Equality VS Pro-Q (final answer, Equality).

[Electrobop]

Have COMPassion on your deepest desires.
Not all things are even close to EQual.
Buy the BUNDLE!



Electrobop

[hibidy]

I'm confused though because I thought someone was not impressed with "pro-q"



However, I really liked pro q, the only reason I sold it is I wanted a new guitar (that's what I spent the money on with all the stuff I sold) and since I used reaper 97.3% of the time, their q is good enough.

God, it's amazing how point I still am

Other than that MM eq that ttoz likes, I'm not super interested in q's. Besides, I also have mixcontrol which is a good eq. I've been fortunate financially though since I posted this so I'm open

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[hibidy]

[ Fair enough?

Of course!

just jokin' around

[vata44]

As others have mentioned it all boils down to personal preference. For me the GUI and flow of Fab Q is just flawless... perfect for me in every respect. The one annoyance of Fab Q is the CPU usage so I end up replacing it with the IIEQPro (takes time, but when I need to start saving CPU its a life saver).

Each instance of my Fab Q eats about 3-6%

IIEQPro has not taken more than 2% on any occasion (I have turned everything on!)

If EQuality gets the user interface of Fab Q and the CPU efficiency of IIEQPro, I will convert. However, for now nothing comes close to how quick I can get what I need with Fab Q and nothing is as clean and low CPU as IIEQPro.

Sorry EQuality, cool name, but your just not equal.

[Cooker]

Tested both; if mastering can be a priority pro-q can be preferred. Equality has its benefits in mixing when compared but I find it subtle if I had to choose between them.

I would actually had said the exact opposite. For mixing I'd choose Pro-Q but for mastering I go for Equality every time. Partly because you do not need that many bands in mastering and mainly because of the sound quality.

Cheers!
bManic

I understand what you mean. I had linear-phase modes in mind when comparing and also as someone mentioned emulating a pultec. Choice of sample rate (working itb here)also must be considered but all these are personal approaches.

I actually like voxengo harmonieq and (sometimes used) melda mfreeformeq the most

[bezusheist]

...with EQuality in analog mode, i can get a spot on "emulation" of my Tascam PE40...
(the older guys are laughing at me, and the kids are googling "tascam pe40", then laughing at me...)
but seriously...you can get plenty of "character" out of EQuality...it's there, you just need to find it...
Pro-Q looks magical, but EQuality IS magical...

[Krzysztof Oktalski]

I will say that in the next few months, you certainly won't need both. This is an issue that we are in the process of fixing.

Also, I can't believe you haven't factored Dave into your decision. When you started moaning about EQuality limitations the other day I'm pretty sure I recall him offering to make you a copy of EQuality that did exactly what you wanted? Have you ever seen that from any other pro-dsp dev? Dave is not going to let another EQ surpass EQuality, and he looks after his users.

[Krzysztof Oktalski]

I have been requesting more filterslopes for ages because they are not steep enough and that simple update just doesn't seem to be happening, i guess you get what you pay for?

No, you pay your money, you take your chances. When people asked for steeper filter slopes, Dave obliged and updated within days. This is the real difference with EQuality.

[AlienForce]

When i am working with loops there is nothing more important than being to able accurately highpass low frequencies so they can fit together with my kick drum. The logic high pass sounds awful.

Then you'll love the HP filter of Duende SSL Channel.
In EQuality do this: HPF = 18 dB/oct and Q = 1.
It sounds exactly the same as SSL's HP filter

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All the best,
Paul

[Dr.Gunjah]

As others have mentioned it all boils down to personal preference. For me the GUI and flow of Fab Q is just flawless... perfect for me in every respect. The one annoyance of Fab Q is the CPU usage so I end up replacing it with the IIEQPro (takes time, but when I need to start saving CPU its a life saver).

Each instance of my Fab Q eats about 3-6%

That's strange... I found it to be extremely lightweight.
Do you have a very old machine? or maybe a bug?

One instance with LP-Max Mode, 16 Bands and Analyzer activated uses not even 3% on my old core2duo 2.4ghz.
With only 4 bands and Zero Latency Mode it's <1%

Cheers,
Doc

[DaveGamble]

@ttoz You know when I said this issue would get resolved for you in a few weeks time? Because there'd be a version of EQuality that outright replaces Pro-Q? And then I invited you to come help design it? I think you missed that.

I'm bored of this thread now. I need to actually be building the product. Krzysztof already has Photoshop open.
And it'll be a free upgrade for existing EQuality owners.

Enough of this; as much as I love hanging out chatting about these things (and I do), I +REALLY+ need to get code written

Dave.

[rhythmtechnologies]

pro-q because i already bought it.

given the option now, after demoing e-quality, i dont think i could choose. both are a huge step forward in workflow and both are very well made plugins. i think i'd nearly be flipping a coin!

[4damind]

@ttoz You know when I said this issue would get resolved for you in a few weeks time? Because there'd be a version of EQuality that outright replaces Pro-Q? And then I invited you to come help design it? I think you missed that.

I'm bored of this thread now. I need to actually be building the product. Krzysztof already has Photoshop open.
And it'll be a free upgrade for existing EQuality owners.

Enough of this; as much as I love hanging out chatting about these things (and I do), I +REALLY+ need to get code written

Dave.

Btw. the intelligent mute mode of the updated Pro-Q version is very interesting. It's a bit like Auto-Listen from Equality but will enabled directly inside the curve in the layered info window. IMO it's a good workflow design. This are some of this small points, why so many (we can say 95%) find the GUI of Fabfilter so very well designed.
Also Pro-Q now has a pre+post Analyzer view, so both curves are displayed together.

From the last Pro-Q update (April 2011):
- Added an intelligent solo mode for EQ bands. Click and hold the solo button (in the parameter value display) to enter solo mode for the current EQ band. Now, you don't hear the effect of the EQ band itself, but instead you will hear the part of the frequency spectrum that is being affected by that band. Of course, the frequency range depends on the frequency and Q settings, and is visualized in the display as well.

- Improved the built-in spectrum analyzer with smoother curves, a combined Pre+Post mode and customizable resolution and speed settings, accessible via the Analyzer drop-down menu in the bottom bar of the plug-in.