FabFilter Pro-Q 3 - Equalizer Plug-In

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 3, you get the highest possible sound quality, a very extensive feature set, and a gorgeous, innovative interface with unrivalled ease of use.

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FabFilter Pro-Q has one of the best GUIs of any EQ out there and sonically compares to the best.

— Dave Pensado (Grammy Award-winning mix engineer)

Mixing and mastering features

Pro-Q 3 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 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 3 is designed to help you achieve your sound in the quickest way possible. Via the large interactive EQ display, you can create 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.

FabFilter Pro-Q 3 has become the preferred equalizer for mixing professionals around the world.

— The Television Academy

Awards

KVR Reader's Choice Awards Favorite Effect

Electronic Musician Editor's Choice Award 2011

Key features

Highest possible sound quality
Up to 24 EQ bands
new Optional Dynamic EQ mode for all bands (Bell and Shelf shapes), using any slope setting and with perfect analog matching, with optional external side chain triggering
improved Gorgeous Retina interface with large interactive EQ display, multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease of use and efficiency
new Ultra-steep 'Brickwall' slope setting for LP and HP filters
new Full immersive / Dolby Atmos® functionality (up to 9.1.6), with intelligent speaker selection
new External spectrum visualization from any other Pro-Q 3 instance, including collision detection
new 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, linear phase mode with adjustable latency or the unique Natural Phase mode
new Flat Tilt filter shape, a flat tilting correction curve over the whole audible frequency spectrum
improved Spectrum Grab: just grab and adjust a peak in the real-time spectrum analyzer right away!
Resizable interface, full screen mode and customizable scaling

improved Filter shapes: Bell, Notch, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut, Band Pass, Tilt Shelf, Flat Tilt
Universal filter slope support for all filter types, up to 96 dB/oct
improved EQ Match feature to automatically match the spectrum of another Pro-Q 3 instance or an external signal
improved 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
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
Large output level meter with peak level readout
Extreme CPU optimization: Pro-Q 3 uses very little CPU and memory, so you can use hundreds of instances in a session
GPU-powered graphics acceleration
Double-click text entry of parameter values
improved Supports stereo, mono and surround channel layouts (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2)
Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
improved MIDI Learn with option to control the currently active band
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)

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Reviews

For all the eye-catching new features in Pro-Q, it's the ease-of-use, and great sounding results that make us keep coming back to this over many of our other EQs. Verdict: 10/10!

MusicTech Magazine (January 2015 Issue)

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Plug-in formats

All FabFilter plug-ins are available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, CLAP, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats.

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Requirements

Windows

Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 or Vista
64-bit or 32-bit
VST 2/3 or CLAP host, or Pro Tools

macOS

macOS 10.13 or higher (64-bit only)
AU, VST 2/3 or CLAP host, or Pro Tools
Apple Silicon or Intel processor

Pro-Q 3 on the iPad

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