Toneboosters EQ 4 | Best Pro Q 3 Alternative for MAC & PC
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2021
- #EQ #audio #Toneboosters
In this video I recommend Toneboosters EQ 4 as the best Fabfilter Pro Q 3 alternative. This EQ is, in my opinion. the best value you can get in an EQ.
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www.toneboosters.com/tb_equalizer_v4.html
VO recorded with:
Sennheiser MK4
DBX 286a (Lite Compression, Lite Gating)
SSL 2+ (4K off)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
TwistedWave (Mono 24 Bit, 48,000 Hz) - Фільми й анімація
Thanks for this video. I've had TB EQ4 in my arsenal but had no idea how powerful it was.
Just bought it and it is a super versatile quality dynamic EQ plugin! Highly recommend it🔥
The most underrated plugin company out there!!!!! All of their stuff is so good!!!!
Wow, looks fully-featured and the price is right. Seems like a great find. Thanks.
Thank you for this. Although I don't use it on my Mac, I hoped to get a few bits of info for generally using it on my iPad. I wish there was a lot more reviews and demos of Toneboosters iOS plugins.
As a Toneboosters EQ4 owner, I totally agree !!! THis little guy rocks !
Nice review of a great eq! ToneBoosters have ridiculous, world class quality to their plugins, and the eq is no exception. Also the gui ends up often being the best. Some of their plugins have become my "go to", they're that good.
Agree! Thanks for watching!
Very helpful. Thanks!
My main eq, it’s just amazing. Legacy version 3 plugins are all free now!
No one can beat the Kirchhoff eq, good video!
I have this plugin now and I am in love! 🥰😍That's a fantastic bumbastic plugin. Best of the best! Unbelievable! 💪💪💪💓😁
I've installed the multicompressor demo now. 🥰😍🥰😍🤩👍👍👍
Thanks for the video.
Never used eq form them (I have it) but tape emulation is one of the best on the market. I use it all the time. I tested it against all major players (Softube, etc) and I use Toneboosters. Best Tape emulation in my opinion, many useful parameters. I'll try EQ next. Thx!
Agree. Their plugins are so good. Thanks for watching and your thoughts. That tape em might pop up soon in another video.
Excellent. Thank you. Subscribed.
Awesome! Thanks for the sub!
Still pretty new to production, but recently started using TB eq wow this thing is so good and use it in every project now. Thanks for the excellent review, newly subbed keep it up man! Thanks again!
Thanks! And thanks for subbing
Life saver🔥🔥🔥💯👊
Great video Paul, really like the way you present. Would like something on this for iPad, I know you touched on it, but a little more would be good
Thanks for watching and thank you for the feedback. The seque does work on an iPad and iPhone quite well.
after watching ur video ! im gonna buy tonebooster eq 4 nowww !
I think you’re really gonna like it!
Toneboosters EQ4 is my main EQ at all my projects. I'm very happy.
It’s great! I always recommend it. Kirchhoff EQ is now on plugin Alliance and it’s great also.
@@PaulMDiaz That's a very complete EQ. With analog simulation and all. Sadly very expensive to me, but I'm happy with Toneboosters.
@@carlos.e.flores keep an eye on plugin alliance. I’m pretty sure you will be able to buy that plugin for a great price. PA has great deals, all the time.
@@PaulMDiaz Thank you, I'll do. A lot of my plugins are from PA. It is a great brand.
It's true the plugin does not saves the options, but if someone needs to save some recallable preset for a new project, DAWs like Cubase or Reaper allows you to save plugin presets in some menu bar within the plugin. It allows you to change any setting, and save it. Or just save a track preset with the plugin changes to a further use.
How about Logic pro?
@@MusicChannel-rf5zz I haven't try Logic. Sorry I don't know.
One thing I notice in this video is that the "traditional" compressor view per frequency band that used to be in their previous dynamic EQ called "Fix3" is no longer there. That's a shame because that view was a fantastic interactive tool.
Anyway Toneboosters are great. I've used them a lot since the beginning. I will probably get the new plugins when I upgrade to Apple Silicon.
The only thing this lacks that peq3 has, is linear phase mode and the AI EQ reso peak detector. Other than those things I think it's actually better, love it.
Nice vid. TB eq doesn’t get the credit that it deserves.
Agree! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I can only get it to bring up preset bands... how do I just add bands in? How many can it add total?
You should be able to just double click to add a band. I believe for a total of 16 filter bands.
Have you tried the enhancer as well. Lesson on using that one?
I have tried it. I’m not a fan, not that it’s awful. It’s just i know what i want to EQ before i add the plugin and it’s usually less than what the enhancer does. Hope that makes sense.
