BAE-1023

Name: BAE-1023
Price: 18.9 USD
Author: Antelope Audio

by Antelope Audio · EQ · Vintage British console EQ

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BAE-1023 models a high-grade analog British EQ with extended mid and high frequency control and Carnhill transformer color.

It has ±16 dB shelves, a ±12 or ±18 dB mid peak and an 18 dB/oct high-pass, and lists at $139 (on sale for $18.90 at KVR).

Best for: Vocals, Drums, Guitars, Mix Bus. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: British console, transformer, vintage, drums, inspired by, low latency, vocals, electric guitar, hardware emulation, mixing, 70s, analog-sounding, bass, bus processing, full mix, mix bus, organic, static, tracking, zero-latency.

What it does

BAE-1023 is Antelope Audio's model of the BAE 1023, a British console-style EQ that extends the 1073 with more mid and high frequency choices. Antelope pitches it as "even deeper control over the mid and high-frequency range", including modeled hand-wired Carnhill transformers.

Low shelf: ±16 dB at 35, 60, 110 or 220 Hz.
Mid band: peaking at ±12 dB or ±18 dB, with eleven frequencies: 160, 270, 360, 510 and 700 Hz, and 1.6, 3.2, 4.8, 7.2, 8.2 and 10 kHz (five more than the BAE-1073).
High shelf: ±16 dB at 10, 12, 16, 20 or 24 kHz.
High-pass filter: 18 dB per octave at 45, 70, 160 or 360 Hz.
Overlapping bands: the mid bell can be set right against the low and high shelves where they overlap, which Antelope says gives a very organic analog sound.
Transformer color: models the hand-wired Carnhill transformers used in the BAE-1073 hardware.

Version 1.0 needs no Antelope hardware. A Synergy Core real-time version for zero-latency use on compatible Antelope interfaces is included. Antelope's page points to a free trial through its Cosmos bundle of 75+ plugins.

Source: Antelope Audio product page

When to use it

BAE-1023 is the better pick when you like the 1073-style console sound but want more places to put the mid band, including upper mids and highs up to 10 kHz. Compared with Pro-Q 4 and TDR Nova, it is a stepped, colored EQ with fixed frequencies, so it is quicker for broad tone shaping but cannot do precise notches, dynamic bands or analysis. Unlike the Pultec Passive EQ Collection, which works with wide passive curves and boost-and-cut tricks, it gives a punchier active console sound and a steep high-pass filter.

Best for: broad tone shaping on vocals, drums, bass and guitars, and console-style color while tracking or on buses.
Genres: any; it is a general mixing EQ.
Look elsewhere if: you need precise notches or dynamic bands (Pro-Q 4, TDR Nova) or gentle passive curves for mastering (Pultec Passive EQ Collection).

Where to buy

Best Service: $18.90
KVR Marketplace: $18.90 (regular $139)
PluginFox: $18.90 (regular $139)
AudioDeluxe: $18.90 (regular $139)
Plugin Boutique: $149
Antelope Audio: see store

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