FabFilter Pro-Q 4

Highest possible sound quality, unrivalled interface workflow

FabFilter Pro-Q 4 sets a new benchmark for EQ plugins with its 24-band design and an intelligent interface tailored for precision and efficiency. The standout EQ Sketch feature lets users intuitively draw curves for rapid setup, while the Instance List provides seamless control over multiple instances within a session. Spectral Dynamics enables pinpoint frequency corrections, complementing the refined Dynamic EQ with improved attack and release settings for smooth and clean processing. The Piano Display offers a unique way to adjust band frequencies, aligning them with musical notes for precise tonal control. Support for Dolby Atmos 9.1.6 and per-band stereo, mid/side, and left/right processing ensures Pro-Q 4 is perfect for immersive audio workflows. Advanced tools like EQ Match, Spectrum Grab, and Character modes streamline sound shaping and add vintage warmth. With features like brickwall and fractional slopes, Pro-Q 4 delivers unparalleled flexibility and the highest sound quality for mixing and mastering.

FEATURES

• Highest possible sound quality

• Up to 24 EQ bands

• Optional Dynamic EQ mode for all bands (Bell and Shelf shapes), with adjustable attack, release and optional side-chain filtering and external triggering.

• Advanced Spectral dynamics processing, to effectively and precisely treat problem frequencies in your audio

• Full immersive / Dolby Atmos® functionality (up to 9.1.6), with intelligent speaker selection

• EQ Sketch: just draw the desired EQ curve in one go to setup initial EQing.

• Continuous slope setting up to 96 dB/oct for all filter types and ultra-steep 'Brickwall' slope setting for LP and HP filters

• Work fast and efficient: use the Instance list to view and control any other Pro-Q 4 instance in your session in a single interface.

• Gorgeous Retina interface with large interactive EQ display, multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease of use and efficiency

• Per-band mid/side or left/right processing, so you can EQ the mid, side, left or right signals separately

• Operates in zero latency mode, high quality linear phase mode with adjustable latency or the unique Natural Phase mode

• Use the Gentle and Warm Character modes to add analog warmth to your mixes.

• Spectrum Grab: just grab and adjust a peak in the real-time spectrum analyzer right away!

• Resizable interface, full screen mode and customizable scaling

• Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat Tilt and All Pass

• EQ Match feature to automatically match the spectrum of another Pro-Q 4 instance or an external signal

• Built-in spectrum analyzer with Pre-EQ, Post-EQ and external spectrum visualization, adjustable range, speed, resolution, tilt, freeze and collision detection

• Auto Gain and Gain Scale

• Optional piano roll display to quantize EQ frequencies to musical notes

• Flat Tilt filter shape, a flat tilting correction curve over the whole audible frequency spectrum

• Different display ranges: 3 dB and 6 dB ranges for mastering, 12 dB and 30 dB for mixing

• Intelligent solo mode makes it easy to find problem frequencies and hear the effect of a band

• Phase Invert option to change polarity

• Extreme CPU optimization: Pro-Q 4 uses very little CPU and memory, so you can use hundreds of instances in a session

• Copy and paste of EQ bands or presets between plug-in instances.

• Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces

• Double-click text entry of parameter values

• MIDI Learn with option to control the currently active band

• GPU-powered graphics acceleration

• Large output level meter with peak level readout

• Undo/redo and A/B comparison

• Smart Parameter Interpolation

• Sample-accurate automation of all parameters

• Extensive help file with interactive help hints

• Available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats (all both 64-bit and 32-bit)

Unrivalled sound and workflow
An equalizer is probably the tool you use most while mixing and mastering, so you need the best of the best. With FabFilter Pro-Q 4, you get the highest possible sound quality, a very extensive feature set, and a gorgeous, innovative interface with unrivalled ease of use.

Mixing and mastering features
Pro-Q 4 offers everything that a demanding engineer could wish for: top-quality linear phase operation in addition to the zero latency and unique Natural Phase modes, smooth dynamic and spectral EQ, per-band mid/side processing, full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6), an intelligent solo feature, optional Auto Gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.

Effortlessly sculpt your sound
FabFilter Pro-Q 4 is designed to help you achieve your sound in the quickest way possible. Via the large interactive EQ display, you can add or sketch bands where you need them, enable dynamic EQ for any band, and select and edit multiple bands at once.

Unique features like Spectrum Grab, Full Screen mode and EQ Match will speed up your workflow even more. Try it yourself!

FabFilter goodies
Of course, you also get all the usual FabFilter goodies: perfectly tuned knobs, 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, advanced optimization and much more.

Instance List - All your Pro-Q 4 instances in one interface
With Pro-Q 4, you can control any other plug-in instance in your session from a single interface, easily navigating the list by filtering, pinning and zooming as you like.

Once you know how to use it, the Instance List will be a huge time saver, making it much easier to setup initial EQing when starting your mix session.

Spectral dynamics processing - Precise treatment of problem frequencies
In Spectral dynamics mode, Pro-Q 4 doesn't change the gain of the whole band, but triggers per specific frequency within that band when it exceeds the threshold, leaving other frequencies untouched. It's a great way of treating varying problem frequencies in your audio.

Typically, you would need a separate, dedicated and often complex plug-in for this type of processing, but Pro-Q 4 makes the process simple to use and easy to understand, as a logical extension of normal dynamic processing.

EQ Sketch and usability - Just draw the curve you need
Setting up initial EQ settings in your equalizer often involves adding a few general bands to get started, like a low cut filter, a few bell filters and a high shelf, creating a general starting point.

Wouldn't it be great if you could draw that curve in one gesture? Well... now you can with EQ Sketch!