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Tube-Tech ME 1B Midrange
Equalizer
Introduction
“Why do I need another eq?” Well...
That is certainly not a new ques-
tion. But for some reason the Pultec
design of equalizers have managed
to survive through the decades. The
original Pultecs were built in the fif-
ties and Tube-Tech has been making
their Pultec clones since the mid
eighties. Since the first Pultecs came
out there have been tons of inven-
tions that could have rendered this
design useless: transistors, op-amps,
circuit board designs, fully parametric designs, total
recall, and the list goes on. But for some reason, the
Pultec character is still desired in pro studios all
over the world.
So do you need another eq? There are certainly stuff
going on in the Tube-Tech ME 1B that is unique,
but its biggest mojo is that it is so well-designed
that almost whatever setting you use, it will sound
good. And that is good product design, and prob-
ably the reason to why everybody needs a Pultec
style equalizer.
About the ME 1B
Just like the PE 1C Pultec equalizer, the Tube-Tech
ME 1B is a passive, tube-based equalizer. It was
designed to accompany the PE 1C equalizer, and
provide control over the frequencies that the PE 1C
doesn’t adjust. On its own it’s a great tool to shape
the mid- range of any audio material, and together
with the PE 1C it becomes a versatile and full
featured equalizer.
The focus of the PE 1C, “program equalizer”, is the
shelving filters and the mid-range boost. It cannot
attenuate the mids, and you don’t have the ability to
get bell shaped filter curves in the lows and highs.
The ME 1B solves all these drawbacks by offering
the user three bands of equalization: low frequency
boost (200–1000Hz), an almost full range sweep-
able cut (200–7000Hz) and a high frequency boost
(1.5-5kHz).
Together they are strong.