Weight and contour
Separate LOW BOOST and LOW CUT shelves give you control over bass weight and shape. Add broad MID CUT and a variable-width HIGH BOOST, then soften the top with HIGH CUT.
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TOOLS THAT MOVE SOUND FORWARD.
VINTAGE COLLECTION / DUAL-CHANNEL TUBE EQUALIZER
SHARK TUBE EQ
Vintage tone.
A clear view of every move.
Shape bass weight, clear the midrange and open the top end. Add tube character when the music calls for it, with a live spectrum and an EQ curve that moves with your hands.
5 sections per channel · 2 tube characters · L/R + M/S · 1x / 2x / 4x / 8x · 56 presets
Character on demand
Use clean EQ or engage SAT. Explore the earlier soft saturation of 6072A and the cleaner headroom of 6N1P, with INPUT TRIM controlling tube drive.
Hear it. See it.
Open GRAPH to see the live post-EQ spectrum beneath the response curve. Drag nodes or turn knobs. Select Left, Right, Mid or Side to inspect the channel you are shaping.
Compare with confidence
A/B/C, undo/redo, bypass and RMS-based Gain Match help you judge each move. Search the 56 factory starting points, mark favorites and save your own.
FOUR FINISHES / ONE INSTRUMENT
Choose your color.
Click the plugin logo to cycle the faceplate and matching graph, spectrum and controls.
Get to know Tube EQ.
The seven-page manual covers every EQ section, routing, tube controls, graph gestures, presets and troubleshooting.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Frequently asked
questions.
Controls, channel routing, live analysis and everyday workflow.
What is Shark Tube EQ?
A dual-channel, vintage-inspired equalizer with five EQ sections per channel, two optional tube characters, L/R or M/S processing, and a live spectrum display. It is designed for shaping tracks, buses and full mixes.
What do the curve and moving bars show?
The curve shows the combined linear EQ response of the selected channel. The moving bars show its actual post-processing audio spectrum, including saturation and output-level changes. The left dB axis describes the EQ curve; the spectrum uses a separate -90 to 0 dBFS display range.
Can I edit the EQ directly on the graph?
Yes. Press GRAPH, choose LEFT/RIGHT or MID/SIDE, and drag a numbered node. Horizontal movement selects an available frequency; vertical movement changes boost or cut. The hardware knobs follow. Use the mouse wheel over HIGH BOOST to change Q.
How do L/R, M/S and LINK work?
L/R processes left and right. M/S processes the centre (Mid) and stereo difference (Side). The top row is Left or Mid; the lower row is Right or Side. LINK couples manual edits to both rows; host automation remains independently addressable. Selecting a graph channel changes the view, not what you hear.
Does LOW CUT remove everything below its frequency?
No. LOW CUT is a low-shelf attenuator, not a high-pass filter. LOW BOOST is a separate shelf, so you can use them together for bass contouring. HIGH CUT is also a shelf; HIGH BOOST is a bell.
What do SAT, the tube modes and INPUT TRIM do?
SAT or the amber lamp enables the tube stage before the EQ. 6072A reaches soft asymmetric saturation earlier; 6N1P stays cleaner longer. INPUT TRIM changes drive with inverse output compensation and has no effect when SAT is off. These are original Shark models, not measured hardware replicas.
Which oversampling setting should I choose?
Choose 1x, 2x, 4x or 8x from the bottom menu. The default is 4x. Higher rates can reduce aliasing in nonlinear processing but require more CPU. All settings report the same latency. Change rates between playback passes if a brief reset transition is audible.
What is included for everyday workflow?
56 factory starting points, a searchable browser, favorites and user presets, A/B/C comparisons, undo/redo, bypass, RMS-based Gain Match, fullscreen and zoom. Click the logo to cycle red, blue, green and purple; the graph follows the theme.
Customer downloads and purchase details will follow.
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