Pro Tip: FabFilter Pro-Q has had the ability to drag bands vertically or horizontally exclusively since version 1 almost a decade ago. Simply press and hold ALT before dragging either horizontally or vertically and it locks to the respective movement direction. Alternatively, hold CTRL to exclusively move horizontally while still having full control over Q width (up or down movement with the mouse).
I think one aspect people are missing is that this plugin is great for those who have or are looking at the Slate Digital Everything Bundle. Having this included in there with no change to the monthly cost is a huge win.
Raven owner here! It’s an incredible product that has excellent synergy and satisfies my need for touch. It has excellent synergy with most all the major plugin providers, and even plays nicely (multitouch) with the Apollo console!
I have the Slate monthly subscription and this is in it. It's quite possibly the only EQ you will ever need lol. I am simply amazed at the amount of manipulation you can get with this thing. I ran it through some of my guitar tones on TH-U Slate and damn you can really get some amazing tones for your guitar or whatever instrument you run. I haven't messed with it using Synths and making electronic tunes yet. Gonna play around with doing that here in a bit.
@@jsaulkane5893 That would be easy to show. REAPER puts that all in one easy place, but it combines the core usage, so it can be a bit deceiving if you don't know how it works.
It's getting to a point that just paying for Slate Complete is almost all you need at all for any plugins. If I was starting from scratch, I'd just get Slate complete and call it a day, but I have too much tied up in other products to justify it now.
That's the trap. You're lucky you didn't fall for it. It's all pretty substandard stuff. I won't do subs, or iLok. Period. Even if it's free iLok software like LUNA. You're much better off with PluginAlliance. They've got some of the best (next to UAD) in-the-box solutions available. elysia and brainworx both make extraordinary emulations that Slate just can't touch. I've found the Plugin Alliance versions to be of nearly the same quality as the UAD versions-you just don't get the real-time processing and Unison technology. Plus, they offer a monthly sub or a rent-to-own option. If I was starting from scratch, I'd definitely go for the FF Total Bundle, an Apollo with the Analog Classics bundle, the Plugin Alliance RTO option, and, if I could have only one mic, a Sphere L22. That combo gets you near perfect (or better in the case of the L22) emulations of millions of dollars/euros/pounds/rubles worth of mics and gear. I think FF is really losing a lot of money to Slate, PluginAlliance, and others by not offering a rent-to-own option for the TB. That seems to be the favored way to buy. Make your opinion known here: www.fabfilter.com/forum/3253/splice-rent-to-own?replies=95#comment13527 The Townsend Labs Sphere L22 mic modeling system is another example of Slate hype vs. real quality. The Slate VMS is a complete rip-off. You don't even get one decent sounding mic, let alone the collection they claim to emulate. The L22 usually sounds better than most of the original mics in use today, is a truly revolutionary system, and they keep adding value. The L22 has all the depth, openness, warmth, shimmer, and quality of the originals, plus lets you blend two mics or record in stereo. The VMS sounds choked, has no clarity, and sticks out like a sore thumb in blind tests, but good ol' Steve has the kiddies lining up with their lunch money anyway. Go figure.
@@xaosnox I haven't seen anything from Slate that actually impressed me or wasn't done better by another company. The FF Total Bundle is waaaaay better value than anything Slate can offer. Also, why would someone pay $20 a month in perpetuity? That's eventually going to be thousands and thousands over a lifetime when you can just get FF Total Bundle for like 999.
Honestly very happy about that. I didn't want to spend the money on the FabFilter ProQ but I already have the all-access pass monthly subscription from Slate, soo, that's pretty cool!
Yep! Pro Q3 has its phase modes, and dynamic eq features. the two things i feel the slate EQ should really have. and no sidechain between each instance of the eq to see where sounds collide. no EQ matching either. And this infinity EQ doesn't have anything really unique, But its workflow feels quick and easy to use. But i use linear phase mode on pretty much everything i want to bring to the front except for drums. So to bad the "Infinity" EQ doesn't have Infinite versatility.
