Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ
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The legendary British console EQ that crafted the “Golden Age” of rock records.
Licensed and endorsed by Trident Audio Developments, the Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ plug-in for UAD-2 and Apollo interfaces expertly emulates the iconic EQ used on David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Lou Reed’s Transformer, and Queen’s Sheer Heart Attack, among hundreds of others.
The original Trident A-Range desk holds near-mythic status, and is arguably the best loved of the classic Trident console designs. Heralded for its unique band interactions and distinct cut-filter combinations, the Trident A-Range EQ has made an indelible impact on the sound of rock.Track and mix with the legendary 4-band active EQ modeled from one of only 13 original Trident A-Range desks
Easily inject life and color to kick drums, bass, and vocals without adding harshness
Artfully sculpt instruments with unique band interactions and musical cut-filter combinations
Add snarling midrange and airy high end to electric guitars
“The Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ plug-in is one of my favorite EQs, especially for electric guitars. I think it’s the best electric guitar EQ that there is.”
– Joe Chicarelli (The Shins, My Morning Jacket, The Killers)“The Trident A-Range EQ plug-in has lots of color and is great on snare drums. ”
– Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Gladiator)“I love the high-end boost of the UAD Trident A-Range EQ. It’s extremely musical all across the board.”
– Ariel Borujow (Chromeo, Mac Miller, Madonna)“The UAD Trident A-Range plug-in has the sonic integrity of the original hardware.”
– Glenn Rosenstein (Ziggy Marley, U2)Customer Reviews
F. Calle
December 17, 2015
Great EQ
This is really a great sounding EQ, easy to get the sound you want with a few tweaks. You can switch different values in the HPF/LPF to create different curves.
Read MoreJ. Schmelzer
July 22, 2015
Holy Midrange!
I seriously never want to mix electric guitar without this plugin ever again. It's just lovely.
Read MoreN. Dranov
June 15, 2015
Fun with colours - esp on guitar
I got the Trident EQ strictly because of the splendid reviews in these pages - especially for guitar - and I must say the Trident really has delivered. Full of character for both clean and...
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June 10, 2015
Otro bello Eq Uad
Este tremendo Eq funciona perfecto para casi todo. Lo pude utilizar con excelentes resultados en Drums, gts, bass Vocals y casi cualquier cosa q se te ocurra, incluso el Master. Muy bueno...
Read MoreI. Papagiannidis
June 6, 2015
Unique eq
trident eq is one of the most musical eqs with its own character and colour. really one of my favorites for drums guitars ! thanks UAD team for that great one! www.johnjefftouch.net
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Key features
4-band active EQ modeled from one of only 13 original Trident A-Range desks
Licensed and endorsed by Trident Audio Developments, created by Universal Audio
Unique filter response curves modeled to exacting detail
Inductor-based EQ design yields band interaction between bell and shelving filters
Unique ability to combine cut filters for unusual filtering responses
Cosmetics match the original module’s “aubergine” (eggplant) finish
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Customer Reviews
Trident® A-Range Classic Console EQ
F. Calle
Great EQ
This is really a great sounding EQ, easy to get the sound you want with a few tweaks. You can switch different values in the HPF/LPF to create different curves.
J. Schmelzer
Holy Midrange!
I seriously never want to mix electric guitar without this plugin ever again. It's just lovely.
N. Dranov
Fun with colours - esp on guitar
I got the Trident EQ strictly because of the splendid reviews in these pages - especially for guitar - and I must say the Trident really has delivered. Full of character for both clean and distorted electric guitars. Fun to play with the combinations of stacking the lo/hipass-buttons + boosting in the overlapping ranges, nice to do the 'Helios trick' to add some low, cut/filter from 10khz and up and then add a generous boost in the 3-5khz range. Adds a grainy-good colour that the Helios doesn't. I like the Helios although it is more limited - not only in terms of bands, Trident works well for drums and bass too - and I'm I'll have fun trying combinations of the two on guitars.
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Otro bello Eq Uad
Este tremendo Eq funciona perfecto para casi todo. Lo pude utilizar con excelentes resultados en Drums, gts, bass Vocals y casi cualquier cosa q se te ocurra, incluso el Master. Muy bueno para colorear y resaltar los timbres exagerando las curvas. Por su relacion precio calidad es un Eq que debes tener en tu arsenal de plug ins UAD. Otra buena es que ocupa poco dsp. Me hubiese gustado comprarlo mucho antes!
I. Papagiannidis
Unique eq
trident eq is one of the most musical eqs with its own character and colour.
really one of my favorites for drums guitars !
thanks UAD team for that great one!
www.johnjefftouch.netS. Gouillard
Nice EQ
Very brillant sounding and so good for drums...
P. J
Sweet sparkling!
This EQ is very sweet. The high freqs do not sound harsh but musical.
