I don't get it. Why not have someone with real-world experience and a solid list of credits do this kind of presentation? I'm sure Fabfilter has many industry titans using their stuff. Dan seems like a nice guy, but he just comes off as another influencer.
@@claudep.1926 Bro he's just voice acting here. What do you want? His voice sounds profession. "Comes off as another influencer" just makes you sound biased and lame.
@@imslicc It's putting the spectral characteristics of the vocal onto the synth signal. You can look up FFT vocoders for a more in depth explanation (or just how regular vocoders work if you aren't familiar.)
What a week from Fabfilter. The tease video on Monday, the feature reveal on Tuesday, on sale with upgrade options on Thursday and finally, eveyone's favourite tutor, Dan on Friday. Perfectly done.
I love this plugin! Had no idea the spectral dynamics has a sidechain input. That's crazy! Will definitely have to experiment with that. :) There's only one issue I've found with the spectral dynamics and that's when using broad range EQ bands. Musical sounds tend to be reduced in the lower part of the band more than the upper part, because the threshold isn't tilted to pink noise (which sounds more musical than a flat 0dB/oct equal intensity spectrum). Other than that, it's an amazing update! Well worth it. Thanks so much!
Perhaps an equal-loudness contour tilt as well, or an option to learn the average curve of the input signal so that resonances that deviate strongly will be attenuated first in a natural way whist retaining some variability.
My favorite plugin jus got even better. I thought I already got everything I needed from an EQ plugin, but FabFilter prove me wrong again! I've been trying all the new features and yes... it's amazing!
I gotta say: this is very impressive. I don’t own any FabFilter products but man, this really is the Ferrari of plugins. I can just imagine what anyone that uses this must feel. What a time to be alive!
It’s very fun, just wrote a song last night with it and I only had to use one preset for my lead vocal and it brought it out so nicely, gain staged in Apollo with a nice chain going through a sm7b and it’s MONEY 😩
So i purchased the FX bundle a couple of weeks back in the sale and was mortality wounded when this was announced on Monday, however logged in to look at upgrade options and waiting in my account was a shiny new licence with no uprade fee! Fabfilter think about their end user like no other company, truly awesome. This EQ is now saved as deafult on all my session tracks, it is a powerhouse..
Just leaving a comment to show my grandchildren, that I was a part of the plug-in revolution of 2024. The saturation modes really filled the void in my analog heart
I can almost bet some money that even FabFilter themselves did now knew that you can make a vocoder out of Pro-Q 4. Dan delivers creativity and knowledge like a gatling gun at full swing.
There is nothing like watching a Dan Worrall tutorial to know if an update is needed or not. As usual though if it is a FabFilter Plugin, the result is an indubitable and resounding 'yes' Thanks Dan!
Signing off your introduction video for your new EQ plugin by showing it being used as a vocoder has got to be the biggest flex I've seen in a long time haha
The Q3 was already so good that nobody else has come close for me in all the years since it's been out, but now the q4 essentially adds a multiband compressor, vocoder and soothe 2 in there. Love it!
This will be the biggest game changer of all time. Having that window showing every instance rather than having to open each one indiviudually to make changes is going to be a time saver. TAKE MY MONEY.
Yes, I agree. and it's one of the reasons why I like the CLA Mixhub SSL too... can open a single instance and see all my EQs, or Compressors across my drums all at once. DDMF did something like this years ago with their EQ, but it was not as good as what FabFilter has come up with.
@@NuclearDeathWalk I have already been toying with it. Its so nice being able to see all the eqs. so far the song I am working on sounds so much tighter.
Thank you once again Dan for showing us the practical magic. And it appears, Fab filter just gets better and better. Being able to see eq and masking across multiple tracks is great and the Spectral Band thing is just... Fab.
Fabfilter opens my mind up to the possibilities of audio and really helps me visualize music clearly. One day we will have one plugin that does everything at this rate. Pro-Q can eq, mb eq, compress, sidechain, resonance suppress and much much more. Sky is the limit with this thing.
Yeah, I wouldn't worry about it. There's always new plug-ins / updates coming out, so there's always a danger of feeling disappointed or like you've missed out. Soothe2 hasn't suddenly become any worse of a plug-in with the release of Pro-Q4. I'm sure you'll love it. Nonetheless, I'd be very surprised if HORNGEN4 is correct when he says of the ProQ4 that 'this is pretty basic'. FabFilter are not known for being basic: they only release if what they're doing is competitive.