@@DJayFreeDoo >> *this infinity EQ doesn't have anything really unique* Well, actually it does. But strangely enough, for some reason Slate does not advertise these features in any way. This is the only (known to me) equalizer that has the ability to change the slope of any filter to absolutely any value between 0.01 dB/Oct and 120 db/Oct. It's also the only equalizer with zero latency that's completely free of any bell cramping at the frequency border. Any Q for any slope of the cut, shelves with double Q, the ability to simultaneously equalize the Mid and Side (or Left and Right) in the same band. Even such a small thing as the band width in semitones - they were the first who thought of this seemingly obvious idea. That is, indeed, there are enough unique features that no one else has implemented. But somehow marketing almost completely ignores it all. The only thing I really miss is a variable phase, for complete flexibility. Not the way FabFilter does it, but the way iZotope does it, with the ability to set any arbitrary phase. But considering what Slate wrote on the GS forum, we can hope that over time this equalizer will acquire new functionality.
@@EG_John Pro q 3 can: do the double Q thing by default, if you don't want that you just do a shelf and a bell if you only want one Q so to speak, It can, boost sides and cut mid at the same time and vice versa. just takes two bands to do it and move one down and the other up, select both and adjust the gain knob. more tedious but it can be done. same with L/R ofc. Sure you can't see semitones on the Q value in pro Q 3. but you can select the pianoroll button and it will display notes and semitones when moving the bands around. However, that 120db/oct slopes it doesn't have, unless the brickwall setting reaches that far. but that's not every band. But when making such steep slopes you might want to enable linear phase mode which is where pro q comes in again. Sure the slopes are in steps on pro q and its nice to be able to have more in-betweens, but the steps have been any enough so i haven't really thought about needing more of that. But maybe i will miss it once i get used to it. About bellcramping, it doesn't appear to happen with pro q 3. Maybe i've said this before but i do like the interface on the infinity EQ. But there is one button that's greyed out all the time. haven't figured that one out yet. will have to look in the manual. edit: ok so its grouping bands to stay grouped after deselected. thats neat. i guess it will work for automations to kinda ride the eq along note changes. Edit 2: Aparently you can't do automate them as a group with one automation track even when grouped or grouped and locked. Missed opportunity there.
@@DJayFreeDoo I'll tell you right away that I use and will use all the equalizers that I have depending on the task. Somewhere it will be Pro Q, somewhere it will be Nova, and somewhere Inf EQ. So, I'm just answering to your points, without a goal to somehow challenge your experience. >> *Pro q 3 can: do the double Q thing by default* It has two resonance peaks, but only one Q. If you want to change the Q separately, as you noticed yourself, you'll need a workaround. >> *The whole list of workarounds you've listed I won't address, I'll group them all under one line.* You see, any digital equalizer can achieve any result. Just use more bands for complex shapes and a steeper slope. Just use a mid-side decoder in the effect chain to get MS functionality. Or several different equalizers in series. But it's not about fundamental ability to achieve the same result, it's about how you interact with the equalizer. It's about your workflow. You can do one quick action or ten small ones just to get the same result. It's up to you to decide for yourself, whether it's convenient for you to do a few different things or just one thing to achieve the same result. >> *But when making such steep slopes you might want to enable linear phase mode* The phase I want will depend on the frequency I am working with. And it's likely to be a mixed phase. So I don't need a linear equaliser here, I need an equaliser with an arbitrary phase. And right now I miss it. Only iZotope and Acon are doing something quite close to what I need. >> *Sure the slopes are in steps on pro q and its nice to be able to have more in-betweens, but the steps have been any enough so i haven't really thought about needing more of that* And not just in-between. But also smaller values, less than 6dB/Oct. And no steps makes automation much more appropriate. >> *About bellcramping, it doesn't appear to happen with pro q 3* The Pro Q has a special natural phase mode, it is particularly developed to get rid of bellcramping. In minimum phase mode the shape of the bell is distorted, but not as much as most simpler equalisers. However, it is still distorted, which clearly shows the difference in algorithms between Pro Q and Inf EQ. >> *Aparently you can't do automate them as a group with one automation track even when grouped or grouped and locked. Missed opportunity there.* You can automate it, but only in automation recording mode. So I generally agree that this is a missed opportunity.
