Get Heavy Guitars Into the Mix Faster.
MetalGuitarEQ is a VST3 cleanup plugin for distorted guitars. Place it after your amp sim and cab to tighten palm mutes, clear mud, and control harshness and fizz—without another long EQ session.
Fully functional · No purchase required · Windows 11 x64 + macOS · VST3
Heavy Guitars. Less Guesswork.
Place MetalGuitarEQ after your amp sim and cab or IR. Its controls target the problems that return across heavy guitar mixes, from low-end bloom and mud to harsh mids and fizz.
- Tighten palm mutes without thinning the riff
- Reduce mud, harsh mids, fizz, and hiss
- Place amp-sim guitars around the kick, bass, and cymbals
- Windows 11 x64; macOS 10.13+ (Apple Silicon requires macOS 11+) · Compatible with DAWs that support VST3
Hear What Changes in the Full Mix.
This comparison uses the same performance and amp tone. Switch the plugin in and out, then listen to the palm mutes against the bass and the top end against the cymbals.
Hear all audio demosNegaatio — Inertia (full mix)
Switch MetalGuitarEQ in and out to hear what changes around the drums and bass.
Use Every Control Free for 14 Days.
Test MetalGuitarEQ in your own sessions with no feature limits. After 14 days, the plugin stops processing until you activate a license. Your source audio continues through the DAW.
Pineware Oy develops and publishes Splinter Audio in Finland. Windows and macOS identify Pineware Oy as the installer publisher. Lemon Squeezy handles checkout and license delivery.
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