SplitEQ

A New Era in Equalization

Advanced Mixing EQ with Transient / Tonal Splitting Technology

SplitEQ is a groundbreaking EQ that offers a new approach to corrective and creative audio equalization. It excels at Enhancing, Repairing, Rebalancing, and Widening any musical source or audio signal. SplitEQ is both a surgical tool for fixing particularly nasty problems and a creative tool that opens up exciting new musical possibilities. More than just an EQ—It’s a new and better tool.

At first glance, it’s a parametric EQ with 8 bands of precise musical filters. What’s new and different is Eventide’s powerful Structural Split engine divides the incoming audio into separate Transient and Tonal streams that feed the 8 bands of “Split” parametric EQ. This approach is musically useful and makes common EQ problems easy to solve, even in a complex mix. 

• Want to soften the transients? Use the master Transient Gain slider. 
• Remove plosives or de-ess? EQ only the Transient. 
• Reduce snare ring? Put a filter on the Tonal mids.

By applying EQ to Transient and Tonal separately, you can fix many of the problems normally attempted by complex combinations of EQ, compression, transient designers, de-essers, multi-band compression, spatial processors, or dynamic EQ. Simplify and declutter your workflow, get better results and create new sounds.

By Musicians For Musicians

SplitEQ reduces the distance between what you want to do and how you actually do it, with fewer tradeoffs than other EQs. A low-shelf boost on a kick drum will yield muddiness rather than delicious oomph. A low cut on a low male vocal removes plosives but at the expense of low-end richness. SplitEQ gives you the surgical control to address the problematic part of a sound without losing the magic and without the need for additional tools.

SplitEQ is not just a corrective tool, it is also a new type of creative tool for taking your mixes to new heights through its independent L/R and Mid-Side panning. With SplitEQ every source is split into a pair of sonically distinct elements offering your music, mixes, and audio signals an extraordinary new level of musicality.

Batteries Included

SplitEQ comes with a Factory Library of over 150 presets to solve many of today’s standard corrective and complex mixing problems in a cleaner and faster way. The presets are designed to Enhance, Repair, Rebalance and Widen various instruments including drums, vocals, guitar, and more. A/B comparison and Undo/Redo make it easy to explore ideas without losing where you started.

Whether you’re working on individual tracks, a full mix, or cleaning up a two-track loop, you’ll find SplitEQ to be an inspiring and powerful tool that allows you to approach the material in a new, musical, and sonically meaningful way.

Overview

Structural Split

The beating heart of SplitEQ analyzes the incoming audio and separates it into two separate streams:

• Transient (Noise, pops, mic plosives, vocal sibilance, attacks)
• Tonal (Sustained notes, harmonics, tone, ambience)

8-Band Parametric EQ

SplitEQ’s filters are state-of-the-art, pristine and musical. The User Interface has been designed to streamline workflow. Add sheen to vocals without boosting sibilance or harshness. Enhance acoustic guitar harmonics while reducing string buzz.

Stereo Imaging

Continuous L/R or Mid/Side panning of the Transient and Tonal components for each of the eight bands.

Graphical Display

High-res, real-time, spectrum analysis of audio components with multiple options for monitoring or comparison. SplitEQ also features Peak and RMS metering.

SplitEQ Applications

Enhance: With independent control of the Tonal and Transient elements of an instrument, SplitEQ can be used to deliver punch, detail, sheen, breathiness, diction, tightness, thump, and pluck.

Repair: A unique audio repair and restoration tool, SplitEQ allows you to surgically tune the Transient and Tonal response independently. Remove a kick drum’s boom without losing its thump. 

Rebalance: SplitEQ allows versatile track placement in a mix. Easily perform multiple tasks not possible with any other EQ, like softening electric guitar strums while boosting cab reverb.

Widen: SplitEQ allows for precise multi-band stereo image manipulation of the Tonal and Transient elements of each frequency band. L/R and Mid/Side panning are supported. Spatialize a beat like never before.

X-Ray Vision

With SplitEQ you can hear and even see your sound in new ways. Eventide's Structural approach mimics the way in which people interpret sound and the spectrum display offers an inside look into what you’re hearing. Solo only the transients, or a single band, or only the transients on a single band. Use the real-time spectrum analyzer to track down problematic resonances or transients by displaying the tonal and transient streams separately. SplitEQ adds a new dimension to your troubleshooting toolkit.

Prepared for Repair

Eventide's team took all the knowledge they had about recording, threw it out the window, then headed down to the studio to lay down some badly recorded tracks. Double-headed kick drum with no port? Check. Ill-advised mic placement on the snare? Check. Why? To prove that SplitEQ works well on a wide range of sonically challenged material. Eventide created an entire folder of presets for those less-than-perfect recordings.

Features

• World-class 8-band parametric EQ with pristine musical filters.
• EQ Transient and Tonal parts of a sound separately using Eventide’s patented Structural Split™ technology.
• Control Transient and Tonal Output levels.
• Enhance the stereo-field with continuous Transient and Tonal panning controls (L/R and Mid/Side modes).
• Control the underlying Split technology for fine-tuning and experimentation.
• Globally scale the EQ curves together or independently.
• Peak, Notch, Bandpass, High Shelf, Low Shelf, Tilt Shelf, High Pass, and Low Pass filter types with slopes from 6 to 96 dB/octave.
• An innovative real-time spectrum analyzer displays the Transient and Tonal streams independently.
• Comprehensive Presets Library includes 150+ presets.
• A/B buttons allow quick auditioning of two presets or settings plus Undo/ Redo functionality.
• Resizable GUI with zoom options.

System Requirements

Windows

• Windows 10 and later (Windows 11 supported) (64-bit only)
• AAX, VST2, VST3

Mac

• macOS 10.14 and later (Intel / Apple Silicon supported) (64-bit only)
• AAX, AU, VST2, VST3

Important Notes:

• Eventide tests their desktop plugins in Ableton Live, Cubase, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, and Studio One (However, their plugins should work with any compatible host.)
• No iLok dongle is required to run this software - only a FREE iLok account/Manager is required for authorisation.