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Maag Audio EQ4 MS
Maag Audio EQ4 MS
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Maag Audio EQ4 MS

Add air and life to your tracks with an expanded version of a coveted EQ.

  • Breathe life into vocals, drums, and acoustic guitar with the famous Air Band
  • Boost highs with smooth, musical clarity that’s never harsh or brittle
  • Shape width and depth using powerful Mid/Side processing tools
  • Dial in refined center frequencies and selectable Q values for precise tone-shaping
  • Enjoy the natural depth and dimension of an analog processor, right in your DAW

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

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Give Your Tracks Life with the Iconic Air Band

The Maag EQ4 is notorious for its unparalleled transparency and top-end presence, famously used on the vocal mix chain of Madonna’s Ray of Light and Celine Dion’s Taking Chances. The Maag EQ4 MS plug-in takes this classic EQ circuit into a new dimension — sonically perfected for Apollo interfaces with added features that go way beyond the original.*

Shape Your Stereo Image with Mid/Side Precision

The Maag EQ4 MS features Mid/Side processing so you can enhance vocals, drums, or masters with surgical spatial control. Tighten your low-end in the center while adding airy width to guitars, keys, and effects. And it does it all without sacrificing the trademark musicality that made the original EQ4 plug-in so special.

Beyond Analog, Better Than Ever

Go beyond the original with selectable Q factors, refined center frequencies, and Brainworx’s patented Tolerance Modeling Technology (TMT), which captures the subtle channel variations of real hardware. Whether you’re boosting presence on a single track or fine-tuning a full mix, you’ll get unmistakable analog depth and dimension that digital EQs simply can’t touch.

What They Say

The Maag Audio EQ4 is 6 bands of awesomeness. The sub is getting a lot of use on 808 kicks. The mid bands provide excellent transparency. The 2.5k provides clear bite on vocals. The Air Band is as legendary as ever!

Dylan "3-D" Dresdow

Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Michael Jackson

Every hit, every #1, every Grammy mix I have ever done, has featured Maag EQs. The EQ4 is my current favorite product from Maag Audio. I use it to EQ vocals, drums, acoustic instruments and of course the stereo buss.

Dave Pensado

Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake

I've been using the Maag equipment since 1994. It's the main thing I go to for everything.

David Reitzas

Madonna, Celine Dion, Guns N' Roses

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! Customers who own the UAD Maag EQ4 qualify for special upgrade pricing to the Maag EQ4 MS. To see your upgrade price, log into your uaudio.com account then select “Upgrade” from the Maag EQ4 MS product display page.
When you purchase the newest UAD Maag EQ4 MS, you’ll also receive a license for the original version. This plug-in will be automatically deposited into your account and will appear in the UAD Meter & Control application.
Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.
Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.
UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorization of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.
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