FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is an exceptional equalizer plug-in that provides professional mixing and mastering engineers with top-quality sound, an extensive feature set, and an innovative interface designed for ease of use.
The key features of Pro-Q 3 include:
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Sound Quality: Pro-Q 3 delivers the highest possible sound quality with its top-quality linear phase operation, zero-latency mode, and unique Natural Phase mode. It also offers perfect analog matching and optional external side chain triggering in Dynamic EQ mode.
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EQ Bands: Pro-Q 3 supports up to 24 EQ bands, allowing precise control over your audio. You can create, select, and edit multiple bands at once using the large interactive EQ display.
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Dynamic EQ: The optional Dynamic EQ mode enables dynamic processing for any band, offering bell and shelf shapes with customizable slopes. The Dynamic EQ mode includes perfect analog matching and external side chain triggering for advanced control.
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Retina Interface: Pro-Q 3 features a gorgeous Retina interface with a large interactive EQ display. It allows for multi-band selection and editing, providing maximum ease of use and efficiency during the mixing and mastering process.
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Filter Shapes and Slopes: The plug-in supports various filter shapes, including bell, notch, high/low shelf, high/low cut, band pass, tilt shelf, and flat tilt. The universal filter slope support allows for slopes up to 96 dB/octave, ensuring precise shaping of the audio spectrum.
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Surround Support: Pro-Q 3 offers full surround support, including Dolby Atmos 7.1.2, with intelligent speaker selection. This allows you to work seamlessly on surround sound projects.
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Spectrum Analyzer: The built-in spectrum analyzer provides comprehensive visual feedback with options for pre-EQ, post-EQ, and external spectrum visualization. You can adjust the range, speed, resolution, tilt, freeze, and collision detection of the analyzer to suit your needs.
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Additional Features: Pro-Q 3 includes features like Auto Gain and Gain Scale, EQ Match to automatically match the spectrum of another instance or external signal, piano roll display for quantizing EQ frequencies to musical notes, phase invert option, large output level meter, per-band mid/side or left/right processing, and more.
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Workflow Enhancements: Pro-Q 3 offers workflow enhancements such as spectrum grab for immediate adjustment of peaks in the real-time spectrum analyzer, different interface sizes, full-screen mode, MIDI Learn with band control option, undo/redo, A/B comparison, sample-accurate automation, and Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth transitions.
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Compatibility and Optimization: Pro-Q 3 is available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native, and AudioSuite formats, supporting both 64-bit and 32-bit systems. It is compatible with macOS (OS X 10.12 or higher) and Windows (Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista). The plug-in offers extreme CPU optimization, using minimal CPU and memory resources while delivering exceptional performance. It also supports GPU-powered graphics acceleration.
Pro-Q 3 provides a comprehensive set of features, exceptional sound quality, and an intuitive interface, making it an excellent choice for precise equalization during mixing and mastering tasks.
