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[federico]

Free DJ Equalizer VST plugin for Ableton Live

Hello

My name is Federico and I am posting this message on multiple forums, so accept my apologies for not being very specific.
If this is out of topic or not welcome, I trust that a moderator will move it to the right place and/or delete it.

I will try to check for replies but if you have any comments about this post or anything else that you wish to tell me, please email me directly at federico@londonschoolofsound.co.uk

I am writing to announce that the London School of Sound has released LSS DJeq, a simple but effective VST plugin dedicated to users of Ableton Live.

Similar to the Eq-Three audio effect that comes with Ableton Live, the LSS DJeq is much easier to use with controllers such as the Hercules DJ console, Pioneer DJM800, Korg Zero4, because it has the zero value in the central position of the potentiometer. If you ever tried to use the standard Eq-three with one of these midi controllers you know what I am talking about.
The user interface features Kill buttons for every frequency band, large intuitive controls and a cut/boost range that goes from minus infinite to plus six dB.

The plugin is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 which means that it's free to download, use and redistribute as long as it's not modified.

There is no registration required, no forms to fill, no spyware and it is available for both Mac and PC.
The plugin was developed with Cycling '74 Pluggo and It requires the Pluggo runtime libraries to work (also free to download and install).

The LSS DJeq can be found on Music-Maker's Resources complete with detailed installations instructions.

Thank you.

[Nicon]

Hi will give it a try, thanks

just wondering i knew well about the probs with eq3, but a lot of ableton headz I know including myself wire 3 markers on abletons eq8. Does this plug compete?

[federico]

Eq-Eight is a fantastic tool for music production, but you can't use it to DJ because you end up having too much boost or not enough cut.
A modern DJ eq allows you to boost only a few dB when you go to the max, and goes to -30 or more when you cut.
You could assign the cut button to the same knob you use for the gain control, but all in all it's not really the same thing.
I guess that once you try our plugin you will be able to tell the difference.

Having said that, our plugin doesn't sound remotely as good as Eq-Three. I personally don't find it a problem in a club, it is good enough, but I would never suggest it for music production.

The ultimate reason for us to make this plugin was to try to force Ableton to take notice of the problem. We hoped that by doing something really nasty they would have felt necessary to do it properly. But as I said, even with its nastiness, we think it's highly usable and I know a lot of people that is using it now, preloaded in the template song.

To everyone reading this post, if you use this plugin drop us an email, we will appreciate it.