Sugar Audio's Filterizor Q Pro/Free 2D/3D Multi Channel Equalizer, Filter & Effect

[Sugar Audio]

Sugar Audio has released Filterizor Q Pro & Free - the multi channel equalizer, filter & effect VST, VST3, AU & AAX audio plug-in. Benefit now from the introduction price that is offered for a short term.

Equalizing and filtering in 2D and 3D visualizations using up to 10 out of 255 dynamically overlayed or paralleled channels for detailed spectrum comparisons is the power of Filterizor Q Pro. Benefit from using it in mixing, mastering, live or teaching sessions. Filterizor Q Pro combines analogue vintage designs with the modern advantages of the digital domain. Are you feeling overwhelmed with your EQ settings ? Filterizor Q Pro will change it as effective as possible. Are you experiencing masking and interferencing in your sound ? Easily find competing frequencies and clean your mix. Quickly link and adjust filters of any plug-in instance together making complementary EQing easier than ever.

Many filter types and models, up to 100 filters per instance with up to 20th order for very steep frequency responses, linear/zero phase modes, L/R & M/S processing, flexible automation mapping, inverted filter solo mode to find muddiness/harshness/resonances, note lock and the 4-phase gain protection are some of the highlights of Filterizor Q Pro.

Spectrums are displayed with filled/lined graphics using blending, blending types and smoothing. Use the custom UI coloration, free resizing capabilities up to Ultra-HD & 5K Retina resolutions and innovative control multi panel to optimize your workflow.

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Features:
- Powerful 2D / 3D equalizer & filter for mixing, mastering, creative effects & live sessions
- Spectrum interference visualization: clean your mix, eliminate unwanted masking & find sound definition
- Unique parallel mode = your EQ control center: add/delete/change filters of any other instance with the help of send/receive channels
- Makes your mixing workflow easier: dynamically compare shiftable paralleled and overlayed 2D/3D spectrums of any other instance in the 10 channels simultaneous view
- Get the best out of your mix: complementary mixing
- Quickly (inverse) link up to 10 filters of any instance (!) in 10 separated link chains and edit/drag/bypass them together. The links are saved with your projects
- Analogue vintage designs combined with the modern advantages of the digital domain
- High quality low cut, high cut, band, band stop (notch), band pass, low shelf, high shelf & weighted shelf filters
- Stereo (left/right), M/S (mid/side) and sum processing
- Filter solo mode: easily find muddiness, harshness & resonances
- Assisting multi channel correlation meter
- Up to 20th order filters for all filter types & models (!) with steep frequency responses of up to 180dB/oct and more
- Up to 100 brillant sounding filters of any type per instance
- Highly optimized zero latency, linear phase and zero phase modes
- Customizable 4 phase gain protection protects your ears and speakers
- 10 channels x 9 parameters automation mapping changes more than one filter with one parameter for custom resonances, dips & effects
- Smart note, frequency and gain lock functions
- On-the-fly edit- and hideable filter info pop up window
- The filter lock mode intelligently protects against unwanted changes and automation
- Useful dB-scale- and hideable RMS, peak & peak hold meter with built-in gain controller
- Filter changes transition fine-tuning controls (fade & hold time)
- FFT size, window (7 functions) & average controls
- Spectrum tilt/slope knob & Nyquist mode
- 255 channels to send/receive spectrums to/from other instances
- Benefit from channel naming and coloration with propagation to other instances
- Filled/lined spectrums using blending, blending types & smoothing
- Inspirational SA 3D Engine 2.0: Highly optimized and customizable 3D renderer
- 360 degrees three axis 3D rotation, free positioning and zooming
- Two independent 3D light sources with extended customization
- Fully customizable UI with pleasant spectrum coloration
- Best practises Bypass / Freeze / Freeze all (global freeze) buttons
- Advanced gain, pan, phase, L/R swap, mono and mute track controls for all instances
- Exact mouse wheel zoom in/out to dive into the desired spectrum range
- Handy positioning, scaling & dragging
- Multipanel UI control with all-in-one-mode, menu splitter & control scrolling
- Freely resizable GUI from very small up to Ultra-HD & 5K Retina
- Full window and control hover mode
- Extensive preset manager, many presets, quick save/load preset & A/B comparison
- A range of keyboard shortcuts for the most important functions
- No dongle required (except AAX), low CPU & memory usage (except 3D)
- Supports Windows 7+ VST2/VST3/AAX x86/x64
- Supports Mac OS X 10.7+ VST2/VST3/AU/AAX (ProTools 11+12 Native) x86/x64 Intel processor
- Supports 16-32-bits sample resolution @ 44.1–192 kHz sample rate