I was joyfully laughing out loud watching this. I've never been happier with an upgrade. FF added things that I didn't even know I was 'missing' in PQ3. Multiple instances filtering/pinning is huge. Thanks, Dan and FF.
Dan, I love you... even more than Santa. There are so many new features in version 4 that I feel the need to pimp my brain with photographic memory while watching this.
Hello, can you add separate quality settings for Realtime and Rendering? For example: Zero Latency and Low processing resolution for Realtime, Natural Phase and High for Rendering
I doubt they’ll add this as it’s not really about the quality of the EQ, but rather how phase is preserved or augmented, with the drawback of pre-ringing being introduced when you use linear phase, which impacts the sound of transient heavy material quite a lot. Not being able to hear how that affects the source before export is probably not ultimately the best
@@FireF1y644The delay introduced should be solved by global delay compensation that most daws have. Also the resolution settings related to “quality” are only present with linear phase and only really relate to low end resolution. Realtime and natural phase don’t have these options (the resolution parameter in the other menu at the bottom is about spectrum analyser resolution and doesn’t affect audio quality)
@@jackpatricklang No, not only with Linear, also with new Spectral dynamics. And no, it's not a good idea to turn off plugins globally when you can just make it have small delay and light cpu usage for realtime preview. This feature worked great for me in Soothe2.
Well, the best part of both the plugin and this explainer; “With great power comes etc…etc!” that was perfectly timed and tuned sneaky quirky attack and release Dan! 👌🏻🤙😅
Thank you guys for the update to 4 since I bought 3 very recently. I have kids so this was my only Xmas gift but a really really good one. Thanks again Fab Filter!
Until Dan pointed it out, I never made the connection between being able to see and adjust all eq channels at a glance and mixing on a console. This would be a great way to rapidly get to a decent rough mix when starting with a new track, provided you had your template set up in advance. And that vocoder idea! Dan is not only a deep subject matter expert, but also an extremely clever and resourceful person to have seen that little possibility!
1. Expected spectral (Soothe2) and transient/tonal (SplitEQ) options in v4. That would mean we wouldn't need any other EQ plugin. 2. The instances overview is probably the most exciting feature for me. While I'm still waiting for a channel strip from FabFilter, Hitstrip was released, addressing some expectations. Now, this overview gives hope that we might eventually see the inclusion of a compressor, gate, saturation, reverb, etc., into this view, creating an entire ecosystem for mixing. The ultimate step would be the release of a revolutionary DAW with a new way to view and control channels. Instead of another analog emulation plugins what we need are better tools for working digitally, and FabFilter delivers. At least they are moving in the right direction. Thanks for developers and Dan.
We’ve all been waiting for a proper introduction from Dan. 🎉
I LOVE HIS VOICE
I don't get it. Why not have someone with real-world experience and a solid list of credits do this kind of presentation? I'm sure Fabfilter has many industry titans using their stuff. Dan seems like a nice guy, but he just comes off as another influencer.
@@claudep.1926 he actually does have real live experience why you say such a thing ?
@@claudep.1926 Bro he's just voice acting here. What do you want? His voice sounds profession. "Comes off as another influencer" just makes you sound biased and lame.
@@claudep.1926 Solid list of credits doesn't mean great ability to explain stuff. Dan has that, a lot of *that*
thank god for not messing this perfect tool with any AI gimmick, speed, optimization and easy of use is waaaay more important than that. love it guys
Totally in agreement.
Such a nice feeling ignoring the prior videos with 100% confidence Dan is going to pop up
I honestly feel sorry for them haha
Ngl ive been checking the fabfilter page the entire day waiting for dan worrall’s video
Sounds like you need to turn on post notifications
sounds like you need to get a life bro
GOAT.
That vocoder trick at the end 😮
Dan's audio engineering cleverness is a gold mine
i didn't get how that works. where's the vocal input?
@@imsliccthe vocal track is routed into the sidechain input of the instance Pro-Q 4 that’s on the synth
@@thomasicekeys and you use spectral expansion so that the spectral eq takes the shape of the sidechain (vocal)
@ how is that creating the vowel sounds?
@@imslicc It's putting the spectral characteristics of the vocal onto the synth signal. You can look up FFT vocoders for a more in depth explanation (or just how regular vocoders work if you aren't familiar.)
