Acustica Audio Jet

Jet is a free, hardware-inspired dynamic EQ plugin for macOS and Windows. It relies on Acustica Audio’s “hardware sampling” technology while using additional algorithms for dynamic processing. The suite includes two versions: Jet, intended for bus processing, and Jet Mix, optimized for mixing. Both versions feature three different EQ models. The dynamic EQ section offers three EQ models: a sampled EQ derived from the developer’s Eminence plugin and two algorithmic EQs (Digital Shelf and Digital Shelf HQ 2X) Jet offers dynamic EQ and static EQ capabilities and supports stereo, mid, and side processing modes.

In my experience, Jet works best as an analog-style “Glue” compressor, but the addition of dynamic EQ processing makes it capable of taming more complex signals. It’s an interesting blend of a highly-musical EQ that lets you apply detailed tonal corrections to the signal at hand. It is available in AU, VST, VST3, and AAX formats and requires the Aquarius product manager for installation. Thanks to BPB reader Isa Ac for recommending Jet.