 5500 vs manley mini massive at the begining i thought that maybe a quirurgical eq with high q could be fine, for example the avalon 2055. Api automated processes inc have been working at the highest end of the analogue audio business for the best part of 40 years, with a long pedigree of consoles and outboard equipment to their credit. After doing a research of equipments that could works for me i founded two equipments very nice, the api 5500 and the manley mini massive non the massive passive. This twochannel equaliser features the same kind of alldiscrete signal path as other api. Because of the versatility provided in this unit, the massive passive is truly a great choice for any eq job. The unique sound and the unique way of operation enabling filtering options which. Software that may be described in this document is furnished under a license agreement.
It delivers reliable quantitative and qualitative results for all but the most demanding analyses. For free evolve serves up 300 beautifully designed drum samples and sound design tools each layered and imagined from the. If you want that classic analog tone to your mixes, or just want to record clean sounding audios, get this big brother. Ran all types of sounds through both the unit and plugin and it blew my mind. Aml ezp1a pultec eq x3 aml ezmeq5 millennia nseq2 forssell mod. Figure 11 api 5000 system and bench principles of the system this section describes features and applications of the api. Preamp shootout on acoustic guitar neve 1073, api 512c, sytek mpx4a, universal audio solo 610. With this much headroom, it is unlikely that the 5500 can be driven to distortion unless perhaps another api unit is driving the input.
An extremely useful feature in the api 5500 stereodual mono 550. In the massive passive, the gain and bandwidth controls do interact on. Api remind us that the best analogue gear is still that bit more classy than some digital recreations. Crane song ibis discrete class a stereo equaliser with 6db side chain modification. For recording, mixing and mastering applications, the singlerackspace api 5500 is a 2channel, alldiscrete eq package. Api 5500 stereodual mono 550 eqs with range switch. The manley labs massive passive is a favorite tool of high end studios and mastering engineers for its ability to open out and when needed color a mix. Why buy a hardware eq when you have a free software option already. Go check it out and decide for yourself on the coloration differences for eqs, compressors etc, as that is going to be the best answer for you. I also look for some new pultecs, but the high frecuencies filter doesn. Manley massive passive stereo tube 4band eq vintage king. Maag matched pair of eq4 analog mastering equalizer. My friends and i have created a site that allows you to shoot out analog and digital gear e. The massive passive hardware eq is a bit of a legend in the studio world so its not surprising the team at uad took to modeling this classic bit of kit.
Whether you need extreme settings in a mix, or a subtle shade of color and correction in a master, manley has you covered with the massive passive. The massive passive is a passive design and not a true parametric. Get a taste of the sound content included in our drumvolution plugin. As an extra means for you to make an informed decision for yourself on all this. Comparison between an eq hardware api 5500 and a eq plugin waves api 550b tested on. Westpoint studios equipment spec west london miloco. Hendyamps michelangelo vs manley labs massive passive shootout from gearshoot make up your own shootouts at. The best equalizers the top hardware eqs for mixing. It all started in 1967 with the 550 eq console module found in all of the big studio mixing boards. The manley massive passive eq plugin offers a standard version that offers continuous bandwidth adjustment, and a mastering version that includes 16 steps of easily recallable bandwidth selections. The chandler limited emi tg12345 curve bender eq is the definitive tg equalizer, released in celebration of abbey road studios 75th birthday. The 5500 blows the plugin out of the water and it was most prevalent in the top and bottom end. The api 5500 is one of the most coveted eqs in the game. Api state that the 5500 is designed for tracking, mixing and, perhaps surprisingly, even mastering applications.