UAD LA-3A
The LA-3A, as emulated by UAD.
Cool for your music
There are all kinds of great techniques in using the boost and attenuation simultaneously on an EQP-1A (or emulation). The passive circuitry interacts in ways which allows a whole range of control over the frequencies which are not apparent.
The Pultec EQP 1-A is the most hallowed of all studio equipment (along with a Fairchild 670). Apparently, if you have an original one of these a holy presence descends upon your board.
The Pultec MEQ-5 is usually used together with the EQP-1A, but it has some pretty cool tricks on it’s own.
I love the Pultec HLF-3C for cleaning up the high and low end. It doesn’t add any color, so don’t expect some kind of analog-ifying. Not cool or sexy, but it does have great curves.
Waves plugin version of the Pultec MEQ-5, modeled from the originals in Jack Joseph Puig’s studio. (Must be nice to have those in the rack.)