Navy2 EQ consists of 2 switchable 4-band parametric equalizers (A and B) plus an additional high and low-pass filter set.
Model A is the perfect choice to satisfy your need for a classic-sounding, top-quality equalizer. Our emulation reflects the behavior of the EQ section of a celebrated modern console based on this trademark British circuitry. Our contemporary recreation of a classic topology offers the same sonic qualities as the original, only cleaner and quieter.
Model B has lent its big, wide, and uniquely analog color to countless hit records. Many celebrated sound engineers love this equalizer thanks to its vintage sound and its robust ability to handle a variety of sources with musicality and ease.
The preamp section in Navy 2 is based on a collection of highly respected hardware units, and emulates the frequency/phase response and harmonic distortion of the original circuits. You can apply the preamps individually to single tracks, and use the “input trim” control to dial in variable amounts of harmonic content.
And thanks to our latest core optimizations, Navy 2 is capable of executing any combination of these preamps by generating a single impulse response program. This helps dramatically reduce the CPU consumption of the plugin.
This module is inspired by two different, much-loved British hardware units.
The first is a faithfully sampled, improved reissue of a classic vintage British dynamic processor — a true piece of recording history. The fact that this device is still built and sold after over 50 years on the market speaks volumes about its sonic qualities. It can be used as a compressor (with a fixed attack time, 3 release times, and 6 ratios) or as a limiter (with 2 attack times, 3 release times, and a fixed 8:1 ratio).
The second emulation is another modern recreation of a British classic.
The model we sampled was first designed in 1973 as an evolution of the aforementioned compressor/limiter. In the beginning, it was supposed to be simply a rack version of the dynamic processor that had historically been included in the original mixing console, but it later evolved into a more refined device.
Our emulation offers the same controls the original device, plus an additional fourth “release time” setting, which is available both in compressor and limiter modes.