BORATO EQ

PARALLEL TUBE EQ

Manufacturer: Borato Company

BORATO EQ is a five-band parametric parallel tube EQ for mixing and mastering.

Instead of running its bands one after another, all five bands work on the same input signal at once and blend back together, inspired by the behavior of classic passive hardware equalizers. This gives the processor a different interaction and tonal response from a conventional serial EQ. After the parallel EQ stage, the signal passes through a modeled tube-and-transformer color stage, adding weight, density, harmonic color, and analog-style movement that reacts to the source material.

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Features

• Five-Band Parallel EQ: Each band (100Hz, 300Hz, 1kHz, 4kHz, 10kHz) processes the same input signal in parallel, summing back together for unique tonal interactions.
• LPF & HPF: Pre/post filtering for tightening up the mix.
• Tube & Transformer Stage:
  • TUBE: Soft harmonic saturation, adding musical depth.
  • IRON: Transformer-inspired density and asymmetric saturation for low-mid weight and smooth high-end roll-off.
  • COLOR & VOICING: Total control over the analog behavior, drive, and frequency focus of the saturation stages.
• A/B Comparison & Presets: Quickly compare EQ curves and save/load your own presets.
• High-Quality UI: Premium, dark, industrial aesthetic generated purely via JUCE Procedural Rendering (no static PNG backgrounds).

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Building from Source

This project is built using CMake and the JUCE Framework. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Prerequisites

• CMake (3.22 or higher)
• A C++20 compatible compiler (MSVC 2022+, Clang 14+, GCC 11+)
• Git (to fetch dependencies like JUCE or CLAP extensions)

Windows

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/filipeborato/borato-eq.git
   cd borato-eq

2. Configure the project:

   cmake -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 -DBORATOEQ_FETCH_JUCE=ON

3. Build the plugin:

   cmake --build build --config Release

   The VST3 plugin will be generated inside build/BoratoEq_artefacts/Release/VST3/.

macOS

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/filipeborato/borato-eq.git
   cd borato-eq

2. Configure the project (Universal Binary for Intel/Apple Silicon):

   cmake -B build -G Xcode -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" -DBORATOEQ_FETCH_JUCE=ON

3. Build the plugin:

   cmake --build build --config Release

   The AU and VST3 plugins will be generated inside build/BoratoEq_artefacts/Release/.

Linux (Ubuntu / Debian)

1. Install necessary dependencies for JUCE:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake pkg-config libfreetype6-dev libx11-dev libxinerama-dev libxrandr-dev libxcursor-dev libxcomposite-dev libasound2-dev libjack-jackd2-dev

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/filipeborato/borato-eq.git
   cd borato-eq

3. Configure the project:

   cmake -B build -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBORATOEQ_FETCH_JUCE=ON

4. Build the plugin:

   cmake --build build

   The VST3 plugin will be generated inside build/BoratoEq_artefacts/Release/VST3/.

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Designed and Developed by Borato Company.