The Cardiam D-142k is an boutique vst plugin equalizer inspired by classic American coil and vacuum tube equalizers from the 50s and 60s. It is characterized by a soft “passive style” sound in the middle, highs and transients. Liquid and warm tones. During its development, we used advanced methods of emulating individual circuits / blocks as well as sampling analog hardware. The problem with many digital emulations of analog equalizers is usually that, when boosted they often start to sound harsh, sharp, digital, especially in the middle and high frequencies + transients that can be heard especially when the recording is mastered at high volume (increased volume will bring out errors and problems in the mix / magnifies them like a magnifying glass). You can hear it especially on high-quality mastering and hi-fi speakers, headphones or on powerful PA sound systems in clubs or festivals. In addition to higher harmonics, […]