On the sixth day of Christmas, Krannaken.com gives to you a copy of Voxengo Overtone GEQ.

Although better known for the incredible product SPAN, Voxengo now turn their expertise towards the development of this multiband EQ, Voxengo Overtone GEQ. This is your Christmas gift for day six.

The plugin features two sets of seven bands. You can change the EQ setting so that each side has different settings. The graphical user interface also displays the two sets in an easily understood way. It is possible to either use different settings on A and B or keep them together by using the A+B button.

Available Formats on Voxengo Overtone GEQ

Voxengo Overtone GEQ is available in AU and also in VST plugin format. Furthermore, it comes with multi-channel operation support. It supports up to 8 input/output channels. Voxengo Overtone GEQ offers extensive internal channel routing capabilities. It also supports mid/side channel processing.

What Else Can This Plugin Do Besides EQ?

Besides its EQ functionality, Overtone GEQ also applies seven harmonic enhancement modules to your music. This includes on for each EQ band. Therefore, this creates harmonic textures in your music that is unavailable on most EQ plugins. This latter feature is one of the plugin’s most popular features.

Overtone GEQ was initially created so that audio engineers could apply quick fixes to their work. It allows them to apply EQ shape adjustments. The plugin creates harmonic richness in the audio being created.

Features of Voxengo Overtone GEQ

• 7-band graphic equalizing
• Stereo and multi-channel processing
• Mid/side processing
• 64-bit floating-point processing
• A/B comparisons
• Zero processing latency
• +/- 12 dB gain range per band
• Internal channel routing
• Complex harmonic coloration
• Preset manager
• Contextual hint messages
• 2 graphic equalizer views
• Channel grouping
• Up to 8x oversampling
• Undo/redo history
• All sample rates support

System Requirements

This plug-in is compatible with Windows (32- and 64-bit Windows XP, Vista, 7, and later versions). It is also available on Mac OS X (10.5 and later versions, 32- and 64-bit, Intel processor-based) computers. It only requires 1 GB of RAM. Therefore, it is easy going on your PC and takes little memory in order for it to run to optimum levels.  A separate binary distribution file is available for each target computer platform for each audio plug-in specification.

Compatibility

This audio plugin can be loaded into any audio host application that conforms to the AudioUnit or VST plugin specification.

What Did I Like About Voxengo’s Overtone GEQ?

The fact that you can’t see the wave formations on the GUI means that you only have your ears to rely on. I think this is great because as sound creators, our ears need to be our best judge. Therefore, having seven levers to change the sound is a good idea.

Another thing I like about Overtone GEQ is the two different levels A and B. I like the fact that you can shape them differently and create different amounts of EQ in your listener’s hearing. That is a clever way of working and one that more VST plugin developers should be inspired by.

What Didn’t I Like About Voxengo’s Overtone GEQ?

The fact that you can’t see the actual waveform is a negative point. This is because it is often easier to judge by seeing the waveform and increasing or decreasing EQ levels. I am not really a fan of EQ’s where you can’t see the actual waveform. However, the fact that you can only hear the difference is a good thing.