The low end is sweet as well
Thanks UADA. Campbell
Trident A Range EQ
Nice eq here. Never used the real hardware. I do enjoy this one however. It has a very nice, smooth sound. It works on allot of sources. I like gentle hardware EQ's as well as surgical ones. This one does the hardware thing well. On some sources it can be a little honky with the mids. Overall very nice. Worth the price if it's on sale. I wouldn't spend $250 on it though. Hence 4 stars.
M. Olsen
Amazing EQ on distorted guitar
There's something about the 5K band on this EQ that does wonders for distorted electric guitar. I already own the native version of this plugin from another vendor, which I prefer in mix. But I felt compelled to get this for live use due to its no-latency monitoring capability. It's not quite as transparent, which is to say it's most likely a more accurate emulation (color would be anticipated). But it definitely has the same 5K magic. Money well spent! Now if UA would just implement MIDI foot control (à la MainStage or Ableton Live) over Console parameters and plugins for live effects manipulation, I'd be in heaven.
N. Dranov
Gold for guitar
.. At least for the multiple dubs of higain metal guitars in my current project. The Trident adds a rich and not intrusive bottom, very satisfactory mids and pleasing highs. Very pleasing and easy to dial in boosts and leave surgical (subtractive) eq'ing for the Cambridge or bx V2. I initially got the Helios for guitars, heard great things about it, but never got a long with it, it adds too much boom in the bottom for my taste. The Trident is of course more versatile in terms of band options (also with its options for stacked hi-/lowpasses) - so the Helios comparison may be irrelevant - but from now on the trident stays on my guitar tracks with its delicious character. Gold for my guitars!
G. Froome
Tweak Bounce and Repeat
One of the easiest and most impressive vibey sounding EQs I've got now. I've been running drum samples through the Trident, bouncing and repeating to get some amazing original construction kits. Wish I knew about this one earlier!
J. Helminen
Trident Eq
The best sounding Eq i ever used. very musical..you can dial lots of different colours of the tone with ease and it does something magigal just to put in on to a track with the eq dissabled.
N. Dranov
Gold for guitars
The Trident is gold to my guitars! It gives them fat bottoms, character-full mids (not least the low-mids) and sparkling almost-impossible-to-make annoying highs.
- this sweet thing simply gives me VERY pleasing results VERY easily! Not just for clean electric guitar, but also for my heavy hi-gain overdubs.
I never became friends with the Helios (which I got specifically for guitars), it adds way too much bottom for my taste. I know the Trident's got more options (incl. stacked hi/low-pass options) than the Helios EQ - so maybe the comparison is unfair - but for me the Trident has no competition for guitars.
Best regards,
NielsS. Tib
One of the best EQ, very musical !!!
I tried the trident a year ago but didn't realise how musical and useful this EQ is.
I tried it again a few weeks ago and just worked perfectly, I used it at the end of my chain on numereous channel to make the final boost and cut.
It's not a swiss knife Eq but like the pulteq you can't go wrong. It just gives you the sweet spot that you need. The fixed center frequency are well choosen
It's a great tool to add to the pulteq, it won't replace a surgical EQ like the cambridge but works perfectly after it
It's low in CPU too !S. Tib
One of the best EQ, very musical !!!
I tried the trident a year ago but didn't realise how musical and useful this EQ is.
I tried it again a few weeks ago and just worked perfectly, I used it at the end of my chain on numereous channel to make the final boost and cut.
It's not a swiss knife Eq but like the pulteq you can't go wrong. It just gives you the sweet spot that you need. The fixed center frequency are well choosen
It's a great tool to add to the pulteq, it won't replace a surgical EQ like the cambridge but works perfectly after it
It's low in CPU too !A. Bruns
This sound is legendary...and this plugin captures it.
I am astounded at the replication and quality of this plugin. I was excited to see that UA had an EQ from the Trident boards. I have worked on the Trident TSM Console #9 and was blown away by the EQ in the original analog board. Tried the A-Range demo out and it has amazing bass, brilliant highs, and has that same quality like the original Trident board I used. Thank you UA for delivering a product that truly replicates the character and feel of the original. Use it on every project I have.
A. Shevchenko
Magic triangle
Oh, it's very warm EQ, like Pultec. If your multi track is cold and liveless you need just switch on the trident EQ'S.
E. Ho
the best one for vocal
i think it's the best EQ plug-in for vocal........
P. Larkin
Lovely, sweet midrange and low-end.
This is one of my go-to plugins for midrange sources that need a little boost. I love how this plugin responds to boosting lows while applying one or more of the hi-pass switches. Upper midrange and treble have a pleasing authority that can bring a sound out in a mix without being harsh. I also have the Softube version and while that particular plugin still has its uses, I have been leaning on the UAD Trident A-Range version much more lately.
A. Kolek
If you're recording guitar you should try this...
This plug-in has qualities that I have not found in others when recording guitar. It is simple to use and gives immediate results. It is simply fantastic for those small tweaks that make a huge difference in a mix and can bring the guitar to the forefront like no other plug-in. If you're in need of a quality guitar EQ I'd recommend you give this one a try - you wont be disappointed!