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AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, December 12, 2024. 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-Qapart 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
For more information, visit fabfilter.com.