@@EG_John I think i've mentioned workflow somewhere. some things are faster to do in pro q, some things are faster in infinity EQ. The bell cramping thing is something i guess i'll have to learn more about. the only solution for that i can think of is upsampling, but that would introduce higher latency and the latency between pro q 3 in zero latency mode and infinity eq in is the same.
great demo! been using this one on my latest production and I love it. I still prefer ProQ (specifically the v3) for specific things (quick mastering EQ that also involves some dynamic compression, also simply the fact that I'm more familiar with FF's interface and workflow, for now), but since this is included in the All Access Pass from Slate it's a tough competitor nonetheless!
It's a pretty good EQ, the next logical feature would be to make it a DynamicEQ. At this point, I feel like any new EQ that's not an analogue emulation of something might as well be a DynamicEQ, because why not?
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Try doing things like holding CTRL or ALT or SHIFT (or CTRL+ALT) at the same time when using FabFilter ProQ3. You can do all of these things you liked about the Slate sliders.
@@kiillabytez i mean first of all yeah the developer has to add sidechaining in order to sidechain with their plugin but also you should probably google what dynamic eq is since you seem to have missed the point completely (three years after I made the suggestion)
I tried to compare soundwise Q3 and inf EQ - i was impressed especially when it comes to mid side processing - i liked inf eq better .. but still i love q3 .. lets see what the next test bring out ;)
Easy on the eyes and easy to use. My two most important factors. If it delivers what it promises, then it's a must-own VST. Infinity EQ hits all the marks. I really like it, and just wanted to see what you thought of it too. Great stuff.
U should check out the Slate Air EQ and the way that does presets. It makes perfect sense it just essentially sets the bands and curves up for u but doesnt apply gain or frequency its designed to give u the tools common for certain things quicker
Presets can be awesome when you are newer to a tool to get an idea of what it can do. I use presets all the time to get an idea what a plugin can do, but tweak it from there once I have an idea of what direction I want to go.
well ... it does exactly what Q3 does ... honestly Q3 does even more like the highlight of potential build-ups, it’s dynamic as well ... so: no, it doesn’t impress me at all.
I'd say slate isn't trying to claim gamechanger on this one.. they're just adding a stock surgical EQ to their collection to suit the everything bundle subscribers better.. why get pro q3 or equilibrium on top of a slate subscription. That's in my opinion their aim.
@@JohnBack also my thoughts... you absolutely CAN do all of those things in (mid/side) in ProQ3. I just think he doesn't know how to dig that deep into it maybe?
I'm quite impressed with what I'm seeing here. My one thought is that, while I can see how embedded mid/side filtering would be great for mastering, I can say it's not the way to go with REmastering. Too many old recordings are an ungodly mess and you need to handle EQ duties between mid and side very differently. But, remastring is it's own beast to deal with.
I've never thought about that before as I've never been in the position to remaster anything old. I may try it for fun and to practice my audio engineering ear with. I absolutely love playing with sound and getting in depth with design. I could imagine getting and old messy recording to sound crisp and clear could be a fun challenge!
@@foxeguitar8020 That's actually how I figured it out. I took a favorite old album I knew had issues (minimal budget + deadline = subpar studio choices, etc.) and started sorting out ways to fix it. I quickly started noticing other issues with other albums. I then started hating how some albums were mastered or even "remastered" in the '90s (why emphasize harsh highs in that 3 kHz to 6 kHz range???). But, seriously. Set up a mid/side split for anything you can and play with it. But, it's very handy for mastering and especially remastering. Also, it was noted in an AES webinar I attended last month that all vinyl ends up mastered in mid/side. (It also fixes earbud binaural mix issues)
Ist halt echt super, dass man den Zugriff sofort und relativ günstig bekommt und Slate so auch Kundschaft a greift, auf die Fabfilter halt aktuell noch scheißt :)
haven't dl'd it yet but it looks promising. especially the sliding m-s mode but it is missing dynamic eq - I use at least 50% if not more dynamic eq ...