Dan Worrall! Now this is a review worth listening to
Not a review ;)
But definitely a demonstration worth listening to.
Only Dan could make an almost 13 minute video feel like it's nothing
Gorgeous plugin and video!
There he is! 🙏
And here you are! 😂
Was it really him?
I could listen to Dan Worral for hours. A very pleasant voice with top notch explanations, just second to none.
Right? I can't stand most voices on UA-cam.
whats more exciting other than Pro Q 4 is we got Dan Worrall walking us through it!!!!
Just noticed Dan put the vocoded vocal at the start of the video, and we all didn't think anything of it. Cool little easter egg 😊
What a week from Fabfilter. The tease video on Monday, the feature reveal on Tuesday, on sale with upgrade options on Thursday and finally, eveyone's favourite tutor, Dan on Friday. Perfectly done.
Dan Worrall, the master.
I love this plugin! Had no idea the spectral dynamics has a sidechain input. That's crazy! Will definitely have to experiment with that. :) There's only one issue I've found with the spectral dynamics and that's when using broad range EQ bands. Musical sounds tend to be reduced in the lower part of the band more than the upper part, because the threshold isn't tilted to pink noise (which sounds more musical than a flat 0dB/oct equal intensity spectrum). Other than that, it's an amazing update! Well worth it. Thanks so much!
Thanks! Will check about the tilt, good one!
@@fabfilter this is why we love you!
Perhaps an equal-loudness contour tilt as well, or an option to learn the average curve of the input signal so that resonances that deviate strongly will be attenuated first in a natural way whist retaining some variability.
The Man
The Myth
The Legend
Dan Worrall
My favorite plugin jus got even better. I thought I already got everything I needed from an EQ plugin, but FabFilter prove me wrong again! I've been trying all the new features and yes... it's amazing!
IT FINALLY RECOGNIZES THE TRACK NAMES AUTOMATICALLY now that’s the best update in the whole thing
I get unreasonably giddy when a Dan Worrall Fabfilter video drops 😆
I gotta say: this is very impressive. I don’t own any FabFilter products but man, this really is the Ferrari of plugins.
I can just imagine what anyone that uses this must feel.
What a time to be alive!
It’s very fun, just wrote a song last night with it and I only had to use one preset for my lead vocal and it brought it out so nicely, gain staged in Apollo with a nice chain going through a sm7b and it’s MONEY 😩
I don't think I've ever been this excited for a plugin update. So many of these additions are absolute game-changers 😭🙏
when i saw the column of EQ's that you can scroll trough i was like "Just make your own DAW already!" :)) amazing job!
or at least a channel strip with, Volcano Filters, Saturn saturation, Pro Q, and Pro C.
So i purchased the FX bundle a couple of weeks back in the sale and was mortality wounded when this was announced on Monday, however logged in to look at upgrade options and waiting in my account was a shiny new licence with no uprade fee! Fabfilter think about their end user like no other company, truly awesome. This EQ is now saved as deafult on all my session tracks, it is a powerhouse..
Incredible iteration, FabFilter team! Thanks for creating such thoughtful tools for all of us to swoon over.
Just leaving a comment to show my grandchildren, that I was a part of the plug-in revolution of 2024. The saturation modes really filled the void in my analog heart
Only after watching this will I watch ANY other Pro-q 4 video. Thanjk you Dan
I can almost bet some money that even FabFilter themselves did now knew that you can make a vocoder out of Pro-Q 4. Dan delivers creativity and knowledge like a gatling gun at full swing.
There is nothing like watching a Dan Worrall tutorial to know if an update is needed or not. As usual though if it is a FabFilter Plugin, the result is an indubitable and resounding 'yes' Thanks Dan!
All hail Dan. Wicked upgrade, bought the update this morning.
Incredible. Dan, I hope you're well.
Signing off your introduction video for your new EQ plugin by showing it being used as a vocoder has got to be the biggest flex I've seen in a long time haha
The Q3 was already so good that nobody else has come close for me in all the years since it's been out, but now the q4 essentially adds a multiband compressor, vocoder and soothe 2 in there. Love it!
And Here We Go!
the vocoder trick at the end, on top of all the new features, completely blew me away.
Is it easy to do?
Same, I knew the update was awesome to begin with, but that… whoa !
