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"If it's the unbeatable easy-to-handle FabFilter Pro-Q 3 or the filters Simplon and Volcano you can re-design sounds in such an easy way that I can't go without it."Eddie Thoneick. The German musical whirlwind that is Eddie Thoneick, has fast become one of the most exciting and in-demand acts in the world of dance music.
"FabFilter Pro-Q 3 has one of the best GUIs of any EQ out there and sonically compares to the best."Dave Pensado. Grammy Award-winning mix engineer
"Pro-Q is far and away better than all DAW EQs, and probably outruns most other 3rd party parametrics."Audio News Room. An online music technology magazine with news, reviews and exclusive interviews with developers and makers.
Highest possible sound quality, unrivalled interface workflow
Please Note: This is the full version of Pro-Q 3. An upgrade version is available for users who already own Pro-Q 2.
Unrivalled Sound and Workflow
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, a very extensive feature set, and a gorgeous, innovative interface with unrivalled ease of use.
Mixing and Mastering Features
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, smooth dynamic EQ, per-band mid/side processing, full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2), an intelligent solo feature, optional Auto Gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.
Effortlessly Sculpt Your Sound
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, enable dynamic EQ for any band, and select and edit multiple bands at once.
Unique features like Spectrum Grab, Full Screen mode and EQ Match will speed up your workflow even more. Try it yourself!
FabFilter Goodies
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
- Up to 24 EQ bands
- Optional Dynamic EQ mode for all bands (Bell and Shelf shapes), using any slope setting and with perfect analog matching, with optional external side chain triggering
- Gorgeous Retina interface with large interactive EQ display, multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease of use and efficiency
- Ultra-steep 'Brickwall' slope setting for LP and HP filters
- Full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2) with intelligent speaker selection
- External spectrum visualization from any other Pro-Q 3 instance, including collision detection
- Per-band mid/side or left/right processing, so you can EQ the mid, side, left or right signals separately
- Operates in zero latency mode, linear phase mode with adjustable latency or the unique Natural Phase mode
- Flat Tilt filter shape, a flat tilting correction curve over the whole audible frequency spectrum
- Spectrum Grab: just grab and adjust a peak in the real-time spectrum analyzer right away!
- Different interface sizes and additional Full Screen mode
- Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat Tilt
- Universal filter slope support for all filter types, up to 96 dB/oct
- EQ Match feature to automatically match the spectrum of another Pro-Q 3 instance or an external signal
- Built-in spectrum analyzer with Pre-EQ, Post-EQ and external spectrum visualization, adjustable range, speed, resolution, tilt, freeze and collision detection
- Auto Gain and Gain Scale
- Optional piano roll display to quantize EQ frequencies to musical notes
- Different display ranges: 3 dB and 6 dB ranges for mastering, 12 dB and 30 dB for mixing
- Intelligent solo mode makes it easy to find problem frequencies and hear the effect of a band
- Phase Invert option to change polarity
- Large output level meter with peak level readout
- Extreme CPU optimization: Pro-Q 3 uses very little CPU and memory, so you can use hundreds of instances in a session
- GPU-powered graphics acceleration
- Double-click text entry of parameter values
- Supports stereo, mono and surround channel layouts (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2)
- Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
- MIDI Learn with option to control the currently active band
- Undo/redo and A/B comparison
- Smart Parameter Interpolation
- Sample-accurate automation of all parameters
- Extensive help file with interactive help hints
System Requirements
Mac
- macOS 10.12 or higher (Intel or M1 Apple Silicon processor) (64-bit only)
- VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native
Windows
- Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista (32 or 64-bit)
- VST2, VST3, AAX Native
Formats
All FabFilter plug-ins are available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats.
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