I use it on the ipad. The ai assist is always a good reference on the master.
Nice! I’ve used it on the iPhone for simple stuff, high pass or a tweak. Thanks for the tip!
The limitations don't bother me, but I need to know: can you use the demo version of the plugins on a song and release it? I read the whole license agreement and couldn't find the answer
Not sure. I país the $30
This might be a dumb question but does it have the frequency collision detection like pro q 3
Good question, I don’t know the answer, sorry. Might be something on their site about it.
Demo mode means that plugin does not save the settings with the project (nothing to do with presets)
Thanks for watching and for your feedback. You're right, that is the stated limitation. So far, I have been using TB plugins for over a year and I have not had issues with projects retaining the settings.Maybe it's dependent on which DAW is being used. Also, if you are using an audio editor such as Wavelab or TwistedWave like I do, effects are applied or rendered on the spot. Depends on your workflow. I demoed EQ4 long enough that I purchased it.
@@PaulMDiaz You are right, just gave it a try. Settings are saved and recalled with project. That is strange as this contradicts the information on the dev website
Awesome! Enjoy, plugins are great!
@@whataniceday Settings are recalled with project but you can't save your custom made presets in the presets folder
I can't see the audio spectrum with this plugin such as you can and I have version 4. smh
You have to enable it. Click on the gear on the bottom, left corner, and under slope you can choose linear or any other settings.
@@PaulMDiaz 🤦🏾 thanks man. I thought that was referring to the dB levels on the side like fab filter.
@@DonovanJamesOfficial No problem. I had the same issue when they update the UI. Enjoy!
@@PaulMDiaz yea it confused me for a second....More like 10mins and that's why I commented 😂. Thanks again man.
WHERE IS THE SIDECHAIN FEATURE? I CANNOT FIND IT
in the floating box for each point you will see a section that says "linked". Click on that and you will have the mid/side option
@@PaulMDiaz Mid/Side is not sidechain. Sidechain options would allow the EQ to listen to a source other than the channel that the plugin is on. An example of this would be if I have EQ4 on a guitar track, and want it to listen to the bass track. This would allow me to duck the low end on the guitar when the bass track sends signal (via sidechain) to the EQ on the guitar track. Selecting mid/side alone will only allow me to adjust a band on either the mid or side of the track that the plugin is on. That's not what I'm talking about.
@@greghillmusic Sorry misunderstood. Not sure if that's possible.
@@PaulMDiaz I got it, you turn on dynamic mode, then select the sidechain on button, then select your audio source, in my case.. in Logic, that is on the top right.
@@greghillmusic Great! Thanks for finding and sharing this.
"Pro Q3 is probably the better eq" in what aspect I wonder. I own both but cant say I hear a difference in sound quality.
Have you ever done comparisons like back to back and found that one sounds better than the other beyond placebo ?
Not a scientific test. ProQ3 has a wider frequency range. Not in front of my system but look at both and you’ll see Toneboosters has a narrower range. Also, I said “probably” not definitely. Both EQs are great and I love using TBs. Thanks for your feedback and pointing that out. I’ll be more careful next time.
@@PaulMDiaz I think you might misunderstood me. It's easy in the internets with only a few lines of text. I did not mean it ironically but sincerely. Like in "have you performed a test?" Does not need to be scientific. Just like "I did a high shelf boost and Plugin X sounded awful while the other smooth" something like that.
Regarding Frequency range .
I just took a look cause tbh I Neve cared.
So Pro Q goes to 30khz. TB Eq4 highest possible Shelving eq is at 17khz and the spectrum till 20khz.
To me this looks like a philosophy choice of the developer. I think the Dev might have thought "I find a shelf at 17khz enough" .
However I now see that the high cut looks pretty steep meaning you cant cut at 19khz or similar. Not that I use cuts this high but I will ask the dev why this choice, thanks for pointing it out. On the other hand the Max Eq by PA has a max shelving at 70khz.
Some find it too much others swear by it. Go figure.
@@saardean4481 Good info, thanks!
@@PaulMDiaz thanks for the video
@@PaulMDiaz Ok. Found some things out. The Eq4 is basically this way cause they made it the way they made it 10 years ago and now they cant modify it without compromising legacy compatibility and making it unusable for use on older projects with saved automations etc. So the only way it's going to change is a new version. Having said all this I would love to see a comparison as to how much does it really matter in real world scenarios. I simply dont have the time and also not the music to do geek stuff at present or else I would do it myself
Hey i have the 560s , is there any option to choose presets (oratory's for example) ??
I don't think so. The EQ from Plugin Alliance might have what you're looking for.