Generally speaking, Sonible's Smart EQ will do a better, and far more subtle, job eq'ing than I will. I tend to be a bit of a bull in a china shop with EQ. Also, AIYAC's Mix Monolith gets me in the ballpark of a decent mix really quickly.
I'm glad to see some love being given to AD2. Even though it's fairly old, I think it still sounds great. For a while I thought it was headed to the abandonware graveyard. I'm glad to see I was wrong.
This is the best price they've had yet. Sale lasts until Friday.
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Guys like this, and the folks at Analog Obsession, as well as other independent coders, do an incredible service to the music community. They demonstrate a true community spirit.