FabFilter Pro-Q 3 Equalizer
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What it is:
24-band dynamic EQ plugin with gorgeous and innovative interface and Dolby Atmos support.
How we use it:
For any equalization that the most demanding of engineers could dream up.
Why it's cool:
Pro-Q 3's innovative interface, and updated features makes for unrivaled ease of use.
The Pro-Q 3 Equalizer Has Arrived
Featuring 24-band dynamic EQ with Dynamic Range and Threshold controls and an intelligent Auto Threshold mode.
Dynamic EQ bands still feature perfect analog EQ shape matching and also support Linear Phase mode. Surround support (up to 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos), with intelligent per-band speaker selection. Per-band mid/side or left/right processing options.
New Brickwall LP/HP filter slope. New Flat Tilt filter shape. Improved spectrum analyzer with frequency collision indication and the option to show the spectrum of any other Pro-Q 3 instance. Improved Spectrum Grab with labels indicating the most important peaks.
Improved EQ Match, adding the possibility to match with a post spectrum from another Pro-Q 3 instance in your session. Improved EQ band menu (also accessible via the value display), with Make Dynamic, Invert Gain options and more.
Improved Auto Gain with channel weighting and an estimated correction of dynamic gain for a better overall gain adjustment.
An equalizer is probably the tool you use most while mixing and mastering, so you need the best of the best! With FabFilter Pro-Q 3, you get the highest possible sound quality and a gorgeous, innovative interface with unrivaled ease of use.
FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is designed to help you achieve your sound in the quickest way possible. Via the large interactive EQ display, you can create bands where you need them and select and edit multiple bands at once.
Pro-Q 3 offers everything that a demanding engineer could wish for: top quality linear phase operation in addition to the zero latency and unique Natural Phase modes, Mid/Side processing, variable stereo placement of EQ bands, an intelligent solo feature, optional Auto Gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.
Of course, you also get all the usual FabFilter goodies: perfectly tuned knobs, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample-accurate automation, advanced optimization and much more!
Features
- Highest possible sound quality
- Gorgeous interface with large interactive EQ display, multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease and efficiency
- Different interface sizes and additional Full Screen mode
- Up to 24 EQ bands
- Operates in zero latency mode, linear phase mode with adjustable latency or the unique Natural Phase mode
- Spectrum Grab: just grab and adjust a peak in the real-time spectrum analyzer right away!
- Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf
- Universal filter slope support for all filter types, up to 96 dB/oct
- Intelligent solo mode makes it easy to find problem frequencies and hear the effect of a band
- EQ Match feature to automatically match the spectrum of another track via the side-chain input
- Each band can operate on the stereo signals or on the left or right channels independently for per-channel EQ-ing
- Phase Invert option to change polarity
- Highly improved CPU optimization: Pro-Q 2 uses less memory and is more than twice as efficient as its predecessor!
- Mid/side mode where you can EQ the mid and side signals separately
- Optional Gain-Q interaction
- Auto Gain and Gain Scale
- Built-in spectrum analyzer with Pre-EQ, Post-EQ and SC modes, adjustable range, speed, resolution, tilt and freeze
- GPU-powered graphics acceleration
- Optional piano roll display to quantize EQ frequencies to musical notes
- Double-click text entry of parameter values
- Different display ranges: 3 dB and 6 dB ranges for mastering, 12 dB and 30 dB for mixing
- Large output level meter with peak level readout
- Stereo and mono plug-ins available
- Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
- MIDI Learn
- Undo/redo and A/B comparison
- Smart Parameter Interpolation
- Sample-accurate automation of all parameters
- Extensive help file with interactive help hints
- Available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats (all both 64-bit and 32-bit), as well as RTAS (32-bit only)
Compatibility
Windows
- 32-bit: Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP
- 64-bit: Windows 8, 7 or Vista(x64)
- VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
Mac OS X
- 32-bit: OS X 10.5 or higher
- 64-bit: OS X 10.6 or higher
- AU or VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
- Intel processor
Installation Instructions
Installation Instructions:
- After you purchase your FabFilter product, Reverb will email your serial number
- To activate that serial number, go to: https://www.fabfilter.com/activate/
- Fill out the form
- After you have filled in the following form, a personal product license key will be sent to you by e-mail immediately
- You will be directed to download the plugin and activate it
- If Ableton Live is closed, open it and skip to #5.
- If Ableton Live is already open, go to Preferences.
- Go to Files & Folder.
- Click "Rescan plugins".
- Find the plugin in the Ableton plugins folder in the sidebar.
- Drag-and-drop the plugin onto your track at the bottom of the screen.
- Open Logic Pro X. Newly installed plugins should be detected automatically every time Logic is opened.
- If you've downloaded an effect or utility plugin, these can be used on an insert for any track in the mixer.
- Create a software instrument track if you downloaded a virtual instrument plugin.
- Under Default Patch, go to AU Instruments and choose the plugin you just installed.
- Open Pro Tools. Newly installed plugins should be detected automatically every time Pro Tools is opened.
- If you've downloaded an effect or utility plugin, these can be used on an insert for many types of tracks (Audio, Aux, Instrument, Master Fader...)
- If you’ve downloaded a software instrument, create a new Instrument track.
- Navigate to the Mixer and locate the newly created Instrument track.
- Select the desired instrument plugin by clicking on any of the Inserts on the Instrument track.
- Go to the Reverb SYNC Software and plugin Collection.
- Choose your desired plugin.
- Reverb will auto-detect your platform, so simply click the download button.
- Continue the installation process by following the prompt.
- Hover your mouse over the smart control button.
- Click Show Inspector icon.
- Click on plugins and choose your desired plugin.
