PuigTec EQs

Two classic EQs for silky highs, punchy lows, and rich mids

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A Prestigious Pair of Passive EQs
for Silky Smooth Tone

Pultec’s passive EQs—introduced over 50 years ago—became mainstays for mastering, as well as for vocals, bass, guitar, and more. With their gentle tone-shaping talents, the EQP-1A (highs and lows) and MEQ-5 (midrange) set a standard for passive EQs that remains unchallenged to this day.

Waves modeled these beautifully maintained, hand-crafted legends from the personal collection of Grammy-winning producer/mixer Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Rolling Stones). Now they can help you shape your sound.

Mix fat, punchy bass and drums with EQP-1A
Enrich vocals, guitars and synths with MEQ-5’s 3 midrange bands
Faithful to the transparent, gentle nature of passive circuity
Renowned for shaping tone with a light yet highly effective touch
A favorite for tone sculpting during both mixing and mastering
Get a tighter low end with EQP-1A’s ability to cut/boost the same frequencies simultaneously

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Kick Drum EQ: How to Add More Punch

What Top Pros Are Saying

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12th Planet
Artist, Producer, DJ
Korn, Skrillex, Little Jinder, Ras Kass
I love the PuigTec EQ because it’s a great model of the Pultec which is one of my favorite EQs of all time. It’s so simple to use, just a nice Bass knob and Treble knob, and with the right attenuation it somehow just makes everything sound amazing.
Kolton Lee
Mixer, Producer, Recording Engineer
You Me At Six, Daughtry, Moon Taxi, Kaleo
The PuigTec EQP-1A lives permanently on my snare and vocal busses. Need more “air?” DONE. Need more “body?” DONE. Works great on the mix bus as well.
DJ Darmon
Music Producer, Sound Designer
Madonna, Afrojack, Blondish
When it comes to achieving a solid low end for my productions, PuigTec EQP-1A never disappoints, shaking the subwoofers of any club.
Iman Omari
Producer, Singer, Songwriter, DJ, Audio Engineer
Mac Miller, Kendrick Lamar, Kaytranada
The PuigTec EQP-1A is an amazing plugin for dialing in your kick drum. I recommend starting with the Kick 101 Preset. Sounds great on so many kick sounds.
Zale
Producer, Writer
Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Casanova ft. Jeremih
For 808s I love using the PuigTec EQ-P1A. I always boost 60 Hz and sometimes play with the high frequencies as well. This and Vitamin are a great combo for mixing your low end.
KSHMR
Producer, DJ, Songwriter
Tiesto, Snoop Dogg, David Guetta
The PuigTec EQs can brighten my leads, drums – really anything – without sounding harsh.
Hardwell
DJ, Producer, Remixer
I use the PuigTec EQs a lot on my vocals; it’s really important to me. Boosting with the PuigTec around 100 Hz and 8k makes it very warm in the low end and crispy in the highs. This really lets me get presence in my vocals without getting too harsh.
Patrick “Wave” Carinci
Mixing & Mastering Engineer
Capo Plaza, Rondodasosa, Shiva, Lil Baby
I love this EQ. When I’m finishing a mix and the vocal, kick or bass are a bit thin, I throw a PuigTec on the channel. Often just putting the PuigTec there does the job, but if doesn’t I just do a gentle boost at 100 Hz and there it is: the missing body.
Mike Avenaim
Mix Engineer, Producer, Session Drummer, Music Director
Scott Weiland, NOTD, Disney, Bea Miller
These are magical EQs and sound good on anything, seriously. If you’re not sure about surgical EQs and how to use them, this will be the vibe for you. It’s impossible to make things sound bad with these puppies!
Virgin Miri
Artist, Producer, Songwriter, Engineer
T Minus
I use the PuigTec as an additive EQ to boost the air, presence and intimacy of my vocals.
Drew Lavyne
Mastering Engineer
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, Moby
I’ve become addicted to the PuigTec. What a sound! Just the act of passing audio through it flat warms it up.
Chris Fogel
Recording and Mixing Engineer
Black Panther, Childish Gambino, The Mandalorian, Alanis Morissette
I love using the PuigTec EQ to smooth out harshness in sampled strings.
Cesar Mejia
Engineer, Producer, Mixer
Herbie Hancock, Terrace Martin, Tropa Magica, Danilo Lozano
I use the PuigTec EQP-1A on my mix bus to give my mix that final bit of polish.
Damian Kulash
Singer, Producer, Director
OK Go
The PuigTec MEQ-5 has so much flavor. I use the Renaissance EQs if I need clinical EQ—rolling off some lows or find that nasty resonance. But if I need the track to just “sound better,” I go for MEQ-5: it’s shocking how well it works
Koen Heldens
Mixing Engineer
XXXTentacion, Kanye West, Trippie Redd, Lil Wayne
I love putting the PuigTec EQP-1A on 808s with either 30 or 60 Hz turned all the way up on the broadest bandwidth.

Rich Analog Tone. Fat Punchy Bass.
Full Midrange Textures.

True to the Original
The original Pultec EQs have a well-earned reputation for sonic purity. Acclaimed producer/engineer Jack Joseph Puig has two of the finest examples of these rare, hand-built EQs in his studio. We modeled the units under his guidance for fidelity to the analog originals.
Mix Fat, Punchy Lows with the EQP-1A
Lows without mud, highs without harshness: Mix fat, punchy bass, drums, and synths with the EQP-1A’s three high-cut frequencies, along with separate boost and attenuation controls for 4 low frequencies and 7 high frequencies (with bandwidth parameter).
Enhance the Low End with the Pultec Trick
The Pultec EQP-1A is renowned for its unique ability to boost and cut the same frequencies simultaneously, creating a unique resonant shelf. Thousands of classic recordings have used this feature to great effect, to enhance the low end.
Mix Rich Vocals, Guitars, Keys and more with the MEQ-5
Create, rich smooth midrange tones for voice, acoustic guitar, piano, and more with low-mid boost at 5 selectable frequencies, mid dip at 11 frequencies, and high-mid boost at 5 frequencies.