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Originally Posted by Clonkified

For example, the Sonnox EQ seems to have 4 curve types that emulate some of the eqs found on SSL and Neve consoles. Of course, other PEQs could get the same sound as the Sonnox one, but maybe would require much more time to emulate the same curves. Is that the right way of thinking about this?

Generally yes.
Though as far as I remember, the Sonnox EQ wasn't emulating any Neve/SSL stuff and I think the curves were always the same, just the behaviour/handling changed (relative Q, different boost-/cut-behaviour).

One final question, anybody seen this: In The Studio with The Freemasons - EQ Smearing Freemasons talking about EQ smearing. Sounds like the Logic EQ was making undesirable changes to the waveform.

Well, this guy seems to have no clue, what he's talking about.
He said, the Sony one wouldn't smear like the Logic EQ, but that's just wrong. If both are minimum phase, so both have exactly the same ringing-behaviour.

He most likely just does different EQing with the Sony one without being aware of it.