Great demonstration and discussion on the obvious comparisons between the Slate and Fab Filter products. I hope that Fab Filter will be forced to do something about their pricing now, I realise their plug ins are more focused on the professional market but their flag ship product has very serious competition now.
Thanks for cruising through it a little and letting us watch. I just used it a couple nights ago and didnt have much time but was super impressed. Slate is looking very good
Everything from DMG is amazing! Essence is probably the closest thing to a "desert island" plugin I've ever seen. Gonna have to play with EQuilibrium a bit more. Thanks for the reminder.
Have you ever looked at Surfer EQ? Oak Felder raved about the side-chain dynamic EQ, but that was back in 2018, and I'm curious if there are other EQs that do side-chain dynamic EQ just as well or better.
One thing that I would think a new EQ would want to have is some sort of AI, auto learning, or auto matching curve generator. What I'd suggest is something like waves q-clone, that analyzes a curve from any other EQ plugin, and matches it, to the best of its ability. A q-clone type, matching curve plugin .. that also acted dynamically... would be even better. That'd kill, in today's market... because you could compare what various AI's suggest, and then tune or tweak it by ear. Especially, when it comes to mastering, I could see this feature being useful. I can tell ozone and tdr to learn something, then tell fabfilter to EQ match it, with some work... but tdr slick EQ m and Nova sound better to my ears, compared to fabfilter. Might just be me.
Great vid. The straight-line dragging of horizontal frequency vs vertical gain is a super welcome feature. However, what guarantees I will not buy this plugin is the lack of a Dynamic mode (I know dynamic eq has already been declared snake oil). I feel dynamics is a modern must-have feature, and consequently, I would even prefer the F6 over infinity, despite it's limited # of bands.
Probably the only EQ that can beat Pro-Q³. All DMG products are exceptional, made with love, and are way ahead of their time. My version of EQuilibrium came out in 2013, and it has all the analogue character you could want with a pretty decent digital interface. It feels a little clunky compared to Pro-Q³, but the curves! Oh, my, the curves! Sounds incredible, and I rarely remember to grab it.
I would still stay with Fabfilter, to me it's the best ITB surgical EQ. Although I wish it gives more control on the dynamics and allow sidechain input for it.
Imo I think what’s next is to have the presets to be influenced on the fly by the type of track it’s working on. Maybe it’ll work by labeling the track first ,the plugin will recognize the name and the preset will adjust or the plugin will have listening features like what izotope does. Idk
I told Steven Slate I was going to replace all of my Fabfilter EQs with Infinity and see what happens. Ok, you gave me the push. I have the all access pass, so I might as well get off my mental butt
White, I'm looking for a plugin that can smartly analize material and help me surgically notch out problematic frequences, so that I don't have to rely on my skills as much for this function. Recomendations?
@@nathan7265 You're welcome. Yes, as Aaron said, you can't definitely go wrong with pro q if you'd also like to have some advanced controls for yourself. Soothe is fast and 'one step fix' tool, whichever you prefer.
It’s got some nice graphics. Looks modern but similar to fabfilter. Skeuomorphic user interfaces will go the way of the dodo’s😁, you’ve got to have vector graphics these days!
Wytse, have you ever checked out Acon Digitals Equalize 2. It is an EQ plugin strangely nobody talks about. In the mass of EQ plugins out there, I didn't find any EQ like this. You can set M/S/L/R/STEREO bands individually for each channel. It has an efficient and intuitive design. You can shape the curves in every possible way and it has a freely settable latency time. You can even select a number of bands and move them simultaneously or connect the bandwidth to the gain parameter. I think this thing could be really interesting for you.
watsonstudios11 I read a post where Steven slate answered and said dynamic will be in an update as well as other features they will add to it just not at the initial release ...
Does it have the dynamic EQ ability like ProQ 3 though? You know, the thing where you kind of have an compressor on every single band that you can use to make it do stuff in relation to the level of the incoming signal? Is that what you call "dynamic" or is it another name? :D
People don't sleep on toneboosters eq 4 it's have same features as both curves Dynamic EQ AI features that neutron of izotope uses best of all costs less.
the industry standard Pro-Q3 is only 30 bucks more expensive and it has dynamic eq+ external sidechain mode and better spectrum analyzer with pre/post/sidechain......with all that in mind, I think slate should at least go cheaper
Actually really impressed with this EQ so far. What I'd love to see are some analog colour modes to react & saturate the way different consoles / hardware EQs do. THAT would put this in its own league I think.
