ANALOG MODELED PLUGINS based on the ACQUA CORE ENGINE (v 1.

2, June 17th 2017)

The Acustica Audio Engine is based on »Nonlinear convolution, dynamic Volterra series and
time-varying models« to simulate the sonic characteristics of analog audio hardware as close
as possible.

In the list below you will find pieces of Analog gear and their (assumed) software incarnations
based on the Core Acqua Engine Technology.

Resources:
Acustica Audio Acqua Plugins Thread @ Gearlutz
Acustica Audiophiles Group @ Facebook
Prime Studio Plugins

Aqua Plugins (by Acustica Audio)

Plugin Hardware Equivalent(s) Comm. /Free

AcquaVox Manley Voxlab PreAmp -/•

Amber Avalon AD2055 EQ •/-

Amek 9098 PreAmp + 9098r Comp

Amethyst – Channelstrip w/ 3 PreAmps, 2 EQs,1 Comp + Amek EQ A – Custom Amek Clone
•/-
Input/Output Section (+/- 24 dB) Amek EQ B – 9098 Console EQ
Amek M2500 Mix & Bus PreAmps

Aquamarine (formerly Murano) Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor

Blue EQ Chandler Germanium Tone Control •/-

Channelstrip based on custom Tube PreAmps, EQ and Compressor designed by Luca »Xelius«
Cobalt – Dynamic Tube EQ •/-
Martegani, including: LM9736 Vacuum Tube EQ + PreAmp, LM 9804 RMS Tube Comp + PreAmp.

Coral – Hybrid Mastering strip w/ Elliptical Filter, Transparent

SPL Iron Mastering Comp & SPL Mastering EQ •/-
EQ Soft Clipping Compressor inspired by SPL Gear.

Diamond - Color EQ Based on a CharterOak PEQ-1 and some other hardware. Endorsed by Luca Pretolesi. •/-

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EMT 140 Plate Reverb. Likely to include EMT mix console emulations as well.
Ebony •/-
Release: July 3rd, 2017

Loosely inspired by the Klein & Hummel UE 1000 EQ. The curves practically have the same
Emerald unique slope as the UE-1000, but the center frequencies are different and the active part of the •/-
circuit is more modern/cleaner.

Gold – Channelstrip w/ 7 PreAmps, 5 EQs, 2 Comps + 4 Neve EQs: 1066, 33122, 1093, AML EZ1073 + Preamps
•/-
Routing Combinations Neve Comps: 2252, 2254 + Preamps

Green GML 8200 Equalizer •/-

Honey Harrison 32C EQ + PreAmp •/-

Ivory IAE-2 Maselec MEA-2 •/-

Lime AMS Neve VR & 88RS – Channelstrip w/ Preamps, EQs and 5 Compressors •/-

Magenta Manley Labs Massive Passive EQ •/-

Navy Neve 2000s Era Channelstrip with 1073 PreAmp and 1081 EQ •/-

Free Acustica Audio homebrew EQ inspired by the Scientific Audio Electronics (SAE) 2800 E. -/•
Ochre
Features a bridged Topology (like a Sontec 432) and a Sowter output transformer.

Orange Orban 672A EQ •/-

Siemens ELA 75-15 Universal Equalizer and Auso-Siemens ELA 75-16 Compressor/Limiter.
Pearl •/-
Just like the hardware, sales for this plugin are limited.

Pink Channelstrip w/ API 512c PreAmp, modified API 550A/550B EQs & API 2500 Comp •/-

Pink CM API 550B EQ only. Free with Computer Music Magazine issue 239 •/-

Pink 2412 API 2500 Comp •/-

Triple Pink Multiband Compressor – Various crossover filters from TubeTech SMC 2B, Masalec
Pink 7236 •/-
MLA-3/4 and a custom filter by Acustica.

Purple P-1 Pultec EQP-1A •/-

Purple M-5 Pultec MEQ-5 •/-

Red – 3 Band EQ with selectable Midband Frequency •/-

Red
Red Free – Free Version but without the adjustable Midband -/•

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Sand Solid State Logic 4000/5000 EQs + SSL G-Master Buss Comp (2 Flavors) •/-

Scarlet MHE-400 Homebrew Sontec 432 inspired (close to the original, cleaner sounding) •/-

Tan IGS Audio Multicore Compressor (one band) -/•

Titanium Tube-Tech SMC 2B Multiband Compressor •/-

Ultramarine Fairchild 670 •/-

Versatile Avalon AD2055 EQ + GML 8200 •/-

Violet Thermonic Culture Phoenix Mastering Compressor •/-

White WSM PEQ-2.0 (Solid State EQ inspired by the Pultec EQP-1A) •/-

Prime Studio Plugins (powered by Acustica Audio Acqua)

Plugin Acqua Engine Equivalent

Black Series Possibly Neve 2068 and/or Neve 1077 EQ

Black EQ Possibly Neve 32264a or Neve 83065 •/-
Black Comp
Limiter Section of the 32264a or 83065, or a mixture of both.
Black Limiter

Caribou Series •/-

Neve 2254/A Comp
Caribou Compressor HP + LP Filters + Preamp •/-
Caribou Filte Neve 1064, Input/Output Stage + EQ
Caribou Mix •/-

Charly Tube-Tech SSA 2B Stereo summing amp -/•

Hubbard Squash Possibly a GML Nova Research Series 7000 Preamp / EQ Module •/-

Sparkle Series

Prime Curve – EQ EMI TG 12345 Mk IV/Q Console – w/ Input/Output Stage of 6 Channels, Comp, Filters, EQ •/-
Prime Comp
Prime Mix

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