Pultec Passive EQ Collection
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Get silky‑smooth sounds with a collection of “must‑have” EQs.
Breathe analog life into your vocals, drums, guitars, and synths with legendary vintage tube EQs used to sculpt over 70 years of popular music. Simply run a full mix or single instrument through these EQs and hear the stunning Pultec analog magic for yourself.
These astonishingly accurate EQs are nearly indistinguishable from the original analog hardware, giving you the same rich tones used by the producers of John Mayer, Daft Punk, Mariah Carey, and more.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.
- Get instant "Analog Magic" with the world's best emulations of vintage Pultec EQs
- Sculpt fat and punchy bass, synths, and drums with the EQP‑1A
- Experience rich midrange textures on your guitars, vocals, and keys with the MEQ‑5
- Create retro filter effects or reduce unwanted frequencies with surgical precision using the HLF‑3C
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UAD Quick Tips
Learn how to extend low end on bass, add warmth and clarity to acoustic guitar, and punch up your drum bus with the analog tube magic of three distinct Pultec EQs.
Get the Rich Sound of the World's Most Famous EQs
Going far beyond all other Pultec-style EQ plug-ins, the Pultec Passive EQ Collection gives your productions the rich, musical sound of the ultra-rare vintage hardware — the culmination of the world’s most intensive modeling research.
Craft Legendary Low End: The EQP‑1A
Make confident broadstroke EQ moves and get the vibiest low‑end you've ever heard. From bass guitar and synth bass to kick drums, you'll be amazed at the tight, focused thump, with the twist of a couple knobs.
Customize Your Mids: The MEQ‑5
Add vibrancy and depth to vocals, guitars, and keys — the important "power region” of your mix — with the MEQ‑5's two bands of mid boost and single band of midrange dip, complete with unique filter interactions of the vintage hardware.
Get Cleaner Mixes and Effects: The HLF‑3C
With just two controls, the HLF‑3C will give you retro, lo‑fi effects on your vocals and instruments, or let you surgically remove troublesome frequencies like excessive hiss and rumble that can build up and muddy your mixes.
“The Pultec Passive EQ Collection is just sick. The legacy versions were great to begin with, but the new ones add yet another level.”
– Ryan Hewitt (Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Avett Brothers)Customer Reviews
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Key Features
Painstaking circuit reproduction of the most popular outboard studio equalizers ever made
Must-have studio staple Pultec Equalizers: EQP-1A Program EQ, MEQ-5 Mid-Range EQ, HLF-3C Filters
Models entire electronic path, including tube amplifiers and transformers, for musical distortion
Silky, vintage highs and tight, focused lows using combined boost/cut resonant shelf dip with EQP-1A
Broad, overlapping frequency selections for fine peak and dip midrange filter control with the MEQ-5
12 dB cut filter tonal sculpting or special effects with the HLF-3C
Includes Artist Presets from Neal Cappellino, Jacknife Lee, and John Paterno
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Customer Reviews
Pultec Passive EQ Collection
A. Diaz
Increíble
Sin dudas que este es el mejor Pultec que he probado. No puede faltar en mis mezclas, simplemente donde lo coloque hará su magia. Gracias UAD!
S. Hoang
Son Hoang
The software is very good, I am still using it every day
A. Malave
Universal Audio is the gold standard. It’s how I want to sound. It’s how sound should be.
It is a pleasure to write these words and highlight the extraordinary results achieved with Universal Audio’s tools. I spent years working with various brands, but from the moment I entered the world of UAD, it became an essential part of my daily workflow.
The Pultec Passive EQ Collection is a flawless recreation of the original hardware, delivering that unmistakable warmth and character that elevates any production to the next level. I’ve tested emulations from other brands, but Universal Audio takes things to a truly unparalleled level, setting the global benchmark for audio processing.
This is why I place my full trust in UAD—whether for the simplest tasks or the most critical stages of production, Universal Audio is always present. I look forward to experiencing the Neve Series soon and continuing to shape my career with world-class tools, crafted with the excellence that only UAD can deliver.
Greetings from a Caracas-born Venezuelan, making his way around the world.J. Ng
Powerful low end enhancing
I always like the bass enhancement of this traditional gear. Very natural. No artifact.
L. Brown
A+
A+
R. Fiuza
Love it!
Sounds fat and very precise.
I. Samri
Pultec help me
Low end control of pultec eq from UAD is amazing. Off you go muddy mix!
M. Osipenko
UAD stands on top!
Tested against a handful of PULTEC emu's and UAD out shines them all!
H. Man
goodgood
very good!
E. Rei
A wonderful EQ!!!
This is the bee's knees of Pultec EQ plug-ins. I have tried many, and this one offers the most silky sound of them all. It works like it is explained, while the others I have tried just didn't have the "it" factor.
i. vazquez
very good
Hello my name is Ivo¡
the eqs are fantastic and very good sound .
Best RegardsA. O'Shee
Just love it
¡The sound, the magic, the everything that add to the sound!
I never have the chance to use the actual Pultec, but this is awesome to put everywhere.
Just drop it and is sounding on its own, dial it and make evrything sound even betterB. Gros
Muy buena emulación
Excelente plug in , curvas naturales como el real eq, super recomendable
M. Heaphy
The Pultec Passive EQ collection> Excellent
Way back in the 70's I remember going to a studio in NJ that had the Pultec EQ in their rack. I could not believe the sound they produced. Now UA has done an excellent job in making this series of EQ's that come the closest to that original sound I heard in that studio...This is a must have for a home studio and I could not be happier with this purchase...Wonderful and keep up the great work...Regards, Michael
J. Grandberg
Great product for the money.
I have demo'd many of the other Pultec plugins and owned the new production hardware unit. This plugin version attempts more of the tube mojo than the others, and pulls it off as well as a plugin can. As with any plugin when you start layering saturators etc the signal falls apart somewhat; which is the physics of 0's and 1's vs real analog but buying this plugin anytime it's on sale is a no brainer. Yes you can shape that "Pultec curve" somewhat with other EQ's but sometimes simplicity is best. I'm glad I bought this, hope to own another hardware piece some day!
Y. Xu
GME = God Made Equalizer
This thing save my ass, save my ball, save my time, save my life, save my love !
A. Pashka
Best Pultec Emulation!
I had the pleasure of using Pultecs at Coney Island Sound, and this is the most true emulation on the market.
t. tooley
Pultec Passive EQ
Amazing sounding EQ. Adds analogue warmth and body.
V. Melo
UaD Pultec Passive EQ collection
Definitely the best Pultec emulation I've ever used, it brings a very present analog coloring.
UaD's Pultec Passive EQ collection has already earned a place in my Mixing Chain.d. ruiz
La mejor emulacion de Pultec, hermosos
Universal Audio siempre sorprendente, los uso en todas mis mezclas y master
