The Great EQ Plugin Rip-Off // Tested

Here I try to replicate some of the curves produced on software EQs and my hardware Elysia Xfilter. All are a lot more expensive option than using the stock channel EQ in your DAW - so why would anyone go for the more expensive option? Well.. there's more to it than the curves, there's harmonic distortion caused by hardware components, as well as phase shifting. So I take a look at both of these as well.. can you hear a difference? Does it really matter? Or are the settings and parameter interactions from the emulations a shorthand for getting musical curves? Lots of questions.. Essentially, why on earth would anyone buy a third party EQ? Let's find out :)\n0:00 whats this all about - a look at a Pultec EQ\n5:10 Logic EQ vs Elysia Hardware\n8:00 What can a DAW's EQ do?\n9:36 Some Software options\n12:04 Audio Tests\n13:06 Phase Cancelling\n13:54 How Phase works with EQ\n15:23 Emulations vs DAW .. for and against\n17:00 Phase\n19:57 Harmonic Distortion\n23:20 So..are they a rip-off?