Analog Obsession Releases Free Filteq 3-Band EQ VST/AU PlugIn. Filtek MK3 is a hardware equalizer from the 1970s, manufactured by the Swiss company FILTEK Labo SA based on the original design by Stefan Sulke. Designed primarily for use as broadcast modules, Filter MK3 and other units inspired by its design later found their use in recording studios. The EQ featured transformer-balanced inputs and outputs, a bypass switch, 3 parametric bands with a 12-way frequency selector on each one, and a pair of filters. Analog Obsession’s emulation copies the design and layout of the original hardware, offering the same set of features and a sporting a very similar look. Although I can’t compare Filteq to its hardware counterpart for obvious reasons, I was quite pleased with its sound. I tested the plugin on several sound sources, both acoustic and synthesized, and it performed very well as a subtle colorin...
