FabFilter Pro-Q

Coyoteous · 13th November 2009, 01:23 AM

It's here!

€139 | $199 | £124 - discounted if you have other Fabfilter products

FabFilter Software Instruments - Audio effect and synthesizer plugins AU VST RTAS

Silver Sonya · 13th November 2009, 02:02 AM

Love these guys!!

- c

SWAN808 · 13th November 2009, 02:07 AM

visually very similar to apEQ...

SampleMan · 13th November 2009, 02:10 AM

NWSooner · 13th November 2009, 04:21 AM

Is the Pro Q going to be part of the Total Bundle? If so, starting when?

lagavulin16 · 13th November 2009, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NWSooner

Is the Pro Q going to be part of the Total Bundle? If so, starting when?

I would guess immediately, though the price will probably go up a bit. If you own the other plugins you get discounts, so you effectively have your own bundle when you buy several of their plugs.

Farshad · 13th November 2009, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SWAN808

visually very similar to apEQ...

+1 my visual initial impression. Hopefully it sounds good like apEQ as well.

PeeWeeGee · 13th November 2009, 07:49 AM

If it is as good as Pro-C, it'll be a winner!

elmolemon · 13th November 2009, 11:35 AM

Wow!

This looks interesting! Like a mixture of apEQ and Flux Epure.

I just hope that the workflow is right and it isn't a CPU-hog.

Is the pricing known yet?

cooker · 13th November 2009, 11:55 AM

It also reminded me of apeq but seems to offer more. It has LP eq, more clever design...would be cool if it offered matching too.

Barbary Ape · 13th November 2009, 12:11 PM

Watch the video and pause at 1:21

Is it strictly a linear phase eq or is the zero latency mode enables it to be a minimum phase eq?

cooker · 13th November 2009, 12:22 PM

should be both

Finnish · 13th November 2009, 01:25 PM

Well at least eye candy for sure. Luckily I'm more into knobs and console-type GUIs, no worries about digging my wallet..

jonmoore · 13th November 2009, 05:37 PM

The great thing about Fabfilter products is their usability. This looks no different; if it sounds as good as the workflow appears to be, they're onto a winner.

Time to clear out a few other under utilised digital EQ's me thinks!

JM

Leftside Wobble

choukette · 13th November 2009, 05:43 PM

nobody to say all digital eq are the same ???

great GUI (as usual with fabfilter), now how it sound ?

jonmoore · 13th November 2009, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choukette

nobody to say all digital eq are the same ???

great GUI (as usual with fabfilter), now how it sound ?

Please, oh please let this thread remain free of that scratched record discussion!

JM

Leftside Wobble

choukette · 13th November 2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonmoore

Please, oh please let this thread remain free of that scratched record discussion!

JM

Leftside Wobble

i can't agree more, it was a joke (not the best i have to admit)...

Jovas · 13th November 2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choukette

i can't agree more, it was a joke (not the best i have to admit)...

Imagine how shocked people are lol

KBOY · 13th November 2009, 10:15 PM

I've been waiting for this.

I love their interfaces. I had emailed them a while back about an eq.. Does anyone know if they utilized the sound of the amazing filters in their other products with this one?

this plug looks great!

Coyoteous · 13th November 2009, 11:56 PM

Create EQ bands using double-click or by just dragging the resulting EQ curve

Drag an EQ band to adjust gain and frequency, hold Ctrl (Command on Mac) to adjust its Q

Easily select multiple bands and make changed to all of them at once

Right+click on an EQ band to access all of its settings right away

(EQ band)
Disable
Shape
- Bell
- Low Shelf
- Low Cut
- High Shelf
- High Cut
Stereo Placement
- Left
- Right
- Stereo
Split
Delete

EQ band can work on the stereo signal, or the Left (or Mid) and Right (or Side) channel

Different result curves show the effect on the Left and the Right channel

Split an EQ band at any time. and make further changes to the separate channels

Choose between zero latency mode or various Linear Phase modes

(Processing)
- Zero Latency
- Linear Phase - Low Latency
- Linear Phase - Medium Latency
- Linear Phase - High Latency
- Linear Phase - Maximum Latency

Work in Mid/Side to EQ the mono and stereo information in your signal separately

(Channel Mode)
- Left/Right
- Mid/Side

Visualize the pre-EQ or post-EQ signal using the built-in spectrum analyser

(Low Cut/High Cut)
- 6 dB/oct
- 12 dB/oct
- 24 dB/oct
- 48 dB/oct

Create up to 24 EQ bands

(display range)
- 6 dB
- 12 dB
- 30 dB

Automatically switch between various display ranges (user option)

Silver Sonya · 14th November 2009, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KBOY

Does anyone know if they utilized the sound of the amazing filters in their other products with this one

I share your enthusiasm! I think it's safe to say that their IP & their sense of tone/aesthetic will carry over into this product.