You showed how to solo a band, then talked about how it wasn't easily there, as in fabfilter. So, just make a band, solo it, then mute it, then activate it... Then delete or keep it. Still, easy enough.
DMG Equilibrium all the way... No questions asked :) Of course Tokyo Dawn Records EQs. And Toni from Klanghelm is working on an EQ plugin. Slate? Really??? :o)
DMG got the best EQ i agree. Also Kilohearts Slice, Crave EQ and DDMF has great paremetric EQs. But Slates plugins are really legit. They're Air EQ is elite already and has been for years.
Pro Tip: FabFilter Pro-Q has had the ability to drag bands vertically or horizontally exclusively since version 1 almost a decade ago. Simply press and hold ALT before dragging either horizontally or vertically and it locks to the respective movement direction. Alternatively, hold CTRL to exclusively move horizontally while still having full control over Q width (up or down movement with the mouse).
u saved my life
Thanks! I screen captured that tip!
Yes guys, try to read the fuckin manual, fabfilter has ton of hidden features that you all need, but don't know yet.
also linear phase
Fab Q3 is the best :-) sorry slate
I think one aspect people are missing is that this plugin is great for those who have or are looking at the Slate Digital Everything Bundle. Having this included in there with no change to the monthly cost is a huge win.
Raven owner here! It’s an incredible product that has excellent synergy and satisfies my need for touch. It has excellent synergy with most all the major plugin providers, and even plays nicely (multitouch) with the Apollo console!
Does it have excellent synergy?
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You should try DMG Equilibrium! The most flexible EQ I’ve found in the box.
4:50 it is possible to fix the X or Y axes in Q3 as well! You just have to hold Ctrl or Alt while you drag.
you are making me feel better that I have pro q 3
As mentioned before, that isn't apparent on first glance, so it's a feature that is hidden from the user, which is a big minus in my book.
I have the Slate monthly subscription and this is in it. It's quite possibly the only EQ you will ever need lol. I am simply amazed at the amount of manipulation you can get with this thing. I ran it through some of my guitar tones on TH-U Slate and damn you can really get some amazing tones for your guitar or whatever instrument you run. I haven't messed with it using Synths and making electronic tunes yet. Gonna play around with doing that here in a bit.
EQuilibrium. By far the best eq out there.
quite right
It is quite superb!
yep... Mentioned this a year or 2 ago ... also would be good if you had some type of cpu usage reference.. for all the plugs..
@@jsaulkane5893 That would be easy to show. REAPER puts that all in one easy place, but it combines the core usage, so it can be a bit deceiving if you don't know how it works.
The best part of FF is that they use the GPU for the graphic which is the reason why they have a low CPU impact and the smoothest interface.
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I've never used Pro-Q but I've been using this eq for a bit lately, and I love it, it's become the go to eq i use most of the time
It's getting to a point that just paying for Slate Complete is almost all you need at all for any plugins. If I was starting from scratch, I'd just get Slate complete and call it a day, but I have too much tied up in other products to justify it now.
Don't get locked into one sound. Even The Beatles grew tired of always recording on the same equipment at Abbey Road.
Yeah right.
