Analog modeling is really advancing. I've used a lot of analog modeled EQs and have been immunized from the associated hype, but I keep trying new ones just to stay abreast of what's out there. I was not expecting much different when I demo'd this, but I was genuinely impressed - this plugin really stands out. It has rapidly become my go-to sweetening EQ. Just insert it without any shaping on a kick or even the whole mix and it imparts a tone that sounds better than most tube-style saturators. It's excellent for bringing out a lovely, edgy presence on synths - just crank the high band to the max with 12db slope and +20db, and it saturates instead of linearly boosting, in a way that is just exceptionally pleasing. This plugin means warmth, presence, and edge in a way that stands far out among competing EQs. The interface is unique and inspires different settings than you would otherwise use for a normal parametric interface. I do wish I had more control of the band ranges at times, but I find that in practice the constraints are what push you towards results that are unexpectedly sweet.
best plugin!
★★★★★
by DearVR
best plugin for mixing and voiceover operations!!! very useful for adding space !well done !!!
Lovely TE-100
★★★★★
by Adomas Tyloje
The TE-100 suddenly became one of my favorite and frequently used equalizers, especially for shaping master bus, if you're searching for warm and clear sound, TE-100 will acompany you for crafting the warmness of recorded or synthesized sound. I'm enjoying the TE-100 character and warmth a lot !
Lindell TE-100
★★★★★
by Bobbo G
This thing is amazing. Adds wonderful harmonics to the signal. Very musical fat bottom and airy highs without harshness. I love the lack of any visual reference, such as curves, bells and stuff. Without visual approaching to the eq one have to explore by ear, in territories maybe you wouldn't consider. It's a must on my vocals stem since I had it.
lovely eq
★★★★★
by stringtheory
yes, i have too many eqs...this is a really lovely one, makes it easy to make a good sound even better with subtle use, bringing things out and shaping sounds to fit in a mix; also on busses and subgroups to "glue things together" as they say...
TE100
★★★★★
by theghostorchestra
Feel compelled to add my voice saying how brilliant this EQ is. Want your bass to warm and throb? Your hi hats to silkily sizzle? Your vocal to be present? Your mix to expand? This is the one. Not since PSP’s Vintage Warmer have I come across anything as good as this. I was working with the leader of the violins from the Royal Opera House on a project - played back the mix and he said “excellent”. Then I turned the TE-100 back on. “What the hell did you just do? Sounds amazing!”
TE-100
★★★★★
by GPiazza
A few years ago, most ITB EQs used essentially the same algorithms, & on many forums the idea that purchasing numerous EQ plugins was a waste of money. Not so today. EQ modeling has undergone a quantum leap. The TE-100 is one example of an EQ plugin that doesn't sound like anything else. It has a unique, cool saturation, along with a hint of compression and a spectacular 3-D like quality. Highly recommended when you need a track to standout and to add life to a flat digital recording through a generic converter based pre-amp. A real pleasure!
Smoothest Top End
★★★★★
by Aidan Brock
The 6dB/octave shelf boost provides for the smoothest top end boost I have yet encountered on an EQ. It allows me to make things nice and bright without any harshness that one could expect from most other EQs.
Don't demo it - You want it!!
★★★★★
by Off-Beat
My main critique about PA is mostly about their slavishly and non-sensically clinging to small hardware-replica GUIs or basically dreadful GUI design, esp. the ‘black bx_-stuff’. Likewise the Lindell plugs never impressed me, the -500 plugins - good but nothing I already have and a GUI that makes no sense on the screen. Same goes for the -45E plugs, better but the archaic GUI-design is real turn-off for me. Then along comes the TE-100 with an even more archaic GUI - but in this case it works! Because it's mostly knobs and big and eye friendly. The usage quirks go away within the first hour of work, just like that. But foremest, this isn't like any plugin I heard before! This must be the most musical, analogue sounding EQ to date! These qualities I found only matched by the Kush Novatron. Just by inserting them, esp. on acoustic recordings, the audio gains a natural sounding depth and coherency I rarely encounterd in any plugin and lots of them try! But also all ITB-sounds gain a lot more life with the TE-100. And then you start tweaking and it's like unfolding another dimension of your sound. I think there is nothing right now that can beat the synergy between the TE-100 and the Novatron. Now I actively started to look for opportunities to use the TE-100 and I only find very rare occasions where the audio does not benefit from it and I use it almost always on the master channel. But there is also a bit of a downside. In Analogue Mode (V1.1) the SNR is between -120 and -100dBFS (at around 50Hz), this is quite a lot in the digital world and if you are working in K20 this can even be problematic - but manageable. And just on a note, this plugin takes quite a bit of CPU with Analog and Oversampling turned on but I gladly sacrifice that, to get this sound. As I said - don’t demo it - you want it immediately!
TE-100
★★★★★
by Lex Luther
Sweet sounding EQ. Very easy to use. Very musical frequency ranges!