MickE-Q

Name: MickE-Q
Price: 203.25 USD
Author: Acustica Audio

by Acustica Audio · EQ · Hybrid inductor and parametric EQ

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MickE-Q is a hybrid 5-band equalizer that pairs vintage inductor-style low and high bands with three parametric mid bands and a saturating preamp.

It is a signature EQ named for a mixing engineer (Acustica's page calls him "Mick") and costs €179 (about $203.25).

Best for: Mix Bus, Vocals, Drums, Bass, Keys & Synths. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: mixing, analog-sounding, bus processing, drums, mix bus, musical, vintage, vocals, metering, bass, enhancement, full mix, modern, oversampling, resizable UI, static, surgical.

What it does

MickE-Q is a signature EQ designed with mixing engineer Mick Guzauski (Daft Punk, The Weeknd, Prince), made by Acustica Audio and Studio DMI. Guzauski wanted to combine a vintage inductor-based EQ with a modern parametric EQ.

Hybrid 5-band layout: inductor-style low and high shelves for broad analog tone, plus three fully parametric mid bands.
Parametric mids: for either musical sweetening or more surgical correction in the midrange.
Filters: high-pass and low-pass filters with adjustable slopes.
Preamp saturation: a harmonic saturation stage modelled and tuned to Guzauski's own preferences.
Display and metering: a real-time EQ curve display with level meters.
Workflow: resizable interface, selectable oversampling, multiple listening modes and presets.

The product page does not state a trial.

Source: Acustica Audio product page

When to use it

MickE-Q is the better pick when you want analog-style shelves and targeted mids in one EQ. Compared with Pultec Passive EQ Collection and Mäag Audio EQ4, it adds three fully parametric mid bands and filters, so it can fix problems as well as add colour. Compared with Pro-Q 4 or TDR Nova, it has far fewer bands and no dynamic or linear-phase modes, but it brings inductor tone and a tuned preamp stage that those cleaner EQs lack.

Best for: musical EQ with analog colour on vocals, drums, instruments and the mix bus.
Genres: any, especially Pop and R&B.
Look elsewhere if: you need dynamic, linear-phase or many-band EQ; Pro-Q 4, TDR Nova or F6 cover that.

Where to buy

Acustica Audio: $203.25 (€179 (KVR listing price) converted to USD (ECB rate, 29 Sep 2026))

Tutorials and reviews

Acustica Audio Micke-Q - Demo

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