FreeEQ8 v2.1.0

FreeEQ8 v2.1.0

⬇️ Downloads

Platform	Format	Status
macOS	DMG (VST3 + AU + Standalone + ProEQ8)	✅ Available now
Windows	ZIP (VST3 + Standalone)	🔜 Coming — CI pending
Linux	tar.gz (VST3 + Standalone)	🔜 Coming — CI pending

Windows/Linux users: you can build from source right now — git clone --recursive and run build_windows.ps1 or build_linux.sh.

What's New

• Standalone app included in all platform packages
• Hardened ProEQ8 license system:
  • Device-bound activation (2 systems per key)
  • Periodic server re-verification (7-day check, 30-day offline grace)
  • Obfuscated signing secret
  • Server /verify endpoint
• FreeEQ8 is completely free — no activation, no limits, no demo mode
• Fixed JUCE 7.0.12 API compatibility

Installation (macOS)

1. Open the DMG
2. Drag FreeEQ8.vst3 → ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins2. Drag FreeEQ8.vst3→~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins2. Drag Fres/Components/
3. Drag 4. Drag 4. Drag 4. Drag (standalone)
4. Rescan plugins in your DAW

ProEQ8 ($20)

Included in the DMG. Requires a license key — purchase via the repo. Without a key it runs in demo mode (mutes 30s every 5min).

FreeEQ8 v2.0.0 — Online Activation + Bug Fixes

What's New in v2.0.0

Online License Activation (ProEQ8)

• 2-device-per-purchase enforcement — each ProEQ8 license can be activated on up to 2 machines
• Device fingerprinting — stable hardware-based device ID (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Activation server — Cloudflare Worker with KV-backed license state
• Deactivation support — free up a device slot when moving to a new machine
• Async activation dialog — network call on background thread with progress UI

Bug Fixes

• Spectrum analyzer blank in Reaper (#10) — FIFOs now reset on prepareToPlay() so the analyzer recovers after offline/online cycles
• Thread safety — SpectrumFIFO::fifoWriteIndex is now std::atomic<int>
• Linear phase disables features silently (#12) — drive, dynamic EQ, M/S, oversampling controls are now greyed out when linear phase is active
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• Per-band saturation/drive
• Mid/Side processing with pe- Mid/Side processing with pe (1x/2x/4x/8x)
• Band linking (groups A/B)
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ProEQ8 ($20) — Included in Download

• 24 bands
• 4 saturation modes (Tanh, Tube, Tape, Transistor)
• A/B comparison
• Piano roll overlay
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Then rescan plugins in your DAW.

FreeEQ8 v1.1.0 + ProEQ8

What's New in v1.1.0

FreeEQ8 (Free)

• Bandpass filter type added
• 30 factory presets (genre-specific: Vocal, Kick, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Broadcast, EDM, Lo-Fi, and more)
• Tooltips on all controls
• Update checker (notifies when new version available)
• Auto-gain bypass (RMS-matched loudness compensation)
• Bug fixes: spectrum analyzer, state restoration, thread safety, linear phase optimization

ProEQ8 (Commercial - $20)

• 24 fully independent bands (vs 8 in FreeEQ8)
• 4 saturation modes per band: Tanh, Tube, Tape, Transistor
• A/B comparison: instant snapshot toggle with Copy A→B / B→A
• Piano roll overlay: C1–C8 note frequency reference on response curve
• Collision detection: amber warning when bands overlap within 1/3 octave
• License activation: offline HMAC-SHA256-signed keys, demo mode (mute 30s every 5min)
• Stripe checkout integration (Cloudflare Worker)

Downloads

• macOS DMG (x86_64): includes both FreeEQ8 + ProEQ8 (VST3 + AU)
• Windows and Linux builds will be added via CI when tagged on the release workflow

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FreeEQ8 v1.0.0

FreeEQ8 v1.0.0 — Full-Featured Free Parametric EQ

The only free EQ plugin that combines linear phase + dynamic EQ + match EQ + per-band drive + band linking.

📥 Downloads

Platform	File	Size
macOS (Intel + Apple Silicon)	FreeEQ8-v1.0.0-macOS.dmg	13.5 MB
Windows (64-bit)	FreeEQ8-v1.0.0-Windows.zip	1.2 MB

Install

• macOS: Open DMG → drag VST3 to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ and AU to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
• Windows: Extract ZIP → copy FreeEQ8.vst3 to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
• Rescan plugins in your DAW

✨ What's New in v1.0.0

• Linear Phase Mode — symmetric FIR, overlap-add FFT convolution (4096-tap, 2048-sample latency)
• Dynamic EQ — per-band envelope follower with sidechain bandpass, threshold, ratio, attack & release
• Band Linking — groups A/B propagate freq (ratio), gain & Q (delta) changes
• Per-Band Saturation — gain-compensated tanh waveshaper (0–100%)
• Undo / Redo — via juce::UndoManager integrated with APVTS
• Match EQ — capture reference spectrum, compute & apply per-bin FFT correction

🎛️ Full Feature Set

• 8 bands × 6 filter types × 3 slopes (12/24/48 dB/oct)
• Mid/Side processing with per-band channel routing
• Oversampling 1× / 2× / 4× / 8×
• Adaptive Q (auto-widens with gain)
• Real-time spectrum analyzer (4096-pt FFT, pre/post toggle)
• Stereo level meter (peak hold + RMS)
• Preset system with 8 factory presets
• Resizable dark UI (750×550 to 1400×900)

⚡ Coming Soon: ProEQ8 ($20)

Love FreeEQ8? ProEQ8 takes everything further — 24 bands, 4 saturation modes (Tube · Tape · Transistor · Tanh), A/B comparison, auto-gain bypass, piano roll overlay, collision detection, and 30+ factory presets.

See the full comparison →

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