One of the best things about FabFilter plugins has long been their design, and that continues to be true for the FabFilter Pro-Q 3. Now, FabFilter is back with another offering - the new FabFilter Pro-Q 3 plugin, which promises to take the already-stellar FabFilter Pro-Q and Pro-Q 2, and supercharge them a little.īut is the FabFilter Pro-Q 3 really worth buying? Should you upgrade if you already have the Pro-Q 2? And does it live up to the FabFilter name? We put the FabFilter Pro-Q 3 to the test to find out. Time after time, the company has released plugins that are beautifully-designed, great-sounding, and easy to use. In case you are unfamiliar with FabFilter Pro Q2, you can watch the video below that serves as a great introduction to the plugin.Over the past few years, FabFilter has established itself as a serious player in the audio plugins world.

Large output level meter with peak level readout.

Intelligent solo mode makes it easy to find problem frequencies and hear the effect of a band.Different display ranges: 3 dB and 6 dB ranges for mastering, 12 dB and 30 dB for mixing.

Optional piano roll display to quantize EQ frequencies to musical notes.Mid/side mode where you can EQ the mid and side signals separately.Built-in spectrum analyzer with Pre-EQ, Post-EQ and SC modes, adjustable range, speed, resolution, tilt and freeze.Each band can operate on the stereo signals or on the left or right channels independently for per-channel EQ-ing.EQ Match feature to automatically match the spectrum of another track.Spectrum Grab: just grab and adjust a peak in the real-time spectrum analyzer right away!.Universal filter slope support for all filter types, up to 96 dB/oct.Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf.Operates in zero latency mode, linear phase mode with adjustable latency or the unique Natural Phase mode.Gorgeous Retina interface with large interactive EQ display, multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease of use and efficiency.Pro-Q 2 will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. FabFilter Pro-Q2, the EQ plugin that everyone raves about (and with good reason), is now available for iPad in AUv3 format via the Apple Store.

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