Manley® Massive Passive EQ
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Get mixes and masters with sweet tube clarity.
Included Versions
UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11. Go to our UA Support page for system requirements.
- Expertly shape tracks and masters with Manley’s ultra-boutique tube EQ
- Dial in punch, air, sizzle, and clarity without adding harshness
- Add weight and heft to an entire mix without adding mud
- Harness complex band interaction and tube amp distortion for organic, musical textures
TAKE A LISTEN
UAD Quick Tips
Learn how to add clarity to a muddy acoustic, give body and weight to a drum bus, and add pro sheen to your entire mix with the tube-driven Manley Massive Passive EQ.
Add Effective, Musical Tone Shaping
The two-channel, four-band Manley Massive Passive tube EQ utilizes design strengths from choice console, parametric, graphic, and Pultec EQs — delivering sweet curves with unparalleled clarity and headroom. The Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in expertly emulates these tone-shaping elements, giving you the same natural and organic sound as the hardware.
Experience Finished Pro Productions
The Manley Massive Passive EQ plug-in gives you a Standard version with continuous bandwidth adjustment, and a Mastering version with 16 steps of easily recallable selections. Perfect for subtle or broad strokes to individual instruments or whole mixes, now you can add presence and sizzle without harshness to drums and vocals, or add weight and heft to an entire mix with clear, punchy bottom end.
“I can't hear any difference between my hardware Manley Massive Passive and the UAD plug-in on any instrument I've A/B'd. It's that good.”
– Michael Brauer (Rolling Stones, Coldplay)
“The bottom-line to me is, the UAD Massive Passive sounds @#$%ing great! This is my new buss EQ.”
– Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers)
“It's amazing how accurately the UAD Manley Massive Passive EQ captures the subtle EQ sweeps of the hardware. ”
– Jason Schweitzer (Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Ciara)Customer Reviews
J. Harraman
June 12, 2020
Finish Strong
The master version it my go to EQ for that final touch on all my tracks.
Read MoreR. Silich
June 9, 2020
Great mastering EQ for adding subtle colors
Adds so much character to the sound, love to use this eq on master channel before Ampex ATR-102
Read MoreT. Bäz
May 26, 2020
This is my favorite plugin!
I really love the Manley EQ. It is so accurate and sounds fantastic!
Read MoreD. Cullen
May 24, 2020
Lush Sounding EQ
High end sounds so musical! Love this EQ on the mix-bus. A subtle and detailed sounding eq that can really add something special...
Read MoreE. Irarrázabal
May 17, 2020
Sutil y efectivo
Luego de conocer la unidad en estudio y usar el modo de prueba en casa... 2 equalizadores bien diseñados para master o buses. A considerar: Al igual que el hardware, no viene con matriz...
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Customer Reviews
Manley® Massive Passive EQ
J. Harraman
Finish Strong
The master version it my go to EQ for that final touch on all my tracks.
a. moreno
Awesome!!!
I love it! its the best of the Best!
R. Silich
Great mastering EQ for adding subtle colors
Adds so much character to the sound, love to use this eq on master channel before Ampex ATR-102
T. Bäz
This is my favorite plugin!
I really love the Manley EQ. It is so accurate and sounds fantastic!
D. Cullen
Lush Sounding EQ
High end sounds so musical! Love this EQ on the mix-bus. A subtle and detailed sounding eq that can really add something special to your mixes.
a. moreno
I can't really review it because your customer service guy gave me a full refund I never asked for
I cant really review it because your costomer service guy made a mistake bie giving me a full refund I never asked for for. I don't have this plugin anymore. but I can say I used the refund money and bought Waves plugins and Antares plugins. I guess I can say thanks to your customer service guy. You lost $300 dollars I payed for 2 plugins. then I bought some from waves and Antares Autotune. so maybe I should say thanks. :)
E. Irarrázabal
Sutil y efectivo
Luego de conocer la unidad en estudio y usar el modo de prueba en casa... 2 equalizadores bien diseñados para master o buses.
A considerar: Al igual que el hardware, no viene con matriz para MS ni valores numéricos de ref... también hay una leve pendiente ascendente desde los 3 kHz hacia los 20 kHz de hasta de un +1 dB que se pronuncia con niveles de entrada alta que no tiene el modelo de master.S. Studios
GUI STILL TOO SMALL
They finally released an update(?) for 2020.
After YEARS of people requesting for a larger GUI...they updated what exactly?? What part of MASSIVE passive do you guys not understand? You'd think while modelling the hardware they might think "gee...this is a pretty big unit"
Meanwhile the Shadow Hills Comp is as big as the sun for no freakin reason...smh
P. Maiz
Sometimes, all you need is something simple
This isn't like some sort of magic secret sauce that will automatically improve your project. But you probably already know that. I purchased this because I was looking for a mastering EQ that was simple to use. Mastering is new to me, and I'm still learning. But one thing I've learned is that less is more. There are other EQs that are more complex, and can achieve specialized tasks. I already have EQs for that. IME, this is great for making subtle, yet important, changes to your project so that you can wrap things up. I am used to using graphic EQs, but I've done OK with this by using Q3 first as a way to just "illustrate" the changes I'm making. I will go ahead and bypass Q3 though, because the massive passive just sounds better, even if I am making the same exact changes. I don't have a technical explanation for this, and it's hard to describe the difference in sound quality. It just sounds better.
T. Frogner
Outstanding
must have if you want to have a clear mix
A. Hamoui
It was all worth it
This was the reason I picked up a UAD rig in the first place. For a fraction of the cost, what did I have to lose? This thing delivered and delivered well. I'm so happy with it.
S. Matas
I wasn't going to buy this...
I was NOT going to buy another plug-in. Heaven knows, I've got enough, and they sound wonderful. But then I tried it... I was only going to try it out. OMG!! Suddenly I had a whole new recording system. I bought it after the first take on the first track. This is hands down the best EQ for acapella vocals.
l. CHEVALLIER
For the PRO
JESUS ! this is damn precise ! MASTERING with this when you used the hardware is just like having the real thing ! Thank you UA you know how to emulate the gear !
A. Bertók
Best EQ emulation
This is the best sounding EQ emulation, that i have ever heard.
J. Kröhnert
Best Passive EQ Plugin!
I absolutely love this Plugin, it sounds sooo smooth. Perfect on Vocals or Master Channel.
V. Kotljarow
Super Equalizer ! Very great !
Ich Liebe alle Plugins von Universal Audio und dieser Equalizer gehört auch zum meinen
besten Auswahl !!!
Respect !!!
J. Rosenthal
Great mastering EQ
Amazing Mastering EQ!
S. Oh
Amazing EQ!
Very great!
y. lee
Massive tool by manley
it's perfect plug-in that i never had. absolutely it's more lovely with vocal tracks.
P. McLaughlin
Virtually tactile.
I'm just starting to learn more about frequency and what are some go to frequencies to boost or reduce for specific instruments. Having said that, I like to just use my ears and listen. The massive passive is a passive equalizer and descendent from the great pultec. Pultec is nice put this is nicer. All is on one panel and this is great for mixing on individual tracks, the bus, and is also used as a mastering unit. I kept missing it after the demo so it was an obvious choice. Now with 12 cores of dsp it has a permanent home on any mix.
