Dynamic bands
A band doesn't have to sit there at a fixed gain. Set how far it moves and how fast, and it only pulls the level down when the signal actually calls for it — then lets go again.
EEQ-8
The industry's
missing link.
Eight bands. Any of them dynamic.
Built for the producer. Built for the beginner, bedroom, studio and charting producer.
- Paid once
- Free updates
- No subscription
Never Found Ember Ice Graphite
- VST3
- Windows 10 or newer
- 64-bit
- No macOS version yet
Pro? Deluxe? Per month? No. It's €23.99.
And here's what you get for it.
8
Bands
3
Phase modes
96dB/oct
Steepest slope
4
Colour themes
Band modes
Every band can work on Stereo, Mid, Side, Left or Right. So you can clean up the middle without touching the sides, or tuck in one side on its own.
Analyze Key
Reads what's in the audio and tells you the note or key it thinks it's hearing. One click and the band lands somewhere musical, instead of on whatever round number you'd have reached for.
Auto band type
Drop a band on the curve and it takes the filter shape that suits where you put it.
Why is it
only €23.99?
I'm the person who made this, and I make music too. I don't crack plugins — they slow your machine down, they come from dodgy places, and half of them bring something along you didn't ask for. So I've paid for every plugin I own.
The problem is that the ones I'd call essential cost three figures. Sometimes a good deal more than that. I'm 19. That money is not easy to find.
So I put this at the price I'd have wanted to pay for it. There'll be more plugins after this one, some free and some paid, and the whole idea is that you can make things without going broke doing it.
— The Developer (Emwy)
Check it against your setup.
- Bands
- 8, fully parametric
- Dynamics
- Per band — gain, attack, release
- Band modes
- Stereo · Mid · Side · Left · Right
- Phase modes
- Linear · Natural · Zero Latency
- Steepest slope
- 96 dB/oct
- Analyser
- Pre · Post · Both · Off
- Format
- VST3
- Windows
- 10 or newer, 64-bit
- macOS
- Not yet
- CPU
- ≈1.3× a stock EQ
- Activations
- 1 machine per licence
- Installer size
- Up to 30 MB
- Version
- 1.0.0
On the CPU figure: it costs roughly 1.3× what a stock parametric EQ does, and against some of them closer to double. That's what the interface and the tools it runs add up to. I'd rather say it here than have you find out later — and I reckon I can bring it down over the next few fix releases. Updates are free, so you'd just get that.
Buying, licences, support.
Does it work offline?
Yes. There's a check-in every 45 days for security reasons, but apart from that you can use it completely offline.
How many machines can I put it on?
One machine per licence. If you need to move it to a different machine, that's no problem — support can swap the active one over for you.
Can I get a refund?
Checkout and refunds are handled by Lemon Squeezy, who are the seller of record, so a refund request goes to them and their policy applies. On top of that you have a 14-day right of withdrawal under EU law — with downloadable software that right ends the moment the download starts, once you have agreed to it. The wording is in the licence terms.
Will it work in my DAW?
If it loads 64-bit VST3 plugins on Windows 10 or newer, yes. That covers Ableton Live, FL Studio, Reaper, Studio One, Cubase, Bitwig and Cakewalk among others. If yours is VST3-capable and it does not show up, email me and I will look into it.
Is there a Mac version?
Not yet. EEQ-8 is Windows only today. A macOS version is planned, but I am not going to give you a date I cannot stand behind — when it exists it will be a free update for anyone who already owns the plugin.
How do I activate it?
You get a licence key by email after buying, and you type it into the plugin. No dongle, and you don't need an account to run it.
Are updates really free?
Yes. You buy it once, and everything I do to it afterwards comes to you without another paywall.
Windows says the file isn't safe
You'll probably get a blue "Windows protected your PC" box the first time you run the installer. Click More info, then Run anyway.
Windows shows that for any installer without a paid signing certificate. They run a few hundred euros a year, which at this price would have to come out of the plugin. If you'd rather check for yourself, we publish the installer's SHA-256 checksum with every release.
Who are you? Is this legit?
Yes — legit. Just very small, and very new.
NEVER FOUND is based in Lower Saxony, Germany. Being this new is the honest reason there isn't much about us out there yet. Everything official is in the Impressum.
You might know the name from Discord servers and forums, back when we made crude plugins for fun. EEQ-8 is the first thing we've built properly.
Every payment is processed by Lemon Squeezy, which is owned by Stripe. Your payment details never touch us, or this site.
How to contact support
Email info@neverfoundaudio.com and you will get a reply from a person, usually the same day.
Want it the day it lands?
EEQ-8 isn't on sale yet. Leave your email and you'll be first to know when it is.
What will happen when you buy
- Payment goes through. One charge. There's no account to create.
- Your licence key arrives by email, usually within 5 minutes.
- Install it, paste the key in, done. It runs offline from then on, apart from a check-in every 45 days.
EEQ-8 — full licence
€23.99
Price at launch
- Eight bands, any of them dynamic
- Stereo, Mid, Side, Left or Right per band
- Three phase modes
- Updates free, forever
- 1 machine per licence
Not on sale yet — we're not set up to take payments. Join the waitlist and you'll hear the day that changes.