Hitsville EQ Collection

Give your tracks the sweet sound of Motown.

The Hitsville EQ Collection gives you the soulful tone of the custom‑built graphic equalizers that shaped the legendary Motown Sound.

Available only from Universal Audio, the Hitsville EQ Collection gives your tracks the rich sound of secret-sauce EQs used by everyone from The Supremes to Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5.^*

*Use of artist name does not constitute official endorsement of Hitsville EQ Collection software.

Included Versions

UAD Native
Runs on your Mac or PC without UA hardware.

Apollo Realtime & UAD‑2
Runs accelerated on Apollo interfaces and UAD‑2 hardware.

UAD Native plug-ins run on both macOS 10.15 Catalina or newer and Windows 10 and 11.

Get instant "Motown Sound" with the only EQ emulations officially licensed by the legendary Hitsville U.S.A. studio
Shape sounds quickly with a seven-band graphic EQ
Dial in rich-sounding vocal, drum, bass, and guitar tones with the same Equalizers used on Motown classics
Produce fuller stereo mixes using Hitsville's rare mastering EQ, custom "Motown Filters," and mid/side control

Get the Tone of the Historic Motown Studio

The custom‑made gear built by Hitsville engineers was essential to Motown's rich, energized sound. By thoroughly emulating the original Hitsville EQ units — with help from the technical engineers who made them — you can finally give your productions the same punchy, open sound heard on countless Motown hits.

Shape Sounds with a Simple Graphic EQ

From vocals and drums, to bass and keyboards, the Hitsville EQ plug‑in makes everything sound better with simple seven‑band equalization, giving your tracks the hit‑making frequencies that made Motown records jump out of the speakers.

Add Professional Shine with Motown's Classic Mastering EQ

Finish off your tracks with the world's only emulation of Hitsville's ultra-rare mid/side disk mastering EQ. Hear how the legendary "Motown Filters" and half‑speed frequency settings give your productions the fat, vintage hi‑fi sound and energy of a classic single, hot off the Motown production line. Hitsville, indeed.

System Requirements

macOS Catalina 10.15, Big Sur 11, Monterey 12, Ventura 13, or Sonoma 14
Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit editions)
Intel, AMD or Apple silicon processor
Internet connection to download software and authorize native UAD plug-ins
Free iLok account with iLok Cloud or iLok USB (2nd generation or higher)
Free UA Connect application for managing native UAD plug-ins
A supported DAW compatible with VST, AU and AAX plug-in file formats.

Native UAD Instruments Requirements

Sample-based UAD instruments require SSD storage with APFS formatting for macOS or NTFS formatting for Windows
1 GB to 10 GB available SSD storage per plug-in (space requirement varies per UAD Instrument). A minimum of 100 GB available storage is highly recommended.
Individual UAD Instrument storage requirements are listed on UA Connect’s UAD Plug-Ins tab.

Notes

Operating systems not listed above are untested. Although untested operating systems may work, they are not supported by Universal Audio.
Pre-release and beta versions of operating systems are not supported.
Native UAD plug-ins on Apple silicon machines automatically run natively on Apple silicon in DAWs that support native Apple silicon.
Windows running via Bootcamp on Mac systems are not supported.