These guys are just cool.

- c

fragletrollet · 14th November 2009, 12:56 AM

What sets this apart?

bmanic · 14th November 2009, 02:17 AM

Usability and polish I guess. Quite typical of FabFilter plugins.

It's a really effective tool as it can do both L/R, Mid/Side processing in minimum phase and linear phase mode. Because you can add up to 24 bands you'll never run out of em.

Basically it'll be a really good workhorse EQ that can be used both on the mixbus and individual tracks.

Cheers!
bManic

jonmoore · 14th November 2009, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmanic

Usability and polish I guess. Quite typical of FabFilter plugins.

It's a really effective tool as it can do both L/R, Mid/Side processing in minimum phase and linear phase mode. Because you can add up to 24 bands you'll never run out of em.

Basically it'll be a really good workhorse EQ that can be used both on the mixbus and individual tracks.

Cheers!
bManic

I can see the workflow appears to be of the same high standards as other FabFilter products but how would you compare it in terms of audio quality, to the Nugen plugs (which I know you to be a fan of)?

Thanks in advance

JM

Leftside Wobble

fragletrollet · 14th November 2009, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmanic

Usability and polish I guess. Quite typical of FabFilter plugins.

It's a really effective tool as it can do both L/R, Mid/Side processing in minimum phase and linear phase mode. Because you can add up to 24 bands you'll never run out of em.

Basically it'll be a really good workhorse EQ that can be used both on the mixbus and individual tracks.

Cheers!
bManic

Ok, I guess my t-racks bundle covers that need.

cane creek · 14th November 2009, 03:30 PM

Ive been tempted to buy the Sonnox EQ ... think ill wait to see what this Pro-Q can do

cane creek · 14th November 2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elmolemon

Wow!

Is the pricing known yet?

Im going to guess $199 , the same price as the Pro C.

Hope theres an introductory offer.....

Low.End.Theory · 14th November 2009, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cane creek

Im going to guess $199 , the same price as the Pro C.

Hope theres an introductory offer.....

Yeah I hope so...

lagavulin16 · 15th November 2009, 02:12 AM

They give you a bigger and bigger discount on their products with the more products you own. I have all of them, and I think my last purchase was 33% off. So I'd expect the default discount to be right around there if you own their other stuff.

bmanic · 15th November 2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonmoore

I can see the workflow appears to be of the same high standards as other FabFilter products but how would you compare it in terms of audio quality, to the Nugen plugs (which I know you to be a fan of)?

Thanks in advance

JM

Leftside Wobble

I don't know.. I'm afraid to ridicule myself. In my honest opinion I think it "sounds" GREAT! But it is possible that I am fooled by the polished interface. I really like the Nugen Master EQ as well but these two definitely sound different when compared in linear phase. I think the Nugen one is based on FFT and the fabfilter on forward/backwards.. I'm not sure though.

Also, the minimum phase mode sounds really really good.. well if there is a difference but my immediate thoughts are that it "sounds" as good as the Flux Epure. Extremely clean and easy to get very quick results.

.. but I'm sure it's placebo, we all know all EQs are identical, don't we?

Cheers!
bManic

13th November 2009, 01:23 AM	#1
Coyoteous Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,809	FabFilter Pro-Q It's here! €139 \| $199 \| £124 - discounted if you have other Fabfilter products FabFilter Software Instruments - Audio effect and synthesizer plugins AU VST RTAS

13th November 2009, 02:02 AM	#2
Silver Sonya Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,989	Love these guys!! - c __________________ now chirping at twitter.com/beautypill

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13th November 2009, 07:49 AM	#8
PeeWeeGee Gear addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Czech Republic (Tampa, FL) Posts: 300	If it is as good as Pro-C, it'll be a winner! __________________ Ideas are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. - Carl Schurz

13th November 2009, 01:25 PM	#13
Finnish Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 318	Well at least eye candy for sure. Luckily I'm more into knobs and console-type GUIs, no worries about digging my wallet.. __________________ HP Pavilion Elite HPE-063uk, i7 860 Win 7 Ultimate, 8gb Ram (1060), EMU 0404 USB MPatch2, BCF2000 M-Audio FW1814, REAPER-software Vox AC-30 modded re-issue, 1979 Fender Stratocaster Pearl Echo Orbit-tape delay With great CPU-power comes high responsibility for your music... Ouch! My "studio": My band/recordings: Rakkauden Ammattilaiset

13th November 2009, 02:07 AM	#3
SWAN808 Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,787	visually very similar to apEQ...