This will be the biggest game changer of all time. Having that window showing every instance rather than having to open each one indiviudually to make changes is going to be a time saver. TAKE MY MONEY.
Yes, I agree. and it's one of the reasons why I like the CLA Mixhub SSL too... can open a single instance and see all my EQs, or Compressors across my drums all at once.
DDMF did something like this years ago with their EQ, but it was not as good as what FabFilter has come up with.
@@NuclearDeathWalk I have already been toying with it. Its so nice being able to see all the eqs. so far the song I am working on sounds so much tighter.
Thank you once again Dan for showing us the practical magic. And it appears, Fab filter just gets better and better. Being able to see eq and masking across multiple tracks is great and the Spectral Band thing is just... Fab.
Game changer 🍾
@@michaelalexson8359 then just pass out
@@michaelalexson8359depends on the game.
For someone trying to keep a minimal set of tools and keep a distance from DRM malware it did change my game.
The workflow improvement is huge
FF are ahead of their time
Fabfilter opens my mind up to the possibilities of audio and really helps me visualize music clearly.
One day we will have one plugin that does everything at this rate. Pro-Q can eq, mb eq, compress, sidechain, resonance suppress and much much more. Sky is the limit with this thing.
Just bought Soothe... and now they release this. Goddamnit
Yup. I’m in the same boat 😢
Soothe is still a good buy. This is pretty basic and limited compared to soothe.
Soothe is still sick.
Yeah, I wouldn't worry about it. There's always new plug-ins / updates coming out, so there's always a danger of feeling disappointed or like you've missed out. Soothe2 hasn't suddenly become any worse of a plug-in with the release of Pro-Q4. I'm sure you'll love it. Nonetheless, I'd be very surprised if HORNGEN4 is correct when he says of the ProQ4 that 'this is pretty basic'. FabFilter are not known for being basic: they only release if what they're doing is competitive.
@@neilgilmartin Agreed!
The love for Dan here is palpable and shared. Oh, yeah, the EQ looks cool too!
Dan is such a legend and these are so fun to watch
ProQ is my No 1 workhorse in the Studio. I buy everything you guys make without even checking it first :) Thanks for your work, love it!
how could they possibly improve on HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING
Congratulations Dan, you did an amazing job on this Pro-Q 4. Such clever ideas in this new version! Well done.
Visuals of FabFilter plugins so SO DAMN CLEAN and lovely. I’m gonna save and buy the bundle definitely. Thanks people at FabFilter
“In case you needed another good reason to name your tracks sensibly”😂😂. Thank you Dan, another gem video and thank you Fabfilter!
Fabfilter is one of those plugins that I know what I'm paying for.
Buying your plugins makes me feel richer...
Thank you for your awesome work!
Purchased the upgrade today and I am in awe of what you guys have been able to accomplish. Kudos to your entire team and thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🙏🏼
I was joyfully laughing out loud watching this. I've never been happier with an upgrade. FF added things that I didn't even know I was 'missing' in PQ3. Multiple instances filtering/pinning is huge. Thanks, Dan and FF.
Q4 is truly amazing from all the new features that was displayed. The upgrade is definitely worth it! More options equal more complex mixes!
I never been a huge fan of FabFilter EQs, but wow RESPECT much RESPECT.
Dan, I love you... even more than Santa. There are so many new features in version 4 that I feel the need to pimp my brain with photographic memory while watching this.
Fabfilter always gets the “shut up and take my money” reaction and absolutely deserve it
I smiled and said "yes" at 11:20. I started laughing out loud with joy at 12:00. We love you Dan!!
Oh man this is gonna be so much fun. Thanks Fabfilter for pushing the envelope and Dan for walking us through the updates!
Dan. You are the O.G. Of all things audio. ❤
thanks, Dan, thanks Fabfilter for such great plugins !
Hello, can you add separate quality settings for Realtime and Rendering? For example: Zero Latency and Low processing resolution for Realtime, Natural Phase and High for Rendering
Yes good idea
I doubt they’ll add this as it’s not really about the quality of the EQ, but rather how phase is preserved or augmented, with the drawback of pre-ringing being introduced when you use linear phase, which impacts the sound of transient heavy material quite a lot.
Not being able to hear how that affects the source before export is probably not ultimately the best
@@jackpatricklang it's more about track delay, also there is a resolution parameter, not only phase.
