Press kit
Outboard-EQ — Press Kit
Outboard-EQ is an 8-band equalizer for Windows (VST3 / CLAP) that combines dynamic EQ, per-bin spectral processing, linear and hybrid phase, per-band hardware character stages, EQ matching, multichannel support up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6, and integrated true-peak / LUFS metering in a single plugin.
At a glance
- Product
- Outboard-EQ
- Developer
- Outboard Audio (Marcel Kirchhof, Germany)
- Type
- 8-band parametric equalizer (mixing + mastering)
- Platform
- Windows 10 (build 17134) / Windows 11 · x64
- Formats
- VST3, CLAP
- Price
- €65 — intro €35 with code FOUNDER65 until 1 July 2026
- Release date
- 30 May 2026
- Copy protection
- Online activation (license key, machine-based)
- macOS
- VST3 / AU / CLAP build in preparation
Specifications
Runs everywhere your session does.
macOSIn preparation
- OS
- macOS 10.15+
- Architecture
- Intel / Apple Silicon
- Formats
- VST3 + AU + CLAP
- RAM
- 4 GB
Windows
- OS
- Windows 10 (build 17134) / 11
- Architecture
- Intel / AMD x64
- Formats
- VST3 + CLAP (64-bit)
- RAM
- 4 GB
CLAP supported on every platform.
Key features
- Dynamic EQ with four detectors
- Spectral Dynamics, per band
- Linear and hybrid phase, atomically swapped
- Per-band hardware character
- EQ Match with four reference curves
- Dolby Atmos up to 9.1.6
- Three spectrum taps
- Full-spec mastering meter
- 133 factory presets
Press release
Outboard releases Outboard-EQ — an 8-band equalizer for mixing and mastering
Outboard Audio has released Outboard-EQ, an 8-band parametric equalizer for Windows in VST3 and CLAP formats.
Each of the eight bands offers 18 filter types, per-band slopes from 6 to 96 dB/oct, and an independent dynamic EQ with four detector modes (Peak, RMS, Adaptive, Spectral) and an optional free sidechain. Any band can be switched to a spectral mode that runs through a shared STFT engine (4096-point FFT, 75% overlap) for per-bin resonance suppression.
System requirements: Windows 10 (build 17134) or Windows 11, x64; 4 GB RAM minimum. A macOS version (VST3, AU, CLAP; Intel and Apple Silicon) is in preparation.
Outboard-EQ is available now at outboard.audio for €65. An introductory price of €35 is available with the code FOUNDER65 until 1 July 2026.
- Five phase modes: minimum (zero latency), natural, linear, hybrid, and per-band
- Per-band character stages: op-amp voicings, tape (15/30 ips), Pultec-style low-end, density waveshaper, transient designer, split tonal/transient gain
- EQ Match against four built-in targets (Pink Noise, Bach Orchestral, Hip-Hop, Modern Pop) or any captured source
- True-peak metering (4× oversampled, ITU-R BS.1770) and integrated LUFS with nine streaming presets, plus K-12 / K-14 / K-20 reference scales
- Three spectrum analyzers (pre / post / external) with cross-instance sharing
- Native channel layouts up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6 with per-band channel masking
- 133 factory presets across Instrument, Mixing, Mastering and Character categories
About Outboard Audio
Outboard Audio is an independent audio-software developer based in Germany, founded by Marcel Kirchhof. Outboard-EQ is its first product.
Assets
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Logos & downloads
Press contact
Marcel Kirchhof · Outboard Audio
hello@outboard.audioReview / NFR licenses available on request.
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