AXELL SIGNATURE · ANALOG-MATCHED EQ
Axell Penta EQ
The analog-matched EQ that listens to your esses.
WINDOWS · LINUX · VST3 · 12 BANDS · DYNAMIC + SPECTRAL · ZERO LATENCY TO LINEAR PHASE
Surgical when you need it. Analog when you want it. Twelve bands - parametric, dynamic and spectral - matched to analog curves, Mid/Side and side-chain, curve drawing and reference matching, a rack of four character modules, and a de-essing band keyed by the suite's neural sibilance detector.
01 WHY IT'S DIFFERENT
Five reasons, all measured.
Analog-matched to 20 kHz
Clean curves within 0.003 dB (Zero Latency), 0.05 dB (Natural) and 0.10 dB (Linear Phase) of the analog response.
An EQ band that knows what an ess is
any band can follow the suite's sibilance network: esses cut as hard as a self-keyed band, vowels untouched.
Dynamic and spectral bands
with Mid/Side, side-chain, and three phase modes from zero latency to linear phase.
Character on tap
Inductor, Console E/G, Passive Tube and Air - four modules in a rack.
Audited, not assumed
1526 random settings checked against scipy's analog curves by an independent host - none exempt.
Every figure comes from the plugin's own test suites and published benchmarks — the full measurements, the method and every version's history are on GitHub.
02 A CLOSER LOOK
Every screen, every mode.
HEAR IT
Before and after.
The same excerpt, the original and through Axell Penta EQ with a factory preset. Press play, then switch — both play in sync, so you hear only the plugin. Headphones recommended.
Drums
Weight on the kick, crack on the snare - analog-matched curves.
Keys
The chords warmer and rounder, the bell on top kept clear.
Rap vocal
The voice forward and clear - and the esses tamed by the Ess-keyed band.
03 GET IT
Windows first. Linux too.
Free and open source. Copy one folder into your VST3 folder — or install the whole suite in one go with the Axell Signature Suite installer, and let the Dojo keep everything up to date.
Runs in any VST3 host — FL Studio, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, REAPER
THE SUITE