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Black Box Analog Design 'HG-Q Hardware EQ and Saturator': Merging the Best of Analog Craftsmanship with Cutting-edge Digital Control

The Music Telegraph | Text 2025/01/18 [16:51]
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Black Box Analog Design 'HG-Q Hardware EQ and Saturator': Merging the Best of Analog Craftsmanship with Cutting-edge Digital Control

The Music Telegraph| 입력 : 2025/01/18 [16:51]

 

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Black Box Analog Design 'HG-Q Hardware EQ and Saturator': Merging the Best of Analog Craftsmanship with Cutting-edge Digital Control

  

 

Black Box Analog Design proudly introduces the HG-Q, a groundbreaking 3U boutique hardware equalizer and saturator. This innovative unit merges exceptional analog craftsmanship with cutting-edge digital control, offering unmatched sonic shaping and harmonic enhancement that exceeds the expectations of a traditional equalizer.

  

 

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At the core of the HG-Q lies its unique analog topology, featuring six independent bands per channel with the ability to simultaneously cut and boost frequencies. This innovative design creates dynamic phase interactions that enhance harmonic relationships without sacrificing clarity. Complementing its creative capabilities, the HG-Q incorporates tube-driven saturation stages that add harmonic depth and energy to tracks while maintaining clarity and preserving transients.

 

Thoughtfully designed for modern producers and engineers, the HG-Q seamlessly adapts to various workflows with stereo, dual mono, and M/S (mid-side) operation modes. Its 2X mode expands the EQ's range to 16 dB boosts and cuts, allowing for bold tonal transformations with intensified harmonic saturation. Whether fine-tuning subtle enhancements or exploring creative extremes, the HG-Q provides the tools to deliver exceptional results.

   

 

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Housed in a durable 3U rack-mountable chassis, the HG-Q combines reliability with sleek analog aesthetics. Intuitive LED indicators and responsive displays simplify operation, delivering real-time feedback that enhances precision and fosters creativity.

 

A standout feature of the HG-Q is its seamless integration with the included HG-Q plug-in counterpart (https://blackboxanalog.com/hg-q-plugin/). This plug-in not only enables remote control of the hardware but also serves as a meticulously modeled digital recreation of the unit. Perfect for both studio and remote workflows, the HG-Q enhances versatility with a built-in spectrum analyzer and an extended control view, ensuring precision and adaptability in any production environment.

 

  

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Other notable features of the HG-Q include solid-state filters that ensure clarity and precision when addressing problematic frequencies or compensating for boosts. Interactive control is further enhanced by series and parallel configurations, offering both subtle and dramatic approaches to sound shaping. These features unlock endless possibilities for tonal experimentation, allowing for creative reshaping of sounds and mixes.

 

Black Box Analog Design's HG-Q is clearly positioned to become an essential tool for studios and producers worldwide, thanks to its hybrid integration and unparalleled sonic capabilities.

 

 

Price

$5995 USD

 

* Available for pre-order starting January 15, 2025, the HG-Q is expected to begin shipping through Black Box Analog Design's expanding global network of dealers and distributors (https://blackboxanalog.com/contact-dealers/) with a minimum advertised price (MAP) of $5,995.00 USD in Q2 2025.

 

 

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About 'Black Box Analog Design' (https://blackboxanalog.com/)

Black Box Analog Design is a small team of award-winning audio professionals who have lived the pro studio life firsthand. It is known for creating high-quality audio processing tools — including its highly-regarded HG-2 mix bus enhancer — that prioritize innovating new products over recreating the products of yesteryear.

 

 

 

 

 

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