FabFilter is proud to announce immediate availability of Pro-Q 4, the latest version of its industry-standard equalizer plug-in. Pro-Q 4 builds on the powerful feature set, sound quality, and intuitive workflow that have always set Pro-Q apart with the addition of dynamic spectral processing, unified multi-instance control, direct curve drawing, analog-style saturation modes, a fresh new look, and much more.
Spectral Dynamics
Taking problem-solving EQ to new heights, Spectral Dynamics extends Pro-Q’s existing Dynamic EQ mode with the ability to apply expansion or compression to only those frequencies within a specified band that exceed the threshold, leaving all other frequencies unaffected. Making light work of suppressing harshness and unwanted resonances, this form of processing has always required a dedicated plug-in, but Pro-Q 4 simply integrates it as another per-band option alongside the conventional dynamic and static EQ modes users already rely on every day.
Instance List
The new Instance List button at the bottom center of any Pro-Q 4 running in a project opens an overview of all Pro- Q 4 instances, zoomable from a rack of miniaturized spectrum displays all the way up to fully-interactive displays in which curves can be created and edited as usual — including with EQ Sketch. Activate the Auto-Zoom option to automatically focus on the instance currently under the mouse pointer, and use the Filter, Quick Jump, Search, and Minimap features to easily navigate between all Pro-Q 4 instances, no matter how numerous. The Instance List will save a ton of time when mixing, and is a feast for the eyes in Full Screen mode.EQ Sketch
Pro-Q 4 further improves on the user experience with a whole new way to create broad-strokes filter response curves: EQ Sketch. Simply drag the mouse across the main display to instantiate a series of filters set up to match any curve drawn, with slopes defined by the steepness of the user’s mouse movements. Ideal for quickly establishing general frequency-shaping starting points to be tweaked and honed using Pro-Q 4’s regular controls, EQ Sketch is a serious workflow booster — particularly when used in conjunction with the new Instance List.Character modes
Pro-Q 4’s new Character modes bring the authentic circuit-modelled distortion for which FabFilter has long been known to Pro-Q, imbuing tracks and mixes with ear-pleasing analog flavor. Switch to the Subtle mode for gentle program- and frequency-dependent, transformer-style saturation, or the Warm mode when more obvious tube- style saturation is called for. The default Clean mode, meanwhile, retains Pro-Q’s original transparent, uncolored sound.Key features:
- Professional mastering-grade EQ plug-in with up to 24 bands, a huge range of filter types, 6-96 dB/oct slopes for all filter types, plus Brickwall slopes for the High Cut and Low Cut filters
- New: Draw response curves directly into the display with EQ Sketch
- New: Target problem frequencies with Spectral Dynamics
- New: Control all Pro-Q 4 instances in a session from a single interface with the Instance List
- New: Bring analog-modelled color and warmth to sounds with Character modes
- New: Copy and Paste EQ curves between plug-in instances
- New: Full-featured preset browser, with tags, favorites, search and filter functions, plus new factory presets
- New: Fractional filter slope settings, so, for example, 3 dB/oct Low Cut or 14.2 dB/oct Bell filters can now be created
- New: Apply phase adjustments with the All Pass filter type
- New: Parameter editing directly in the EQ parameter value display via dragging or mouse wheel scrolling
- Improved: Fresh new design, with resizable GPU-accelerated graphical interface and full-screen mode
- Improved: Context-sensitive curve creation previews
- Improved: Attack and Release controls for Dynamic EQ curves
- Improved: Fine-tune Dynamic EQ response with sidechain filtering
- Improved: Greater precision for Linear Phase mode
- Improved: Better analog matching in Zero Latency and Natural Phase modes
- Dynamic EQ option for every band
- Natural, Zero Latency, and Linear Phase processing modes
- Per-band Stereo, Left, Right, Mid, or Side mode
- Surround support, supporting up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6 with flexible surround channel linking
- EQ Match for imposing the tonal characteristics of one signal on another
- Spectrum Grab: grab and adjust filters directly in the spectrum analyzer
- Intelligent multiband selection and editing, and band solo mode
- Powerful real-time spectrum analyzer with separate mastering (3/6 dB) and mixing (12/30 dB) display ranges
- Piano Display switches the frequency scale to musical note values
- Plus: All the usual FabFilter features: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, 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, NEON and SSE optimization, and more.
Existing FabFilter customers can purchase or upgrade to FabFilter Pro-Q 4 with very attractive discounts by logging into their online user account at: www.fabfilter.com/myaccount
System requirements are either Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) and a VST 2/3 host, CLAP host, or Pro Tools, or macOS 10.13 or higher (64-bit only) with Intel or Apple Silicon processor, and an Audio Units host, VST 2/3 host, CLAP host, or Pro Tools.
