Rare SE: free EQ plugin by Analog Obsession
Free Pultec-style passive EQ with real analog character.
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Put SCRAMBLE. on your drums, 808s and vocals
One button rolls a new FX chain: glitch, stutter, tape stop, chops, reverb, delay and vocal tune. There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible chains, the same count as the positions of a 3x3 cube. Save 10,000 presets a day and 1% of them would take 118 billion years, over 8x the age of the universe.
Not just loops: drum buses, 808s and bass, hats, vocals and the master bus. 3,000+ downloads so far.
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Rare SE FAQ
Is Rare SE free?
Yes. Rare SE is a free EQ plugin from Analog Obsession. The button on this page goes straight to the maker's own download page.
What is Rare SE good for?
Free Pultec-style passive EQ with real analog character.
What are the best alternatives to Rare SE?
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