Application areas:
- EQ control center
- Detailed spectrum equalizing & filtering in mixing, mastering, live & teaching sessions
- Effect equalization and custom resonance filtering
- Complementary EQing
- Averaged spectrum comparison of channels (e.g. reference tracks or instruments/voices)
- Spectrum interference visualization (lightens parts with most activity)
- Stereo & mid/side processing

Price:
€74,95 / $79,95

[Sugar Audio]

We have just managed to successfully extend Filterizor Q Pro: it will be soon able to link filters in 25 (instead of 10) link chains in your mix. Of course the new version will be free for existing customers.

[Halonmusic]

Nice. Thanks for the freebie.

[BRBWaffles]

Looks cool, but it doesn't look like there's much that you can't do with Eekjuliza. Plus you get soft-clip saturation, dynamic EQ with per-band external sidechaining, and per-band linear phase at the roughly same price point at the moment with Eekjuliza.

[Sugar Audio]

It's indeed another great plug-in. Maybe filter link chains, parallel mode, complementary mixing, zero phase, custom filters, different filter models, weighted/tilt shelf filters, for all 20th order, blend types/modes, flexible read/write automation, correlation meter, full window mode, 3D, factory/quick presets, scaleable RMS meter, gain protection, filter locking, note lock, smaller resizable UI, track controls, a lower price atm and non-internet-access could be arguments. And it had a really long beta testing phase.

[DarkStar]

I really would like to try out the multi-channel feature in the Free version, that is the main appeal to me.

How can you do all that with a plug-in of about 1.5MB
Does that € price include VAT?

... at the roughly same price point at the moment with Eekjuliza.

I see $65 vs $120

[Sugar Audio]

I really would like to try out the multi-channel feature in the Free version, that is the main appeal to me.

Thanks for your comments. The free version won't get a multi channel feature but I hope the video makes clear how it works. On the other hand some features are not shown in the video e.g. the up to 20th order tilt shelf filter and the correlation meter for all channels.

How can you do all that with a plug-in of about 1.5MB

It's highly optimized and has no overhead (so far as I know)

Does that € price include VAT?

Of course the euro price includes the VAT of your european country.

[JoMas]

It seems really brilliant.
Is it cpu heavy?

[Nielzie]

I keep on mistaking it with Sugar Bytes when I read these thread titles

[Sugar Audio]

It seems really brilliant.
Is it cpu heavy?

Thank you ! The audio processing is already as quick as possible, I would say. Changing/recalculating zero/linear phase filters is a little bit cpu intensive by nature depending on the choosen accuracy in the plug-in. However, another performance tuning with multi threading for these filter changes is one of the features in the upcoming update.

[JoMas]

Thanks for the answer.
However, in non-technical terms, what I'm trying to understand is if this is a plugin that I could use (not in zero / linear phase mode) as an every-track eq? I know it depends on the context ... so, let's say a good, recent pc of course, and for 10-15 tracks. In other words, is it comparable (in terms of cpu usage) to FabFilter Pro-Q2?
I'm asking because I see that the free version seems really stripped down, so I guess there's no way to test how this plugin is cpu efficient unless I buy it - and that's why it would be useful to have a fully functional demo version, even if limited to just a few days, in order to actually be able to fully evaluate the product in the context of the specific user's needs - in my own personal view, a stripped down free version is far less useful, for demoing purposes, than a fully functional, time-limited demo version.
Thanks again

[Sugar Audio]

JoMas, time limited demo versions are (unfortunately) cracked within a very short time, that's one reason for the current concept. The other reason is to give away something for free and combine these ideas including free updates (instead of being completely profit oriented and want to get money for a version 2). But of course you're right, a fully functional version would make sense to the users.
What you can do in your case: just insert as many free version instances as you want into one chain, so you are "testing" both the multi instance behaviour as well as the performance with multiple filters. And to explicitely answer your question: yes ! It is fully compareable to plug-ins of other developers - not just performance related.

[JoMas]

Thank you Sugar Audio, I understand completely.
I'll do how you suggest. Look forward to it!
Thanks again

[Grodada]

good feature would be automatic volume control and gui independent preset.
it is a nice EQ ,I like that work.

[Sugar Audio]

good feature would be automatic volume control and gui independent preset.
it is a nice EQ ,I like that work.

There is already an UI lock switch in the preset manager and an automatic gain protector built into the RMS meter. Dynamic EQ is on the to do list...