Manley® Massive Passive EQ
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Ultra high-end tube EQ for mixing and mastering.
Officially licensed and endorsed by Manley Labs, the Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in expertly captures the behavior of the original hardware, from the unusual filter curves, to the multiple band interdependencies, right down to the tube amplifier distortion, and all-important transformer/inductor hysteresis.
Now You Can:
Expertly shape tracks and masters with Manley’s ultra-boutique tube EQ
Dial in punch, air, sizzle, and clarity without adding harshness
Select between standard and mastering version with stepped bandwidth controls
Harness complex band interaction and tube amp distortion for organic, musical textures
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Featuring the Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in
Massive Reputation
The two-channel, four-band Manley Massive Passive tube EQ utilizes design strengths from choice console, parametric, graphic, and Pultec EQs — delivering sweet, musical curves with unparalleled clarity and headroom. The “Passive” in the Manley Massive Passive refers specifically to the tone shaping elements of the equalizer, which use only resistors, inductors, and capacitors to create all frequency changes. Its Frequency controls intentionally interact with one another, as do the Gain and Bandwidth controls, allowing for the Massive Passive’s natural and organic sound.
The Only Authentic Massive Passive Emulation
Painstakingly modeled by Universal Audio and rigorously scrutinized by Manley Labs for authenticity, the Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in captures the hardware’s unique filter curves and musical distortion.
Mix or Master
The Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in offers a Standard version that offers continuous Bandwidth adjustment, and a Mastering version that includes 16 steps of easily recallable Bandwidth selections. Perfect for subtle or broad strokes to individual instruments or whole mixes, you can add presence and sizzle without harshness to drums and vocals, or add weight and heft to an entire mix without muddying the bottom end.
“I can't hear any difference between my hardware Manley Massive Passive and the UAD plug-in on any instrument I've A/B'd. It's that good.”
– Michael Brauer (Rolling Stones, Coldplay)
“The bottom-line to me is, the UAD Massive Passive sounds @#$%ing great! This is my new buss EQ.”
– Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers)
“It's amazing how accurately the UAD Manley Massive Passive EQ captures the subtle EQ sweeps of the hardware. ”
– Jason Schweitzer (Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Ciara)レビュー
A. Dobres
2019年11月7日
Easy to use, great on everything!
I have found this EQ great on everything! Especially on busses! The algorithms sound great for cuts and boosts. There is a quality of “smoothness” that I sense from this plugin.
続きを読むR. Dowd
2019年11月6日
Best Mastering EQ Plugin
Simply turning the plugin on makes things better! After that you have 4 EQ bands that are equal parts precision and tone.
続きを読むR. Polson-Lahache
2019年10月20日
Sweets
I first used the hardware on the mix bus on our first album years ago. Thought it was awesome then. Just used the hardware again recently on a drum session. It sounds great in the box too....
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Key Features
Highly coveted stereo 4-band passive tube EQ plug-in, both standard and mastering versions
Painstakingly modeled over a six month period and rigorously scrutinized by Manley Labs for authenticity
Filter curves, band interdependencies, distortion and hysteretic behavior all represented in UA’s most ambitious EQ model to date
Every band switchable to shelf or bell, each band can be bypassed or set to boost or cut
Specially tuned, overlapping and interleaved Frequency choices
Disabling channel EQ via ‘In’ (bypass) retains desirable system filtering and coloration
Convenient “digital only” Link feature allows for continuously matched L/R settings
Requires a UAD-2 DSP Accelerator Card or Apollo Interface available from authorized dealers worldwide
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Manley® Massive Passive EQ プラグイン
A. Dobres
Easy to use, great on everything!
I have found this EQ great on everything! Especially on busses! The algorithms sound great for cuts and boosts. There is a quality of “smoothness” that I sense from this plugin.
R. Dowd
Best Mastering EQ Plugin
Simply turning the plugin on makes things better! After that you have 4 EQ bands that are equal parts precision and tone.
R. Polson-Lahache
Sweets
I first used the hardware on the mix bus on our first album years ago. Thought it was awesome then. Just used the hardware again recently on a drum session. It sounds great in the box too. So many toys!
G. Schwab
Very good EQ!
It sounds amazing! Excellent!
D. Tetmyer
Lovely sound but need retina UI
Lovely sound but need retina UI
C. Piper
Now THIS is what I'm talking about!!!!
All I can say is
T. GILCHRIST
SONIC QUALITY
This EQ goes on my mastering buss because of its sonic qualities . It shapes my sound before it hits my high-end outboard gear. Your outboard gear sonic qualities is only as good as the audio you feed it. Feed it some Massive Passive EQ and hear the results.
J. Poole
Mastering
Warm clear EQ glue, which means it absorbs some of the 'air' which may or may not be what you want.
V. Trachuk
Best EQ for Balancing
Sounds good, but in 2019 it’s so expensive!
Where we can have a resizable interface?)J. YORK
Perfect Master Bus EQ
Awesome EQ! Adds a smoothness to my mixes.
D. Causey
Massive Passive Fantassive!
A friend had this plugin and after hearing it I wanted one too. The presets are great starting points. Sounds great on a drum buss and especially useful on the master buss. Would highly recommend having this plugin in your toolbox!
C. Horsethief
Great for polishing up the master...
This plug consistently figures prominently in my master buss.
V. .
Best Manley® Massive Passive and Mastering EQ
Welcome to Universal Audio.
Very decent equalizer, use it on the master channel, happy with its effect.
Recommend to all.D. Warren
Manley massive
What more can I say it’s a Manley Massive Passive EQ. Totally worth every cent!
A. Tomashenko
You need this one for mastering
Definitely a secret weapon for mastering, I always start with one of the presets and tweak it to my needs.
A. Hamada
Massive Passive
its so close to the real thing thanks UA for the great plugins
B. Gibbons
the King of Eq's
best eq plug-in on the market!!
UADユーザー
Mixbus Mojo
After watching a tutorial of this plugin being used on mixbus, I tried it out for myself and it took the song to another, more professional sounding level. Don’t be afraid to boost a lot!
N. Jeremic
Makes my orchestral mixes shine
This one is a MUST HAVE for everyone into film score and game music mixing.
Absolutely makes both the recorded and sampled orchestra mixes shine and adds that beautiful top end to overall sound. I highly recommend using stereo version on your individual orchestral section busses, and then place the master version first in your mix buss chain for overall sculpting. You simply can't go wrong with Massive-Passive!F. Pitlak
Great!
Great EQ, fantastic sound,,,
