GlissEQ is an analog-style equalizer in PC VST plug-in format. The most
interesting thing GlissEQ offers is its dynamic equalization performance.
Using almost any existing equalizer, you always get what you have set:
e.g., if you specify a +6 dB boost at 100 Hz you get exactly a +6 dB boost
at 100 Hz, also visible on the spectrum analyser. GlissEQ offers a slightly
different approach. When you specify +6 dB at 100 Hz, you don't necessarily
get +6 dB of gain. Actual filter gain is adjusted dynamically according to the
program material you are filtering.
This `dynamic nature' of GlissEQ gives you a much more friendly, assisting
filtering experience. Boosting up the highs will not necessarily create the
fatiguing effect of overload. Instead, you will get a pleasant
transient-emphasizing effect bringing life and dimension to your track:
thus, GlissEQ sounds simply musical.
This transient emphasis works for every frequency you tune the filter
to: e.g., it can be useful at the lower and the mid frequencies to give more
punch to the track. Moreover, the strength of transient emphasis and the
overall filter gain adjustment can be controlled with a special 'Dyn'
control. In reality, this 'Dyn' control adds a whole new dimension to the
equalizer as you know it!
Beside this wonderful `dynamic nature' GlissEQ offers a built-in FFT
spectrum analyzer. Moreover, the spectrum of the track can be exported to
any other instance of GlissEQ thus making interchannel spectrum overlays
possible. This can help you to free frequency ranges in one track to allow the
instrument in another track occupying these frequencies breathe.
