FreeEQ8

FreeEQ8 is a professional-grade, free and open-source 8-band parametric EQ plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Linear phase, dynamic EQ, match EQ, per-band drive, band linking, M/S processing, oversampling, and a real-time spectrum analyzer. FabFilter Pro-Q alternative for $0–$20 (by GareBear99)

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GareBear99/FreeEQ8 is an open source project licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0 only which is an OSI approved license.

FreeEQ8 is marked as "self-hosted". This means that it can be used as a standalone application on its own.

The primary programming language of FreeEQ8 is C++.


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