One EQ to Rule Every Frequency
Packing the legendary UTA console EQ into a feature-laden 500 Series module, the Undertone Audio UTEQ500 fuses vintage-inspired musicality with unrivaled tonal flexibility. Equipped with three “super-parametric” bands — each with UTA’s innovative Shape Control — this equalizer is a true sonic chameleon, able to replicate the curves of the industry’s most renowned hardware units. The range-switching Mid band expands the module’s coverage, effectively giving you access to four distinct frequency zones. Additionally, each band features an expansive Q range, a Notch mode for extreme cuts, and a novel Vari-Phase mode. You also get a -10dB Pad switch, enabling you to tackle extra-hot sources with maximum assurance. We’re thoroughly impressed by the UTEQ500’s build quality here at Sweetwater, with its premium-caliber, long-life switches and capacitors that mark it as a direct descendant of the brand’s renowned handbuilt studio consoles. Whether you need a 73- or 4000-style British console EQ, American-style tone-sculpting muscle, or EQP-style sweetening, the UTEQ500 puts all these flavors squarely at your fingertips.
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More tonal flexibility than you thought possible
When it comes to versatility, you’ll be hard-pressed to surpass the UTA UTEQ500. Showcasing a deceptively streamlined layout, this feature-packed 500 Series module features three “super-parametric” bands of tone shaping, providing you with complete, independent control over Frequency, Gain, and Q. The range-switching Mid band effectively gives you access to four distinct frequency zones, with generous overlap between ranges, allowing you to stack moves without running out of bands. Each of the UTEQ500’s bands includes a powerful Shape Control that continuously blends between a bell and a shelf curve, providing you with an infinite range of filter shapes that can replicate the curves of the industry’s most legendary hardware units. Each band also gives you a Q range spanning from an ultra-broad 0.3 all the way to a laser-precise 10, a Notch mode that delivers extreme cuts right at the source, and a unique Vari-Phase mode that selectively reverses the phase of a defined portion of the frequency spectrum. Finally, the UTEQ500 includes a -10dB Pad switch on its input, enabling you to handle drum buses, mix buses, high-output preamps, and more without clipping.
Undertone Audio UTEQ500 Features:
- 500 Series 3-band EQ derived from UTA’s renowned handbuilt studio consoles
- 3 “super-parametric” bands with independent control over Frequency, Gain, and Q
- Range-switching Mid band expands coverage to 4 distinct frequency zones
- Per-band Shape Control replicates the curves of the industry’s most legendary hardware units
- Per-band Q range spanning from an ultra-broad 0.3 all the way to a laser-precise 10
- Per-band Notch mode delivers extreme cuts right at the source
- Per-band Vari-Phase mode that selectively reverses the phase of a defined portion of the frequency spectrum
- -10dB Pad switch tackles extra-hot sources with max assurance
- Premium-caliber, long-life switches and capacitors
