The History of the Manley Massive Passive

We've been building the Massive Passive since the late 1990s, and this powerful equalizer has long been a beloved favorite of producers and engineers all over the world – but where did it come from, and what makes it such a classic?

EveAnna Manley is here to give you a Massive history lesson...enjoy!

Learn more about the Massive Passive here:

[dhmusic]

This EQ is just MASSIVE :D! One who forgot the deesser on EveAnne's wonderful voice??

[Mike-vrmb]

The history and emotion you put behind your products is what sells!

[rylieriley]

I love hearing about the beautiful components used in building the Massive Passive. It sounds like a work of art (and looks like one, too). The Massive Passive is genuinely something to be proud of.

[JamrockVybzTV]

So good to see you EveAnna. Beautiful gear

[IoannisKazlaris]

Love my Massive Passive, looking forward to buying more Manley gear!

[shayeasy]

one of a kind EQ. the ability to change the shape of the shelves is endlessly useful and cool.

[sheeepman]

I’m just here as a UA plugin owner so disregard me but how very interesting was it to know where does the brand name come from, super cool!

[damdremusic]

I've seen your unit in some LA studios I'd worked at, thanks for explaining the history behind it.. I might get it someday

[Limit]

One of the units that made it into my mastering rack and that is no easy task

[bjh]

she also does the voice of Bart Simpson.

[drecordingstudio]

Firstly let’s start at the beginning - I purchased the unit in Toronto, Canada where I live December 2022 - the unit was purchased for my studio which at that point was to be opened in Ghana. The unit was bought brand new, when the unit was turned on once for testing - it did not work. Brought it back to Long & Mcquade because it was just bought - the tech said there was nothing wrong with the unit might just be a faulty cable. Tried it again in the studio and it worked. Put the unit back in its original packaging. Upon finally building and opening the studio I turned the unit on in October of 2023 to find that it wasn’t working - contacted Manley support who told me that this was a recurring problem with the unit and they are aware of the problem.

The problem here is the lack of integrity and transparency- I did my due diligence the unit was not working upon purchasing - the techs in Toronto were not informed of the ongoing problem with the unit and so could not diagnose and address the problem correctly.

Your customer service is rude and disrespectful- I do not expect you to come to Africa and fix the problem - nor do I expect to find some tech in Africa that is able to work on this unit I spent so much money on - that should have been working out the box.

Secondly why are you referring me to my customer name in a public forum like this - where is the integrity - where is the accountability.

But when I put up the video, I hope that people will see my good intentions on purchasing your product - to the aid of music in Africa. See your rudeness - lack of understand and poor customer support - how unreliable your product is.

I have screen shot my comments that were previously removed and they will be put in the video as well.
I hope your statements will be clearly seen by those who hope on your product as a solution and save their hard earn money to purchase product will have a reconsideration. I could have purchased a curve bender or the chandler- what a wasted of my money.

Disrespectful and rude. No integrity. And since your running joke about coming to Africa is so cute I hope that when I post my video it will fall on the right African ears and they will also act to take appropriate response.