API 560

The API 560 from Waves brings the legendary 1967 graphic equalizer to your DAW, offering a proportional-Q filter topology that stays smooth and forgiving even at extreme settings. With ten octave-spaced bands from 31 Hz to 16 kHz and extra resolution in the critical ±4 dB range, it lets you make broad tonal changes quickly while keeping complex sources like drum overheads, pianos, and guitars clear and natural. An analog modeling switch adds subtle harmonic distortion and hiss, and the output section includes a phase switch and ±18 dB level control. Even with EQ bypassed, the analog circuit emulation remains active. This plugin suits hobby producers who want fast, musical tone shaping with a classic console character, and it works in any major DAW on Windows or Mac.