Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
Scaler EQ Pro (Scaler Music) is a note-aware musical EQ with dynamic bands, bass and high-frequency compression, and a MIDI-controlled Live Mode. $99, $29 upgrade.
Effect / oeksound
soothe3 is oeksound's dynamic resonance suppressor, adding a single Detail knob, an adaptive Soft mode, and low-latency processing over soothe2.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Scaler EQ Pro | soothe3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99 | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.0 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Note-aware musical EQ with dynamic EQ and band compression | — |
| Signature feature | Patented Harmonic Peak filters that boost in-key frequencies | — |
| Live Mode | MIDI controlled, polyphonic, creates and moves bands in real time | — |
| Filters | Peak, Shelf, High Cut, Low Cut, Notch, Band-Pass, Tilt, Harmonic Peak, Magic Shelf | — |
| Dynamics | Per-band dynamic EQ plus bass and high-frequency compression | — |
| Magic Shelf | Shapes the low and high end while managing stereo information | — |
| Processing | Mid/Side on every band, zero latency, Continuous Gain Match | — |
| Patent | U.S. Patent No. 12,647,085 | — |
| macOS | macOS 12+, Apple Silicon and Intel, 64-bit | — |
| Windows | Windows 10+, 64-bit | — |
| Price | $99 new, $29 upgrade for Scaler EQ owners | $259 / €229 / £199 |
| Plugin type | — | Dynamic resonance suppressor |
| Release date | — | May 19, 2026 |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU, AAX (Pro Tools 2018.1+) |
| Architecture | — | 64-bit only; no Windows ARM |
| Operating systems | — | Windows 10-11; macOS 10.14 Mojave through macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple Silicon native; Intel through macOS 15) |
| Processing modes | — | Soft mode (adaptive threshold) and Hard mode (fixed threshold) |
| Channel support | — | Mono through 9.1.6 immersive |
| Latency | — | Low-latency mode: 0 samples at base rates, ~1 ms at higher rates |
| Notable controls | — | Detail knob, tilt, max cut, linear phase, eight band shapes, node editing |
| Trial | — | Fully featured 20-day trial |
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