
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
M. Doherty
February 7, 2025
An absolute powerhouse!
What a powerful EQ for mastering! It is smooth and musical, with the ability to do broad strokes or get a little surgical with your EQ moves. You can also gain stage with the gain control,...
Read MoreI. Carrillo Suárez
February 3, 2025
One of the best eqs of uad
It sounds so real… I use it a lot
Read MoreC. Duran
February 2, 2025
Fantastic!!!
I’ve had the chance to use the Manley Massive Passive EQ in my productions, and I absolutely love it. Its sound is incredibly musical, with a warmth and depth that few EQs can match. The...
Read MoreI. Samri
January 20, 2025
Love it
The most gentle eq i have ever tried. Sound is just marvellous! my low end becoming magical! just love it!
Read MoreJ. Diamond
January 12, 2025
WOW
Once again Universal Audio managed to achieve another great rendition of a top quality hardware. At first I was a bit skeptical but once I compared it to the actual hardware and let me...
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Customer Reviews
Manley® Massive Passive EQ
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Great, this is exactly the tone I was looking for!M. Doherty
An absolute powerhouse!
What a powerful EQ for mastering! It is smooth and musical, with the ability to do broad strokes or get a little surgical with your EQ moves. You can also gain stage with the gain control, and filter with the high pass / low pass. It lives on my mix buss.
I. Carrillo Suárez
One of the best eqs of uad
It sounds so real… I use it a lot
C. Duran
Fantastic!!!
I’ve had the chance to use the Manley Massive Passive EQ in my productions, and I absolutely love it. Its sound is incredibly musical, with a warmth and depth that few EQs can match. The way it shapes frequencies, especially in the mid and high range, adds a unique richness to mixes without any harshness. Whether on buses, the master, or individual elements, it always brings that analog and organic touch that makes a difference. Definitely an essential tool in my workflow.
I. Samri
Love it
The most gentle eq i have ever tried. Sound is just marvellous! my low end becoming magical! just love it!
J. Diamond
WOW
Once again Universal Audio managed to achieve another great rendition of a top quality hardware.
At first I was a bit skeptical but once I compared it to the actual hardware and let me tell you this it was very difficult to tell the difference from hardware to plugin.
Great job to all the software engineers in making this possible.J. Ayala
A great EQ
This eq is amazing for groups of instruments and buses, the compressor is also amazing. great product!
J. Gereaux
Awesome.
Another awesome plugin from UAD. Sounds great on the master bus, and pretty much wverywhere else you might use it.
L. Sant anna
Amazing analog EQ
Great plugin, analog texture
P. Sarkar
A Real Passive EQ
It is an amazing plugin, A Real Passive EQ. Very musical.
J. Avera
Sweetness!
Kick ass on guitars!
D. Bordin
High quality eq
Have not had this long but works well in many situations. Pre-sets are great but can be tweaked to even clearer result. My go to eq. for best results.
J. Gonzalez
Impressed!
I'm impressed with the results I got with this Manley EQ! I have other mastering EQ plugins, but none of them has given me the clarity (specially in the high's) that I get with the Manley. Now this is a "Must" in my mixes or masters.
B. Bigelow
Really surprised by this
This came with a bundle I bought. I had no interest in it and would not have bought it separately. Guess what? It's super useful for broad equalization. I haven't tried any surgical stuff with it but I'd bet it can do that too. I'm knocking off a star just because this is one where I wish UA wasn't so dead set on sticking to the hardware interface. It might be easier to use for some if they altered the interface. All in all I'm glad I have this plug despite not wanting it.
F. Ramal
Master must.
Amazing for mastering
V. Sova
Manley Voxbox
Звучить достатьно м"яко, начебто аналоговий прибор,Спасибі!
f. wielgosz
a magic eq of beauty
i always dreamed to have this eq in hardware but for a while it's impossible fr me. But this plugin sounds amazing. The magic is now within my fingertips.
S. Lucas Monty
This one dang good Eq!
This eq can fundamentally change the sound of your source without sounding unnatural and harsh. Really happy with it
C. Gabbianelli
Doesn't recall settings
Doesn't recall settings
C. Morales Prats
Stunning
Amazing , Save me Thousands euros , plugin version is amazing I love it