Bevel manual
Six-band parametric EQ with a real-time analyzer. Bevel shapes tonal balance without adding a sound of its own: what you hear is the move you made and nothing else.
Warren Labs · Trueness line · VST3 · AU · Standalone · macOS
What it's for
Everyday corrective and tonal EQ: clearing mud, taming a harsh band, adding air, rolling off rumble. Six bands cover almost every job, and every band can be any of six filter shapes.
Bevel is minimum-phase: no pre-ringing and no latency. A bell or shelf at 0 dB is not "nearly" flat; it is bypassed exactly. With every band at 0 dB, as it opens, Bevel's output is bit-for-bit identical to its input.
Working on the plot
There are no knobs. Every band is a numbered dot on the plot, and you edit it directly:
| Action | Does |
|---|---|
| Drag a dot | Frequency (left–right) and gain (up–down) together |
| Mouse wheel over a dot | Q, the band's width. Up = narrower |
| Double-click a dot | Switches that band on or off. An off band is a hollow ring |
| Right-click a dot | Choose its filter type |
A hint along the bottom of the plot repeats this until you grab a dot.
The bands, as they start
| Band | Type | Frequency | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low Shelf | 80 Hz | 0.71 |
| 2 | Bell | 240 Hz | 1.0 |
| 3 | Bell | 800 Hz | 1.0 |
| 4 | Bell | 2.5 kHz | 1.0 |
| 5 | Bell | 6 kHz | 1.0 |
| 6 | High Shelf | 12 kHz | 0.71 |
All six start switched on at 0 dB, which is the same as off.
Filter types (right-click)
- Bell: boost or cut around the frequency. Q sets the width.
- Low Shelf / High Shelf: boost or cut everything below / above the frequency.
- High Pass / Low Pass: remove everything below / above the frequency, at 12 dB per octave. Q sets the resonance at the corner: 0.71 is the smooth default, higher values add a bump.
- Notch: a deep, narrow cut for a single problem frequency. Q sets the width.
High Pass, Low Pass and Notch have no gain. Dragging their dot up or down moves the dot but does not change the sound. The amber curve always shows what is actually being applied.
Ranges
Frequency 20 Hz–20 kHz · Gain ±18 dB · Q 0.1–10.
Power
Bypass, with a click-free crossfade.
The display
- Amber curve: the combined response of all six bands, the EQ actually being applied.
- Dim spectrum behind it: a live analyzer of the signal passing through.
- Dots: one per band. Filled when on, hollow when off, outlined when selected.
A worked example: a boomy acoustic guitar
- Band 1: right-click → High Pass, drag it to about 80 Hz. The low rumble and mic handling noise go; the guitar itself shouldn't change.
- Band 2: find the boom. Drag it up about 8 dB and sweep it left and right between 150 and 400 Hz. Where it sounds worst, stop.
- Now drag it down to about −4 dB at that frequency. Wheel up for a narrower Q if the cut takes body with it.
- Band 5: drag up 2 dB around 5–6 kHz for pick definition, if the part needs it.
- Toggle Power. Is the guitar clearer, or just quieter? Match levels before you decide. Cuts make things quieter, and quieter always sounds worse.
The boost-and-sweep trick in step 2 is the fastest way to find a problem frequency. Just remember to turn it into a cut.
Tips
- Cut narrow, boost wide. Problems are usually narrow; flattering moves are usually broad.
- Double-click a band to hear it off and on without losing its setting.
- Bevel has no output gain. If a big boost pushes your level up, pull the fader or the next plugin down.
Presets
PRESETS saves and recalls every band, types included. Files live in ~/Music/Warren Labs/Bevel/Presets/.
Licence
Drag the .wllicense file from your purchase onto the plugin window, or open the About panel (ⓘ, top right) and choose Import License.
Specifications
| Formats | VST3 · AU · Standalone |
| Platform | macOS 11+, Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel) |
| Channels | Mono, Stereo |
| Latency | None |
| Bands | 6, each Bell · Low Shelf · High Shelf · High Pass · Low Pass · Notch |
| Ranges | 20 Hz–20 kHz · ±18 dB · Q 0.1–10 |
| Phase | Minimum-phase (no pre-ringing) |
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