Audio Design Q-TWO Technical Information

IntroductionThis manual contains complete documentation for FabFilter Pro-Q 2 in printer-friendly format. All information in this manual is alsoaccess

Horizontal zoomingSometimes it might be useful to zoom in to a specific frequency for extra precise editing. You can easily do this by clicking anddra

Band controlsWhen you select EQ bands in the interactive EQ display, the floating band controls will automatically appear, right under theselected ban

To hide the band controls, simply deselect all bands by clicking on the display background.Next: SoloSee AlsoOverviewDisplay and workflow12

SoloWhen you move the mouse cursor near an EQ band in the display, a parameter value display pops up showing the currentparameter values for the band.

Full Screen mode and resizingBrand new in Pro-Q 2, is the unique Full Screen mode. With just the click of a button, the Pro-Q 2 interface will fill up

Piano displayUsing the Piano Display button at the bottom left of Pro-Q 2's interface, just above the bottom bar, you can toggle between thenorma

Stereo optionsOne of FabFilter Pro-Q 2's best features is that it's very easy to equalize both stereo channels in a different way. This is a

TechniquesIndependent channel equalization is very useful when dealing with stereo audio containing unbalanced frequency content over thestereo field.

Processing modeThe Processing Mode button in the bottom bar selects the type of EQ processing. In almost all cases, either Zero Latency or NaturalPhas

And now the phase response. Again, the red curve represents standard digital EQ'ing, andblue curve Pro-Q 2's Zero Latency mode: both have a

Table of ContentsIntroduction About FabFilter Pro-Q 23 Quick start5 Using FabFilter Pro-Q 2 Overview6 Knobs8 Display and workflow9 Band controls

better or more transparent than normal processing, it is different! Linear-phase EQ'ing is a problem-solving tool, in general onlyused to avoid p

Spectrum analyzerTo help you judge the effect of the combined EQ bands on the incoming audio signal, FabFilter Pro-Q includes a powerful real-timefreq

Horizontal zoomingSometimes it might be useful to zoom in to a specific frequency. You can easily do this by clicking and dragging the frequency scale

EQ MatchSometimes, it can be very useful to be able to match the tonal characteristics of a certain reference audio file. For example, you'rein t

By choosing more bands, even the smallest differences in the analyzed spectrums will be matched, while choosing less bands willonly cover the main sha

Spectrum GrabDid you ever wonder how it would be if you could just grab that obvious peak in the frequency spectrum analyzer? That's possiblenow!

Output optionsAt the righthand side of the bottom bar in the interface, FabFilter Pro-Q 2 contains a set of global output options. As soon as youhover

MIDI LearnControlling FabFilter Pro-Q 2's parameters directly with MIDI is very easy using the MIDI Learn feature. With MIDI Learn, you canassoci

selected). Then, in the 'MIDI to' drop down menu, choose the Audio track that has FabFilter Pro-Q 2 on it. NOTE: only the firstplug-in on an

Undo, redo, A/B switchThe Undo and Redo buttons at the top of the FabFilter Pro-Q 2 interface enable you to easily undo changes you made to the plug-i

About FabFilter Pro-Q 2An equalizer is probably the tool you use most while mixing and mastering. That's why there are probably around 1001 EQ pl

Loading presetsFabFilter Pro-Q 2 comes with a small set of basic presets, giving a good idea of what you can do.To load a preset, click the preset but

Saving presetsYou can easily extend the included presets with new settings to build your own library of presets for FabFilter Pro-Q 2 that you canreus

How presets are storedPresets for FabFilter Pro-Q 2 are stored in separate files with the .ffp extension (for FabFilter Preset). All presets reside in

Purchasing FabFilter Pro-Q 2Once you have downloaded and installed the evaluation copy of the FabFilter Pro-Q 2, you may evaluate it during 30 days. E

Entering your license keyAfter you have purchased FabFilter Pro-Q 2 in the online FabFilter Shop , you will immediately receive an e-mail containing

SupportIf you need help with problems or questions, and the help file does not provide an answer, please visit the support pages on ourweb site.Go to

Upgrading to Pro-Q 2Upgrading from Pro-Q version 1 to the new Pro-Q 2 is safe and easy: installing Pro-Q 2 will not replace or delete the previous Pro

Manual installationWhen installing FabFilter Pro-Q 2, the installation program will try to copy the plug-in into the appropriate plug-ins folders, and

VST plug-in versionsFabFilter Pro-Q is available in both VST 2 and the new VST 3 formats. They can be installed and used both at the same time. TheVST

External side chainingFabFilter Pro-Q 2 offers the possibility of feeding an external signal to its side chain, so that you can visualize the signal i

Introducing EQ Match mode, which can be used to automatically match the frequency spectrum of a signal routed to the plug-in's side-chain input.I

Pro ToolsOpen Pro Tools and start a new empty session.Create two audio tracks that we'll use as main track and side chain track. Add audio files

FabFilter Software License Agreement1. DisclaimerFABFILTER, FREDERIK SLIJKERMAN AND FLORIS KLINKERT, AUTHORS OF THIS FABFILTER PRODUCT, SPECIFICALLY D

AcknowledgementsA huge thanks to our all our beta testers for their relentless testing of the different beta versions!Next: About FabFilterSee AlsoPur

About FabFilterBeautiful sound. Fantastic workflow. These are the foundations of FabFilter. We create powerful audio plug-ins with superb soundquality

Quick startThe installer will copy the FabFilter Pro-Q 2 plug-in into the common VST, VST 3, AU (OS X only) and Pro Tools plug-in folders onyour compu

OverviewThe interface of FabFilter Pro-Q 2 is simple and straightforward. The interactive EQ display fills the whole plug-in window, and letsyou creat

Presets, undo, A/B, helpWith the preset buttons, you can easily browse through the factory presets or save your own settings so you can re-use themin

KnobsIt is easy to control FabFilter Pro-Q 2's parameters with the large round knobs. They will light up when you move the mouse cursoraround to

Display and workflowThe large display shows all EQ bands and lets you easily create new bands and edit them. The thick yellow curve shows the overallf