Waves Manny Marroquin EQ

Mix and Match Classic Hardware EQs with Modern Attitude. 

10x Grammy winner Manny Marroquin’s secret to creative equalization is to pick specific EQ curves from 6 different go-to vintage equalizers. Now, we’ve combined his “greatest hits” frequency curves from all 6 EQs into one dazzling plugin.

The switch-selected frequencies in vintage EQs were chosen for deliberate musical reasons, so imagine 34 frequency curves hand-picked by a superstar mixer—that’s Manny Marroquin EQ.

“When I EQ, I’m looking to do something creative rather than just ‘clean up.’ That’s when I go for one of my six go-to EQs: SSL 9080 XL K for its high and low pass filters; Quad 8 or Neve 1073 for the low end; Quad 8 or Motown for lows/low mids; Motown, 1073 and API 550B for mids/high mids; and Avalon 2055 for its silky high end. Waves and I captured the best of each of my favorite EQs – and put them together this easy-to-use plugin.”

FEATURES

• Created with mix engineer Manny Marroquin (Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo)
• Distills Manny’s recipe for EQ, developed over years of mixing
• Combines Manny’s 6 go-to hardware EQs into one plugin
• Uses curves from Manny’s Neve, API, SSL, Avalon, Motown units
• Apply to everything—vocals, keys, bass, drums, guitar, buses
• 4 bands, each with 5 fixed frequencies and boost/cut
• 28 stellar presets by Manny, Tony Maserati, Yared Nevo, and more
• Low CPU consumption allows using virtually unlimited instances

Compatibility

 MAC OSX    WINDOW

 Windows Requirements

• Host application compatible with:
  
  • AAX Native plugins
  • VST3 plugins

• CPU
  Intel Core i5, i7, i9, Xeon (all Gen 5 and above)
  AMD Quad Core
  AVX Support required
  
  Memory
  Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
  16 GB free disk space on the system drive
  
  Operating System
  Windows 10 64 bit (21H2)
  Windows 11 (21H2)
  
  Screen Resolution
  Minimum: 1024x768
  Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
  

 Mac Requirements

• Host application compatible with:
  
  • AAX Native plugins
  • Audio-Unit plugins
  • VST3 plugins

• CPU
  Intel Core i7 / i9 / Xeon-W / Apple Silicon
  See notes regarding Apple Silicon based processors
  
  Memory
  Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
  16 GB free disk space on the system drive
  
  Operating System
  10.15.7, 11.6.5, 12.4. 13.0, 14.0
  
  Screen Resolution
  Minimum: 1024x768
  Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
  USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
  
  V14 plugins require a graphics card that supports ‘Metal’