Installation

How to install ZL Equalizer 2

Introduction Video

Installation

You may download the installer at the GitHub release page or use the direct download link below. Please download the installer that matches your OS & architecture:

Operating Systemx86-64
Intel Chip
AMD Chip (mostly)
ARM64
Apple M Chip
Qualcomm Chip
macOSZL.Equalizer.2-1.0.2-macOS-x86.dmgZL.Equalizer.2-1.0.2-macOS-arm.dmg
WindowsZL.Equalizer.2-1.0.2-Windows-x86.exeZL.Equalizer.2-1.0.2-Windows-arm.exe
LinuxZL.Equalizer.2-1.0.2-Linux-x86.zipZL.Equalizer.2-1.0.2-Linux-arm.zip

For more information, please refer to the Plugin Installation page.

ZL Equalizer is Free and Open-source. ZL Equalizer is licensed under AGPLv3, except for the logo of ZL Audio and the logo of ZL Equalizer. You can obtain the corresponding source code at https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer or https://gitee.com/ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer.

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Changelog

1.0.2

Bug fixes and Improvements

  • improve EQ match stability

1.0.1

Compared with ZL Equalizer 0.6.2:

New Features

  • add more side-chain filters controls (filter type & filer slope)
  • add right-click panel
  • add more controls to the floating window
  • add more shortcuts
  • add UI scaling control
  • add EQ Match drawing control

Bug fixes

  • fix wrong octave notes
  • fix incorrect solo display
  • fix incorrect parallel processing in mid/side

Improvements

  • improve Matched Phase and Mixed Phase performance
  • improve general DSP performance
  • improve dynamic processing
  • improve FFT analyzer display
  • improve EQ Match fitting speed

Other Changes

  • increase frequency maximum value when the sample rate > 44.1 kHz
  • remove RMS & Smooth from dynamic parameters
  • remove Zero Latency as dynamic won’t require extra 1ms latency
  • remove High Quality as dynamic always stays in high quality
  • remove EQ Match Weight & fitting algorithm control
  • support VST3 parameter context menu
    • In hosts that support this feature, if you right-click on some sliders, a native parameter menu will pop up.
  • support VST3/AAX parameter index
    • In hosts that support this feature, hosts can map screen locations to parameters, e.g., Cubase “AI Knob”.