- Sound Quality
- Ease of use
- Features
- Bang for buck
- Overall:
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Was the Primal Velium Spear changed to be non-Beastlord usable? My Beastlord, on Al'Kabor (The EQ 'Classic' server - Frozen in time at October of 2002), has one, and uses it regularly. Unfortunately, I can't add it to my profile here, because it's not listed as BST usable. How to add/subtract fuel for Wide Open Throttle Under Power Enrichment, click EQ Ratio vs. This is the main table that is used to tune WOT fuel for post 1999 V8 engines. The values in this table are Equivalence Ratio's (Fuel/Air multipliers or AFR divisors) ie. Values greater than one are richer, values less than one are leaner. Anyhow, a rogue at 50 can backstab for around 220 with the vox spear (old formulas I found on older sites from original EQ list around 300), and backstab is much more reliable than a proc. Let's factor in poisons. The best rogue poison DoT in classic did just under 300 dmg. If it's versus undead, our undead DD poison does 310 in one shot (at 50).
Sound Quality:
Made by renowned designer/engineer Dave Gamble (Sonalksis, Focusrite, Brainworx) and his partner Krzysztof Oktalski, Equilibrium is a big step forward from their previous efforts (which already sounded great) in every aspect one think about. Equilibrium takes the equalization game to a whole new level not just because it offers superb quality - it offers superb quality in a great amount of quantity as well. There is a lot to be found here and I really mean a lot.
The user gets the chance to set a comprehensive set of equalization controls and a variety of curves. Equilibrium boasts ten different types of bells, seven shelves and nine filters. Some of the curves were modeled after the usual suspects (SSL 4k, Pultec, API 550) but the guys at the DMG Audio also managed to bring new and unique curves to the table, such as their brand name's curve. Other highlights are the handy tilt curve, some eccentricities such as the flat-top curve and the harmonic filters and also the great sounding curves from a very special classic parametric EQ. You can also to choose to run the peaks and shelves in parallel or serial fashion according to your taste.
It is worth mentioning that there's no distortion modelling here. There's just pure EQ curve modelling, to the point that even deep interactions between gain/Q and gain/frequency were modelled. Everything was handmade by the DMG Audio guys from very careful observation and deep analysis of the hardware pieces, all translated into a fine piece of code. No convolution was involved in the process of recreating the magical classic curves.
The curve options are definitively the star of the show here, but one other feature that sets EQuilibrium apart from other digital EQs is the fact that you can deeply tweak its processing modes. Both IIR and FIR modes are offered, and the FIR mode opens up a whole new set of parameters so you can adjust the phase response of the EQ according to your taste and CPU capabilities: Equilibrium can go from very light to extremely demanding on CPU depending on how you set it. Even when working on its most humble processing settings you'll have an equalizer that sounds very impressive, but if you want it to get even more impressive it will gladly make use of every bit of power you have available.
Having so much curves and processing options at our disposal leads us to the fact the EQuilibrium is not only a great sounding equalizer, but many great sounding equalizers. This is an extremely versatile plugin, that is great sounding on basically any situation. Great for mixing, mastering, creative sound design, post production or anything where an equalizer is needed.
Ease of use:
The fact this plugin is so huge and offers so much makes it feel a little overwhelming in the first few sessions, but once you set a routine and a basic template you'll get things get done very quickly. You'll have to do a bit of digging through the many menus and adapt the plugin to your tastes and needs by going through a considerable set of options. Once you've done it, the usage is as good as it gets with easy access to everything you want from an EQ.
The good thing about the big array of customization options is that Equilibrium can be both very easy or extremely complex. It just depends on how much time you're willing to spend on its many menus, which I must say are very well organized. You can easily have a 3 band channel EQ with basic processing and level metering or set up a huge 10 band monster with custom phase response, spectrum analyzer, dedicated m/s level controls and K-14 metering. You just have to configure it.
Considering the fact that some users don't like to go through a lot of configuration menus to get things working, DMG was kind enough to implement a 'setup wizard' so the user can quickly set the most crucial stuff through five simple steps. There's a nice option that saves the current state of the plugin as its default setting, so once you load a new instance those particular settings are readily available.
In order to make things more accessible, EQuilibrium comes with a good number of presets which are nice starting points that can actually make life easier. The documentation provided is very good, with a 28 page manual which is a nice read. Besides its potential complexity, EQuilibrium manages to organize everything in very neat ways and it can be accessible to the novice users while still offering many things under its hood for the most demanding and seasoned engineers.
Features:
Equilibrium has the most extensive feature-set ever put together in a equalizer, both analog and digital, and it is hands down the most comprehensive equalizer made until this day. Period.
Tons of curves, routing options with L/R and mid-side adjustments on each band, surround capabilties, custom interface, phase response adjustment, variable quality settings, comprehensive metering and level controls, six types of analyzers, parallel and serial modes and basically any number of EQ bands you might want...EQuilibrium has it all. There is so much to tweak here that I won't even bother going through everything, so the best advice is to get the demo and check out for yourself. A 30-day fully functional demo can be easily obtained at DMG Audio's Website.
Bang for buck:
Outstanding value that goes way beyond the not-so-cheap price tag (175 British pounds/around 200 euro-270 usd). No EQ has ever gone so far and offered the user so much as EQuilibrium. This is the new horse to beat at the moment when it comes to digital equalizers.
I'll also add the fact that DMG is constantly updating their product, and not only solving bugs but also implementing new features. The last EQuilibrium update (1.0.5) brought curves from a classic british console EQ and from another very expensive, sough-after mastering parametric equalizer. So you'll likely get even more bang for your buck as more EQ curves and other features are added, not to mention the great support.