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
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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
E. Kushch
December 5, 2022
sounds like iron
I have a feeling that I bought a piece of iron that gave sound to my songs, there is no difference, oh my God, in my studio it will sound amazingly...
Read MoreG. Gulyás
October 16, 2022
Wonderful eq
It really glues the whole track together on the mix bus, however I use it on individual vocal tracks as well and I really like how it sounds. It's very easy to target certain ferquency's...
Read Morej. nieva
September 18, 2022
Absolutely amazing!
I was wondering how good was going to be the Massive Passive plug in version vs the real hardware.Very very close to it.It sounds very smooth and natural in each frequency range, even with...
Read MoreT. Yoshida
September 1, 2022
great plugin!
I should have used this sooner. This plugin works great in Master. Even a bus truck is good enough. Simple to use and very musical. Great!
Read MoreV. Ruzicic
August 1, 2022
Essential part of my master channel
So much realistic colours…great one!
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Customer Reviews
Manley® Massive Passive EQ
E. Kushch
sounds like iron
I have a feeling that I bought a piece of iron that gave sound to my songs, there is no difference, oh my God, in my studio it will sound amazingly
G. Gulyás
Wonderful eq
It really glues the whole track together on the mix bus, however I use it on individual vocal tracks as well and I really like how it sounds. It's very easy to target certain ferquency's with the help of the Massive Passive. I love it.
p. albert
Exellent
Pluging à la hauteur de ses fonctions
j. nieva
Absolutely amazing!
I was wondering how good was going to be the Massive Passive plug in version vs the real hardware.Very very close to it.It sounds very smooth and natural in each frequency range, even with high amount of processing.Incredible game changer!!!
T. Yoshida
great plugin!
I should have used this sooner. This plugin works great in Master. Even a bus truck is good enough. Simple to use and very musical. Great!
V. Ruzicic
Essential part of my master channel
So much realistic colours…great one!
O. Levi
Best eq for bassically everything
If you like going crazy with eq to make you’re songs smooth.
That’s the way.
Use it in your master and everything sound alive instantly.M. Indovina
Amazing for mastering
This plugin is fantastic for mastering. It has such a wide range to it, yet even with extreme boosts/cuts, it always sounds natural. Highly recommended
W. Luk
Included Massive Passive EQ and Mastering Version
I owned the hardware but I still buy this because I can use it on every tracks at the same time.
h. kim
real eq
amazing.. thing.. yeah...
a. shaatoot
A real massive passive
I am using the massive passive since 2007(hardware) .. i tried hard to find a difference between it and the uad software version ... they r the same ... try it yourself
M. McCoy
Amazing thing
I hear nothing but love, plus my vox box, killer
j. Pettit
Manley Massive Passive, my favorite mastering EQ
One of the things I like the most is that it doesn't sound harsh, it sounds nice and sweet. It's not like EQ's I'm used to adjusting, you have to play with it a bit, But as I spend some time with it I get rewarded with something that is quite different from my other EQ's. It's got a bit of magic to it, try it and see for yourself.
W. Ji
Fucking Good Hell ya!
GOOOOOD
R. Origin
Works OK - Weird resonances on the low end
I was looking for a replacement of my Voltera-Kernel plugin version of the Massive Passive due to the software being unstable somewhat.
This does a passable job, but the low and high cuts have unpleasant resonances on certain settings that makes this my second choice for transparent EQ for the low & high end. If Acustica Audio Magenta was more stable, I'd not need this.I. Bandera
Miracoloso
Un equalizzatore superbo. Lo inserisci sulla traccia desiderata o mix bus e accade il miracolo. Da avere!
M. Indovina
Amazing for mastering
This plugin is so good for mastering. You can go very subtle or extreme with it and it always sounds musical. A lot of power in a single plugin.
k. Ioannou
Verey transparent holy grail eq
This eq is just amaZing what ever you do it enhances the spectrum in sensitive way
J. Loureiro
One of The Best Eq for Mix Bus
I love this eq it is so smooth and never sound harsh even if you push it in extremes it always sounds musical.
U. PATAPENKA
one of the best booster eq I ever seen.
Brilliant, but heavy for DSP.
