Blindfold EQ
Mix with your ears
Freeware EQ Plugin
Blindfold EQ is a freeware EQ plugin inspired by a quote by Matt Wallace from the book Recording Unhinged by Sylvia Massy.
It has 4 bands (LowShelf, LowMid, HighMid, HighShelf), but each knob is blind. There are no indicators or numbers to show frequency values, gain values or Q values.
You have to use your ears.
Blindfold EQ is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux (VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP).
It’s also available on the App Store for iOS and iPadOS (AUv3 and Standalone).
“If I were King of the Universe, consoles would have no indication of frequency near the EQ knobs, because when you show the frequency, then most people EQ by eye. […]
But seriously, you should have no idea of what frequency you are boosting or cutting. It doesn’t matter what number is. It matters how it sounds and how it feels. That’s it!”
Matt Wallace. From the book Recording Unhinged by Sylvia Massy
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Specifications
- Multi-Band Resonant Filter
- Lightweight on CPU
- Preset system with randomizer
System Requirements
Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
2GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM
VST2, VST3, AAX, CLAP (64-bit)
OS X 10.9 – macOS 13
2GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM
VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP (64-bit)
Universal 2 Binary
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
2GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM
VST2, VST3, CLAP (64-bit)
Freeware
Blindfold EQ is a freeware plugin. Just put your email address in the form to get your download links.
Free
As in beer
No iLok
We don’t like dongles
No Internet
No connection required to activate
Changelog
2023/01/19: v1.2
- Added: CLAP plugin format
- Added: macOS 13 Ventura support
- Added: Windows 11 support
- Added: Linux VST2, VST3, CLAP plugin formats
- Added: AAX Silicon Support
- Improved: CPU and memory usage
2021/12/03: v1.1
- Added: macOS 12 Monterey support
- Added: Option to show EQ values
2019/12/27: v1.0.1
- Fixed: VST3 UI issue on Windows with scaling over 100%
- Fixed: Conflicts with older AudioThing plugins
2019/12/11: v1.0
- Release!
