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
J. Graves
March 5, 2014
A-Range RULES!
These EQs just sound great and act like the real thing. Thank you UA for creating such a faithful model of the original.
Read MoreY. Kawahara
January 13, 2014
Trident A-Range Plug-In
Universal Audio plug-in is vere nice Trident A-Range Plug-In
Read MoreM. Pastrello
January 10, 2014
Quite honest!
First of all, as the grand majority of today's musical producers/engineers and alike, i never had the chance to hear, or even see, the real stuff... I know a few records that was made using...
Read MoreM. Pike
January 10, 2014
Great sounding eq
Really fantastic eq, as many people have mentioned above the mids and high bass on this are really great. Well worth a demo and seeing how it fits into your work flow.
Read MoreR. Andersen
January 2, 2014
Another new favorite EQ in the bag of tools....
The trident gives great and easy eq control to quickly fit the guitars within my complex mix sessions as well as smaller projects. I love that it has low UAD taxing and gives me a full...
Read MoreM. Scholz
December 22, 2013
realy nice eq
does a nice subtle work with a nice charakter. you´ll easily find all the sweet spots.
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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
J. Graves
A-Range RULES!
These EQs just sound great and act like the real thing. Thank you UA for creating such a faithful model of the original.
Y. Kawahara
Trident A-Range Plug-In
Universal Audio plug-in is vere nice Trident A-Range Plug-In
M. Pastrello
Quite honest!
First of all, as the grand majority of today's musical producers/engineers and alike, i never had the chance to hear, or even see, the real stuff... I know a few records that was made using it, but that's all... What can I say? It sounds very pleasant to my ears and I intent to use it alot. Really like the highs.
Anyway, I trust UADs stuff, use it always.
Peace.M. Pike
Great sounding eq
Really fantastic eq, as many people have mentioned above the mids and high bass on this are really great. Well worth a demo and seeing how it fits into your work flow.
R. Andersen
Another new favorite EQ in the bag of tools....
The trident gives great and easy eq control to quickly fit the guitars within my complex mix sessions as well as smaller projects. I love that it has low UAD taxing and gives me a full trident console at my finger tips.
M. Scholz
realy nice eq
does a nice subtle work with a nice charakter. you´ll easily find all the sweet spots.
Y. Hara
For Rock Music.
Optimum to guitar track.Sharpness being added, sound is easy to make.
C. Allrich
Lovely
This is the only EQ I'll boost anything with. I do love my cambridge EQ for mild boosting, but there's no comparison here in the warmth and beauty this thing has.
Love it on the drum bus especially. Co-producer turned me onto this, and now it's on pretty much all the mixes that leave my studio. 'Nuff said.A. Leardprasopsuk
Legendary Tone Shaping and Coloring EQ
The A-Range and the API 500 Series are the most amazing UAD EQs for me. While the APIs with their proportional Q are more 'Swiss army knife' like, the A-Range are great at bringing tone and color to all those bland drum samples and soft synths. Its low is the best on kick and bass, mids blows other EQs away and I actually prefer its top-end more than the Neves. It just feels so nice boosting frequencies with this classic.
A. Leardprasopsuk
Peppers
The A-Range and the API 500 Series are the most amazing UAD EQs for me. While the APIs with their proportional Q are more 'Swiss army knife' like, the A-Range are great at bringing tone and color to all those bland drum samples and soft synths. Its low is the best on kick and bass, mids blows other EQs away and I actually prefer its top-end more than the Neves. It just feels so nice boosting frequencies with this classic.
R. Bluemner
Must have
This is a must have from my point of view,easy to get quick result´s.
M. Walker
Tried it, liked it.
Sounds like it should. Quite fat with a nice mid range. Great for rock makes things sound very real and not too digital which is a very good thing. Well done indeed !
S. Kurtenbach
one of my go-to EQs!
Great tool! i'm esp using it on electric guitars. lots of character and air. great mids!! really musical. works well with snare and overheads, too.
S. Hallstrom
Final touch
Love the Trident for that last touch on a mix that already sounds great. Very good presets too!
L. Richardson
Simply a great EQ
I love this product as a Channel strip or an EQ, it is TRULY a stellar product that sounds great and of course easy to use as long as you know how to use an EQ. WELL DONE AGAIN UAD!!
W. Cato
Great EQ
This is a wonderful EQ for drums and acoustic guitars. It allows me to find the right frequencies and bring them into my mix so the listener can hear all the different instruments with minimal phase cancellation.
C. Lennon
Excellent carving eq
This was literally the only eq from UAD that I didn't have. I did a demo and again watched the video to see how it really worked. It has a sound that simply sits in the mix the way it should. My personal preference for it is on mid to high range instruments. Personally, I think that's where it excels. I've never had strings, brass, guitars, pianos, and even vocals that didn't sound good using it. It is great on bass also. While some genres of kick drums sound good with it you will have to understand what the switches do if you want sub kicks to sound good using it. Once you do, you can really push the sonic boundary with it.
V. Kuzeva
The Hi FI tool !
This is very underrated plugin for what quality is it . Its one of most accurate eq emulations ! Highs with this sounds decent maybe better then some expensive hardware!The highs are also better here from the Manley version!When it comes to hats and some claps this is the go to !
J. Kuse
Amazing for low mid cuts.
500hz is rarely useful in any abundance - that's why we have nicely curved EQ's like the pultec to scoop them out with grace.
I am a new owner of the A-Range and this EQ has replaced the pultec as my go-to low mid scooper. Simply add to a saturated, muffled sounding bluesy guitar track and start pulling out 500hz and now the guitar is back in the mix where you need it to be. Same with boxy vocals.
The low end boost is powerful, and combined with my above thoughts makes for a great EQ to shape kicks with.
The HPF/LPF are useful and can be stacked for more dramatic effect.
Only criticism is that I have yet to really use the top end EQ with much luck when it comes to boosting, and would still recommend a different EQ for this duty.G. Gasper
Not a review more of a recommendation.
I thought i would take a chance on purchasing this plugin.
I never got to trial it in advance but I can assure you, I am not disappointed.
It has a lovely and unique character and tone. I have never heard anything quite like it.