8.5Great
A British-style tone-shaping EQ plugin with transformer saturation modes for color and detail on any source.
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Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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A British-style tone-shaping EQ plugin with transformer saturation modes for color and detail on any source.
TEQ-6P is Rocksolid Audio's six-band valve EQ that solves the circuit in real time. Standard $109, Unique $159. VST3, AU, AAX on Mac and Windows.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Kiive Audio VX-Q | Rocksolid Audio TEQ-6P |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.00 | $109 / $159 Unique |
| Dubspot Score | 8.5 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Tone-shaping EQ with transformer saturation | Six-band parametric valve EQ |
| Saturation modes | 5 unique transformer combos | — |
| Saturation controls | Adjust THD, rebalance even/odd harmonics, filter saturation | — |
| macOS support | macOS 10.14+, 64-bit, native M1; VST3, AU, AAX | — |
| Windows support | Windows 7+, 64-bit; VST3, AAX | — |
| Minimum system | 1 GHz Intel Dual Core / AMD equivalent, 4GB RAM | — |
| Engine | — | Real-time circuit simulation |
| Editions | — | Standard $109 / Unique $159 |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU, AAX |
| System | — | macOS 13–26, Windows 10–11 |
| Trial | — | 14 days, no card; free demo |
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