13th November 2009, 04:21 AM	#5
NWSooner Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 274	Is the Pro Q going to be part of the Total Bundle? If so, starting when?

13th November 2009, 11:35 AM	#9
elmolemon Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 521	Wow! This looks interesting! Like a mixture of apEQ and Flux Epure. I just hope that the workflow is right and it isn't a CPU-hog. Is the pricing known yet?

13th November 2009, 11:55 AM	#10
cooker Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,230	It also reminded me of apeq but seems to offer more. It has LP eq, more clever design...would be cool if it offered matching too.

13th November 2009, 12:11 PM	#11
Barbary Ape Gear addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 338	Watch the video and pause at 1:21 Is it strictly a linear phase eq or is the zero latency mode enables it to be a minimum phase eq?

13th November 2009, 12:22 PM	#12
cooker Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Turkey Posts: 1,230	should be both

13th November 2009, 05:37 PM	#14
jonmoore Gear nut Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 92	The great thing about Fabfilter products is their usability. This looks no different; if it sounds as good as the workflow appears to be, they're onto a winner. Time to clear out a few other under utilised digital EQ's me thinks! JM Leftside Wobble

13th November 2009, 05:43 PM	#15
choukette Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 119	nobody to say all digital eq are the same ??? great GUI (as usual with fabfilter), now how it sound ?

13th November 2009, 10:15 PM	#19
KBOY Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: philadelphia Posts: 550	I've been waiting for this. I love their interfaces. I had emailed them a while back about an eq.. Does anyone know if they utilized the sound of the amazing filters in their other products with this one? this plug looks great! __________________ Lee McCartney

13th November 2009, 11:56 PM	#20
Coyoteous Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,809	Video Captions/Menus Create EQ bands using double-click or by just dragging the resulting EQ curve Drag an EQ band to adjust gain and frequency, hold Ctrl (Command on Mac) to adjust its Q Easily select multiple bands and make changed to all of them at once Right+click on an EQ band to access all of its settings right away (EQ band) Disable Shape - Bell - Low Shelf - Low Cut - High Shelf - High Cut Stereo Placement - Left - Right - Stereo Split Delete EQ band can work on the stereo signal, or the Left (or Mid) and Right (or Side) channel Different result curves show the effect on the Left and the Right channel Split an EQ band at any time. and make further changes to the separate channels Choose between zero latency mode or various Linear Phase modes (Processing) - Zero Latency - Linear Phase - Low Latency - Linear Phase - Medium Latency - Linear Phase - High Latency - Linear Phase - Maximum Latency Work in Mid/Side to EQ the mono and stereo information in your signal separately (Channel Mode) - Left/Right - Mid/Side Visualize the pre-EQ or post-EQ signal using the built-in spectrum analyser (Low Cut/High Cut) - 6 dB/oct - 12 dB/oct - 24 dB/oct - 48 dB/oct Create up to 24 EQ bands (display range) - 6 dB - 12 dB - 30 dB Automatically switch between various display ranges (user option)

14th November 2009, 12:56 AM	#22
fragletrollet Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 536	What sets this apart?

14th November 2009, 02:17 AM	#23
bmanic Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 453	Usability and polish I guess. Quite typical of FabFilter plugins. It's a really effective tool as it can do both L/R, Mid/Side processing in minimum phase and linear phase mode. Because you can add up to 24 bands you'll never run out of em. Basically it'll be a really good workhorse EQ that can be used both on the mixbus and individual tracks. Cheers! bManic

14th November 2009, 03:30 PM	#26
cane creek Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 887	Ive been tempted to buy the Sonnox EQ ... think ill wait to see what this Pro-Q can do __________________ canecreek.co.uk Twitter/canecreek

15th November 2009, 02:12 AM	#29
lagavulin16 Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 579	They give you a bigger and bigger discount on their products with the more products you own. I have all of them, and I think my last purchase was 33% off. So I'd expect the default discount to be right around there if you own their other stuff.

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