@@FireF1y644The delay introduced should be solved by global delay compensation that most daws have. Also the resolution settings related to “quality” are only present with linear phase and only really relate to low end resolution. Realtime and natural phase don’t have these options (the resolution parameter in the other menu at the bottom is about spectrum analyser resolution and doesn’t affect audio quality)
@@jackpatricklang No, not only with Linear, also with new Spectral dynamics. And no, it's not a good idea to turn off plugins globally when you can just make it have small delay and light cpu usage for realtime preview. This feature worked great for me in Soothe2.
Dan has done it again! Upgrade purchased. 🙂
Pro Q3 has been all over my mixes now for several years. This upgrade is an absolute no brainer.
Always better than reading the manual :) thanks Dan !
(and thanks Fabfilter for this crazy tool)
The one review to rule them all. Thank you Dan you always deliver!
No-brainer update, great job. We need Solo/Mute Channel PLEASE. Chop chop.
Great update! 💛💙
Not even 3 mins in gonna lock my jaw if i keep watching. The quality of life feats here are insane
I HAVE SPENT TONS OF MONEY ON MUSIC GEAR, AND I CAN SAY, THIS IS PLUGIN GOAT.
You guys are the best. This looks like an incredible update.
Wow, fantastic video from Dan. Great nuggets of mixing information thrown in as well. Thank you sir 😊
Congratulations on the plugin guys. It’s fantastic. I’m looking forward to seeing what you bring to your other tools like Saturn.
Dan. you are the gift that keeps on giving. Merry Christmas.
Thanks again Dan for useful tips for things I’d never thought of.
THIS IS A GAME CHANGER AND REVOLUTIONARY WITH THE NEW FEATURES THAT IT HAS.
I never even bothered watching other videos. I knew Fabfilter would bring Dan back in and nobody does this stuff better than Dan! 💪
Morning coffee with a new Dan video. The best :D
So good to hear the relaxing voice of Dan again😉
Super upgrade, thank you, FabFilter team!
Awesome!!! Upgraded yesterday and can’t wait to start using it!
Well, the best part of both the plugin and this explainer; “With great power comes etc…etc!” that was perfectly timed and tuned sneaky quirky attack and release Dan! 👌🏻🤙😅
Well done Fabfilter for making this compatible goodness work with older OS versions. (10.13 and greater)
i could listen to Dan Worrall all day
Waiting for years for this. And it came up with unbelievable features! 🙈🙈💗💗💗💗💗💗
Dan’s voice is just so comforting 😭
You taught me a few things I didn't notice on my own trial. The video really helps!
Thank you guys for the update to 4 since I bought 3 very recently. I have kids so this was my only Xmas gift but a really really good one. Thanks again Fab Filter!
I bought it immediately. Pro-q3 is my most used tool and I'm loving q4!
the man, the legend, now the release is complete
EXCELLENT video! Thanks Dan!
Glad to see they managed to drag you out of your training program for this one, Dan :D
Awesome product for sure! 🔥
It's so beautiful
Exactly what we've been waiting for, Dan! Thanks so much.
Clever stuff. Thanks a bunch for the inspiring tips.
waiting eagerly to hear the voice of Dan !!
Until Dan pointed it out, I never made the connection between being able to see and adjust all eq channels at a glance and mixing on a console. This would be a great way to rapidly get to a decent rough mix when starting with a new track, provided you had your template set up in advance. And that vocoder idea! Dan is not only a deep subject matter expert, but also an extremely clever and resourceful person to have seen that little possibility!
This is definitely a must have in every serious audio toolbox !
1. Expected spectral (Soothe2) and transient/tonal (SplitEQ) options in v4. That would mean we wouldn't need any other EQ plugin.
2. The instances overview is probably the most exciting feature for me. While I'm still waiting for a channel strip from FabFilter, Hitstrip was released, addressing some expectations. Now, this overview gives hope that we might eventually see the inclusion of a compressor, gate, saturation, reverb, etc., into this view, creating an entire ecosystem for mixing. The ultimate step would be the release of a revolutionary DAW with a new way to view and control channels.
Instead of another analog emulation plugins what we need are better tools for working digitally, and FabFilter delivers. At least they are moving in the right direction.
Thanks for developers and Dan.
I’ve been waiting for this
We all were waiting for this.
IT'S HIM!!
the vocoder trick blew my mind!
Dan is the David Attenborough of pro audio!
love you, dan