Plugin Alliance - Bettermaker EQ232D - Mixing With Mike Plugin of the Week

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[@PluginAllianceTV]

We feel honored again and again... thanks a lot! 🙏

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@MikeLuke]

Always waiting for Mike to review a new plugin before I pull the trigger or even touch it.

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@mendiapodaca]

Mixing with Mike is one of my favorite channels about audio. That's it. I already said it.

[@saz123ful]

I just found this channel!! Mike your reviews are No 1!!! I watch them before buy a new plugin!! Thank you!!

[@highpeakrecordings]

Used this on a master last night and really liked it - especially on the low end for an electronic/hip-hop kick. Loved what you did to the BVs here. Thank you again.

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@EgeYakut]

I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you Mike. You're an awesome person

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@carlosp.1846]

Alway impressed by your knowledge on original units

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@gathda]

Love your reviews - I always learn a lot.

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@PharaohLawLess1]

In my opinion this EQ is better than the Amek EQ Plugin Alliance released earlier this year. I could see me using this EQ when I'm not using the Maag EQ4 for open vocals. I'm so happy I subscribed to the Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle bcuz I spent so much money straight purchasing the Plugin Alliance plugins individually

[@mixingwithmike]

Yes, 2 very different EQs. I think I agree with you. And yes, the PA Mega Bundle rocks! Especially with an Lindell API emulation coming soon!

[@TadDoylemusic]

If I am not mistaken, you adjusted the keys bus and disengaged the plug-in. It happens. Ha! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@nichttuntun3364]

Thank you for showing how you use this EQ. The explaination made me - again - learn something. I tried this one out on release and yeah. Very transparent, very useful EQ. Only thing that bothers me is the very small GUI and I can hardly see the red numbers on the Pultec side. We Windows / Cubase users can't zoom it up like this. Would be great if PA would build in resizability. The vibe and tone of the track you're working on is great. Cheers

[@mixingwithmike]

I agree with the GUI resize and resolution needs to be better

[@joechapman8208]

Great explanation, Mike! (Unfortunately, you left the organ EQ with Engage Off just before you started doing mass Bypass A/Bs so the organ's effect was never on after that! Shame we can't change the backplate colour or something for identification.)

[@mixingwithmike]

I always seem to miss 1 thing! Hard to talk and engineer at the same time... Haha

[@helixfunger642]

youre starting off with some REALLY GOOD AND CLEAN VOCALS. I want to know how to record vocals that clean. what sort of work. To be honest, youre already mixed well.

[@monkeyxx]

16:20 you fell in the exact trap you mentioned, haha! the big red bypass button is dark on the plugin as you A/B. Thought that was kind of funny. Nice plugin, just got it today.

[@birdbrook]

That was indeed quiet funny haha, just after Mike mentioned it couldn't happen with this beat :D

[@walterjeworski4618]

Curious about how this compares to the Ozone Vintage EQ which also emulates the Pultec

[@mixingwithmike]

I will have to compare them side by side but expect this would be better. Emulations are not iZotope's thing.

[@jonneves01]

Awesome review as always, Mike, thanks! The only thing was I believe you forgot to engage it when you were messing about with that keyboard sound but I'm pretty positive we all know what it would have sounded like eh! Hope you don't mind my saying that...

[@mixingwithmike]

No worries, I always seem to miss 1 thing.

[@jonneves01]

@@mixingwithmike lol don't we all....

[@Mio-fu1sr]

beautiful eq that finishes the job,dont bright up the BV to much,just a friendly advise,very good song,i like the groove and the vocal lines,nice review

[@mixingwithmike]

Cheers!

[@emiete]

Can anyone tell me how to dial in 100 Hz on EQ1? it only let me dial 99.

[@thirdwise]

4:41 "whut d' we got here!" lol

[@yoshijaecques6890]

If you had to choose between the dangerous bax eq or the bettermaker,what would it be?

[@mixingwithmike]

Bettermaker, far more flexibility

[@mrcrazyselassie6750]

Excellent EQ..I used it today was so shocked I turned off my studio and watched tv..I have 12 days left.. Help me somebody..😱😱

[@mixingwithmike]

Don't panic!

[@muzmcmuz2136]

Who's the artist? They and the EQ sound great, awesome work as always Mike!

[@mixingwithmike]

Revelashan. Credits are in the section directly below the video.

[@MacReviewzOnline]

no zoom and tiny graphics? Needs to be scalable like most Brainworx / PA plugins. People have different eye sights or much higher resolution monitors, which shrinks the buttons down too far. AMEK 200 does this as it should.

[@Mixingmachine774]

Welcome to MR Mike’s plugin mine.

[@mixingwithmike]

Coal mine! Cue Devo...

[@DJURBANBG]

waiting for people who compared it to the hardware unit !

[@mixingwithmike]

Wish I had a unit to compare it to. They no longer make this hardware EQ

[@DJURBANBG]

@@mixingwithmike they do , i found it on many places

[@mixingwithmike]

@@DJURBANBG Yes, I'm sure it can be found used.

[@kadiummusic]

8:20 Did someone get an electric shock? 😃

[@lahattec]

No 60fps please.

[@richardaling5278]

Very experienced Mike says these are drums. Me going to my studio and sit behind my drumkit. Big difference. I must be an idiot...

Meh! I got my Tone Empire Black Q which is better than this seemingly along with Klanghelm DC8C 3, Pulsar Mu, and Ozone Dynamics for parallel EQ trumps this toy.

[@MacReviewzOnline]

u reduced by -0.9 db in the mids and boosted by just1db? bass area . that is 0.9db, way too little to be heard or make a difference. never be scared to use a plugin. especially for demo purposes, show what it can do... everything sounds good at measly 2 or 3 db... - might as well not touch it at all...sure..some bedroom nerd will say "but I heard a huuuuge" difference...lmao...suuure!

[@Arcessitor]

But I did. It's not really an us problem if you can't hear it.

[@kris_lx]

First sound example starts at 9:12, because that's what we're here for, to actually hear the plugin.

[@histakes12]

14 day free trial. Thanks Mike.

[@kadiummusic]

Run through of all the controls first, otherwise it's a waste of time.

[@quinchen5224]

First here

[@mrcrazyselassie6750]

Well done Quin.. you've won a prize. $1,000,000 .

[@mixingwithmike]

Rock on!

[@Iulian.I]

Really nice eq, but the interface is really unintuitive. On a computer you can have any kind of interfaces, why should we be stuck with the hardware look? I understand the choices for the hardware unit, but for software it doesn't make sense. Why should I look to the right to see what values I'm working with? It could be made a lot easier for the eyes, not waste so much screen space. That's why FabFilter is so popular, pretty basic interface and easy to work with. We don't need screws on an interface, it's not like it's falling from the screen without them.