Fabfilter Pro-Q 2 announced - EQ

also thought about posting the video

this eq has some truly outstanding features. The spectrum graber and also seeing the sidechain analyzer - really, really cool

BTW: an auto gain function on a lot of fx of the KPA would be very handy as well I think

The grabbing function looks awesome. Would love to see that in ozone to combine it the EQ matching function.

That one looks great.

OMG, how cool

I'm on the look out for a nice EQ and this looks like it's arrived at just the right time

Thanks looks very cool.

Just when I thought I didn't need another EQ...

I think I'm sold.

That is truly amazing!

That looks awesome! Any idea how much it will cost? It looks like the current version is 199$...

GASing for that beauty since it got announced but since I have the previous version already and don´t do much besides the standard stuff I can´t justify spending even more money on it. But it looks freakin fantastic

Looks quite cool.. not that I use much software plugins as I use my studio H/W naturally.. however they have good uses sometimes..

But the one single EQ (plugin) Im waiting for is by Fabrice, called AirEQ..been waiting a year for this already dammit!

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Looks quite cool.. not that I use much software plugins as I use my studio H/W naturally.. however they have good uses sometimes..

But the one single EQ (plugin) Im waiting for is by Fabrice, called AirEQ..been waiting a year for this already dammit!

I think Fabrice is hard at work on the VMR at the moment Maybe it will come out as an add-on purchase to that one.

Anyway, the fab filter looks cool. It's exactly the opposite of what I need though - I need something with JUST the knobs, not the visuals....

Andy / Michael - info on the Air EQ here http://www.gearslutz.com/board…-13.html?highlight=air+eq

Apparently coming out in September, and it's a separate thing to the VMR.

Interesting also that one of the posters on there is giving the opinion that the 'water' eq in this has been done in the ProEQ2 because, on paper, it looks like a squashed bell curve.

Must say that, to me, a squashed bell curve is a squashed bell curve. But that's easy for me to say, what with being me being an idiot about such things

For me, I'm looking forward to the VMR and will certainly take a look at the ProEQ2 which really does look tempting. Unlike Michael, I like the pretty pictures..... I know I should just 'use my ears' but, with my level of understanding / experience, a graph with a built in spectrum just makes more sense.

Yeah... the problem with a lot of these Plugins (reason why I dont use them) is for this reason, music becomes a visual thing, and you end up watching rather than just twisting knobs finding the real sweet spots if you know what I mean?
I like old fat EQ's like API, Harrison, Neve and of course my Trusty and best friend Manly massive passive..

Whenever I use EQ's with graphic images of the EQ curve.. im always like oooh that's pretty and I feel like im cheating ha! but they sure do look nice!

Does this make me sound old? damm

While i do get you, Andy, i'd never refuse help while mixing.
If my EQ can give me more information that i may or may not use and may or may not help, it feels a little irresponsible to just disregard it.

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Yeah... the problem with a lot of these Plugins (reason why I dont use them) is for this reason, music becomes a visual thing, and you end up watching rather than just twisting knobs finding the real sweet spots if you know what I mean?
I like old fat EQ's like API, Harrison, Neve and of course my Trusty and best friend Manly massive passive..

Whenever I use EQ's with graphic images of the EQ curve.. im always like oooh that's pretty and I feel like im cheating ha! but they sure do look nice!

Does this make me sound old? damm

Logic has a cool feature where you can switch between the orignal plugin design and a stripped down design to prevent exactly what you've been talking about. looks like this: [Blocked Image: https://help.apple.com/logicpro/mac/9.1.6/en/logicpro/usermanual/Art/S03/S0361_GateControlsView.png]
Not sure if any other daws offer that as well.

But on the other hand, with outboard that you have I'm not suprised that you prefer to do things otb.

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While i do get you, Andy, i'd never refuse help while mixing.
If my EQ can give me more information that i may or may not use and may or may not help, it feels a little irresponsible to just disregard it.

Absolutely, its great for those that want it.. there is no right or wrong, just personal feelings I guess. - it can be a really excellent learning tool too, so you can see what it is your doing...but a lot of the time the visual aspect can distract you in what your actually hearing.. let me offer an example.

a long time ago, before I had my neve console, I used a Avid C:24 and UAD2 plugins. - a lot of these had the similar gui where you can see slopes, boosts cuts etc etc.. - the same track EQ'd twice, one with looking, the other not and just using the controls on the desk to EQ it. - the idea here was to find the sweet spot (no matter what it took) boost, cut, narrowQ fatQ etc etc..no limits basically.

But the result at the end, was so far different, but the one that was blind, the curves looked weird, and not something you would normally do because it looked wrong rather than right.... if you get me?

Im not gonna fight anyone over what they like to don't, the right or wrong way, hey Im a peace giver, and quite frankly don't care how things get from A to B as long as the end result is great!..Im speaking from my own opinions, and how I was taught and trained to find what needs to be found in bad audio to improve or enhance. - as said, Im oldschool.. and I like to just fiddle and feel like a kid most of the time :).. and hey, it makes me feel younger lol!

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Logic has a cool feature where you can switch between the orignal plugin design and a stripped down design to prevent exactly what you've been talking about. looks like this: [Blocked Image: https://help.apple.com/logicpro/mac/9.1.6/en/logicpro/usermanual/Art/S03/S0361_GateControlsView.png]
Not sure if any other daws offer that as well.

A cool feature indeed and I use it sometimes to get the 'visual settings' thing out of the way.