BLINDFOLD EQ Plugin
Blindfold EQ
Blindfold EQ is a free equaliser built around a simple but deliberate idea: stop mixing with your eyes and start trusting your ears. Inspired by a quote from Matt Wallace in Recording Unhinged by Sylvia Massy, it removes all visual feedback from the EQ process.
No frequencies, no gain values, no Q readouts. Just sound. It is a tool designed to break habits, sharpen listening skills, and refocus attention on musical results rather than technical readouts.
System Requirements:
- 32-bit
- 64-bit
- VST 2 & 3/ AU
- Windows
- MacOs
Blind EQ Design Philosophy
Blindfold EQ features four fixed bands covering the full spectrum: Low Shelf, Low Mid, High Mid, and High Shelf.
Each band offers intuitive control over tone shaping, but without any numerical reference points. You do not know exactly what frequency you are boosting or cutting, and that is entirely the point.
By removing visual bias, Blindfold EQ encourages decisions based purely on perception.
It is especially effective for early mix shaping, creative tone decisions, and ear training, where over analysis often gets in the way of musical balance.
Workflow & Creative Use
Despite its stripped back concept, Blindfold EQ is practical and fast to use. The layout is clean, responsive, and familiar enough that you can work quickly without second guessing.
It works well on individual tracks, buses, and even full mixes when you want to make instinctive tonal moves without chasing numbers.
It is also available across desktop and mobile platforms, making it a rare example of an experimental EQ that fits into real world production workflows rather than sitting as a novelty plugin.
Key Features:
A deliberate EQ designed to train your ears and simplify decisions.
- Four band EQ: Low Shelf, Low Mid, High Mid, High Shelf.
- No frequency, gain, or Q value indicators.
- Designed to reduce visual bias when mixing.
- Clean and intuitive interface.
- Available on desktop and iOS.
FAQ
It forces you to judge changes by sound and feel rather than preconceived ideas about frequency ranges, often leading to more musical decisions.
It can be, but it shines most in broad tonal shaping and creative decisions rather than surgical problem solving.
Yes. Used subtly, it can help rebalance tone without overthinking small numerical adjustments.
No. It works best alongside conventional EQs as a creative or ear training tool rather than a technical replacement.
