Blue Cat has released the version 3.0 upgrade to their equalization line of plug-ins. As with previous versions the plug comes in three flavors. A mono, stereo (dual mono), and widening (mid-side) version of the Parametr'EQ plug are each available as individual or bundled together as the Parametr'EQ Pack.

Here's the new features:

• True WYSIWYG 7 bands parametric equalizer.
• Filters designed after analog circuits.
• Non linear modeling: add some warmth or analog distortion to each EQ stage.
• Output brickwall limiter.
• Output peak meter.
• Oversampling for optimal sound quality, whatever your sampling rate.
• +-40 dB range for each band with customizable effective range.
• Automatic gain compensation.
• No latency.
• Real time display of the frequency response with precise measurement and zooming capabilities.
• Window Opacity Control: make the plugin window transparent.

Gearwire's Dan Agosto tested a beta version of the Parametr'EQ v3 and was pleasantly suprised by the non-linear modeling. Keep an eye out for video reviews of the new versions on Gearwire.