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
P. Sarkar
December 20, 2024
A Real Passive EQ
It is an amazing plugin, A Real Passive EQ. Very musical.
Read MoreD. Bordin
December 19, 2024
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...
Read MoreJ. Gonzalez
December 17, 2024
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....
Read MoreB. Bigelow
December 11, 2024
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...
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Customer Reviews
Manley® Massive Passive EQ
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
O. Viamontes
Can’t go wrong with Manly
i’m a blind producer and it works great with Apple‘s Voiceover screen reader. No matter what you throw at this, it will enhance the audio amazingly. This is why UA is such an amazing company. I don’t care what anyone says UA Apollo line is the way to go because not all plug-ins are native and I don’t think they will make all of them native so you will still need DSP power, regardless if you have a MacBook Pro Max, or any topline Apple base computer, also recommend the satellite OCTO thanks for another wonderful plug-in
D. Clements
The Manley Massive Passive EQ
What a fantastic transparent sounding EQ. Very precise. You cannot go wrong with any of the Manley products! I'm using mine on both bus and individual channels for precision EQ.
j. schwart
Professional. perfect
Manley Massive Passive EQ. My first experience using this tool in mastering prooved why this plugin is used by so many professionals worldwide. ..incredibly good!
R. Martin
Amazing
My master bus now makes sense!!
C. van Caine
Incredible stuff
So far the best software sculpting-EQ I've ever used. Smooth saturation that definitely can be over-used, but is second to none in taming and enhancing anything when used with sound judgement. It can really make dull sounds pop nicely!
C. Lees
Must have
I'd only ever seen this thing (hardware version) used in mastering studios and heard the results. Now as a plugin and affordable, how lucky are we! Not just great on mix/drum busses but on individual tracks too. Unique the way it all interacts, that unusual bandwidth control. Read the hardware manual to dive deeper into trying to figure out how it all works, but you know what? It's probably better that you don't know how it works, switch off the left brain, just close your eyes, open your ears and tweak those knobs.
k. kotcharut
So Good.
I love UAD.
P. Hill
Sounds great as expected
The Manley® Massive Passive EQ has been one of those plugins that I have nearly purchased many times. I finally added it to my toolset and it hasn't disappointed me. Sounds great and easy to dial in great sounds.
J. Romero
Colorful and very musical
It is an equalizer with soft curves that is very musical and colorful. It is excellent both in mixing and mastering.
Combined with the Manley Complete Bundle, it generates spectacular results.
