When Flux released their Epure II Pro Tools plug-in they added a TDM version as well as a new version of the RTAS plug-in. Once I had installed the new TDM version and opened a session that contained several instances of the RTAS Epure plug-in I was able to change them for the TDM version and all the settings stayed put so the new versions are backwards compatible.
Improvements
Flux have improved a number of features in the latest version, the cut & boost range has been increased to + & -24dB, each section has it’s own bypass and can cover the complete frequency range and the Q goes from 0.1 to 10.
The routing and setup section can have up to four MS encoders and four MS decoders enabling complex multi-channel EQ options from within one plug-in so for example it would be possible on a 5.1 channel to have an MS EQ on the front channels and simultaneously have an MS EQ on the rear channels as well.
Conclusion
In my Flux review back in July 2008 in Sound on Sound I said that the Epure plug-in would stand a good chance of becoming my EQ of choice largely because of its excellent graphical user interface including colour coding for each section and the auto ranging display. My only reservation at the time was that it was only available as a Native plug-in so there was the latency problem to work round. Now they have released the TDM version that hurdle has been overcome and so I can see no reason now why this won’t become my EQ plug-in of choice, well done Flux!
Prices
The upgrade from Epure Native to Epure II Native is free
The upgrade from Epure Native to Epure II TDM is €250
The price for Epure II Native is €400
The price for Epure II TDM is €650
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