Year/Release Date : 12/18/2024
Version : 4.01
Developer : FabFilter
Developer’s website : FabFilter
Format : VST|VST3|AAX|CLAP
Bit depth : 32/64bit
Tablet : Present
System requirements : Win 7+
Pro-Q 4
Superior sound quality, unrivaled workflow interface
Unrivaled Sound and Workflow :
An equalizer is probably the tool you use most often when mixing and mastering,
so you want the best of the best. FabFilter Pro-Q 4 delivers the highest possible sound quality,
a very comprehensive feature set, and a great innovative interface with unrivaled ease of use.
Features of mixing and mastering Pro-Q 4 offers everything a demanding sound engineer could want:
high-quality linear phase processing in addition to zero latency and unique Natural Phase modes,
smooth dynamic and spectral EQ, midrange and sideband processing for each band,
full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6), intelligent Solo function,
optional automatic gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.
What’s new in v4 :
• A professional, mastering-grade EQ plug-in with 24 bands,
a huge selection of filter types, 6–96 dB/octave slopes for all filter types, and
Brickwall slopes for the High Cut and Low Cut filters.
• New: Draw response curves directly on the display with EQ Sketch.
• New: Target problem frequencies with Spectral Dynamics.
• New: Manage all Pro-Q 4 instances in a project from a single interface
with the Instance List.
• New: Give your sounds analog color and warmth with Symbol modes.
• New: Copy and paste EQ curves between plug-in instances.
• New: Fully featured preset browser with tags, favorites,
search and filter functions, plus new factory presets.
• New: Fractional filter slope settings, i.e., fractional filter slopes. You can now create
3 dB/octave low-pass filters or 14.2 dB/octave bell filters.
• New: Apply phase adjustments with the All Pass filter.
• New: Edit parameters directly on the
EQ parameter value display by dragging or scrolling the mouse wheel.
• Enhanced: New resizable GUI design
with graphic acceleration and full-screen mode.
• Improved: Context-sensitive curve creation preview.
• Improved: Attack and Release controls for Dynamic EQ curves.
• Improved: Fine-tune Dynamic EQ response with sidechain filtering.
• Improved: Increased accuracy in Linear Phase mode.
• Improved: Better analog match in Zero Delay and Natural Phase modes.
• Per-band Dynamic EQ option .
• Natural, New Delay, and Linear Phase processing modes.
• Stereo band mode, left, right, middle or side mode
• Surround sound support up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6 with flexible linking of surround channels
• EQ Match to superimpose the tonal characteristics of one signal on another
• Spectrum Grab: grab and adjust filters directly in the spectrum analyzer
• Intelligent multi-band selection and editing, plus a group 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 tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI learn,
undo/redo and A/B switch, intelligent parameter interpolation for smooth parameter transitions,
extensive help file with interactive tooltips, precise automation,
NEON and SSE optimization and more
List of changes :
v4.01 [December 17, 2024]
• Fixed a crash when clicking on the display background or using EQ Sketch while the plugin is disabled.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Cubase to incorrectly report latency
when using the Create Spectral menu item to turn a regular EQ band
into a spectral band.
• Fixed a bug where sidechain audition would remain on
when switching to Auto mode for a Dynamic EQ band.
• Fixed a bug where spectral bands would continue to affect the output
even though dynamics processing was disabled for the band.
• Fixed a bug where soloing or auditioning on a mid or side band
could only play audio on one channel.
• Fixed a possible crash on macOS 10.13.
• Copying and pasting multiple bands now works correctly.
• The state of the Ext button in the Analyzer panel is now saved across new instances.
• Fixed default analyzer settings in the Default and Clear presets.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