That's the trap. You're lucky you didn't fall for it. It's all pretty substandard stuff. I won't do subs, or iLok. Period. Even if it's free iLok software like LUNA. You're much better off with PluginAlliance. They've got some of the best (next to UAD) in-the-box solutions available. elysia and brainworx both make extraordinary emulations that Slate just can't touch. I've found the Plugin Alliance versions to be of nearly the same quality as the UAD versions-you just don't get the real-time processing and Unison technology. Plus, they offer a monthly sub or a rent-to-own option. If I was starting from scratch, I'd definitely go for the FF Total Bundle, an Apollo with the Analog Classics bundle, the Plugin Alliance RTO option, and, if I could have only one mic, a Sphere L22. That combo gets you near perfect (or better in the case of the L22) emulations of millions of dollars/euros/pounds/rubles worth of mics and gear. I think FF is really losing a lot of money to Slate, PluginAlliance, and others by not offering a rent-to-own option for the TB. That seems to be the favored way to buy. Make your opinion known here: www.fabfilter.com/forum/3253/splice-rent-to-own?replies=95#comment13527
The Townsend Labs Sphere L22 mic modeling system is another example of Slate hype vs. real quality. The Slate VMS is a complete rip-off. You don't even get one decent sounding mic, let alone the collection they claim to emulate. The L22 usually sounds better than most of the original mics in use today, is a truly revolutionary system, and they keep adding value. The L22 has all the depth, openness, warmth, shimmer, and quality of the originals, plus lets you blend two mics or record in stereo. The VMS sounds choked, has no clarity, and sticks out like a sore thumb in blind tests, but good ol' Steve has the kiddies lining up with their lunch money anyway. Go figure.
@@xaosnox I haven't seen anything from Slate that actually impressed me or wasn't done better by another company. The FF Total Bundle is waaaaay better value than anything Slate can offer. Also, why would someone pay $20 a month in perpetuity? That's eventually going to be thousands and thousands over a lifetime when you can just get FF Total Bundle for like 999.
Honestly very happy about that. I didn't want to spend the money on the FabFilter ProQ but I already have the all-access pass monthly subscription from Slate, soo, that's pretty cool!
Fabfilter can add these features in one update. Personally, Fabfilter is still king.
Yep! Pro Q3 has its phase modes, and dynamic eq features. the two things i feel the slate EQ should really have. and no sidechain between each instance of the eq to see where sounds collide. no EQ matching either. And this infinity EQ doesn't have anything really unique, But its workflow feels quick and easy to use. But i use linear phase mode on pretty much everything i want to bring to the front except for drums. So to bad the "Infinity" EQ doesn't have Infinite versatility.
@@DJayFreeDoo >> *this infinity EQ doesn't have anything really unique*
Well, actually it does. But strangely enough, for some reason Slate does not advertise these features in any way. This is the only (known to me) equalizer that has the ability to change the slope of any filter to absolutely any value between 0.01 dB/Oct and 120 db/Oct. It's also the only equalizer with zero latency that's completely free of any bell cramping at the frequency border. Any Q for any slope of the cut, shelves with double Q, the ability to simultaneously equalize the Mid and Side (or Left and Right) in the same band. Even such a small thing as the band width in semitones - they were the first who thought of this seemingly obvious idea. That is, indeed, there are enough unique features that no one else has implemented. But somehow marketing almost completely ignores it all.
The only thing I really miss is a variable phase, for complete flexibility. Not the way FabFilter does it, but the way iZotope does it, with the ability to set any arbitrary phase. But considering what Slate wrote on the GS forum, we can hope that over time this equalizer will acquire new functionality.
@@EG_John Pro q 3 can: do the double Q thing by default, if you don't want that you just do a shelf and a bell if you only want one Q so to speak, It can, boost sides and cut mid at the same time and vice versa. just takes two bands to do it and move one down and the other up, select both and adjust the gain knob. more tedious but it can be done. same with L/R ofc. Sure you can't see semitones on the Q value in pro Q 3. but you can select the pianoroll button and it will display notes and semitones when moving the bands around. However, that 120db/oct slopes it doesn't have, unless the brickwall setting reaches that far. but that's not every band. But when making such steep slopes you might want to enable linear phase mode which is where pro q comes in again. Sure the slopes are in steps on pro q and its nice to be able to have more in-betweens, but the steps have been any enough so i haven't really thought about needing more of that. But maybe i will miss it once i get used to it. About bellcramping, it doesn't appear to happen with pro q 3. Maybe i've said this before but i do like the interface on the infinity EQ. But there is one button that's greyed out all the time. haven't figured that one out yet. will have to look in the manual. edit: ok so its grouping bands to stay grouped after deselected. thats neat. i guess it will work for automations to kinda ride the eq along note changes. Edit 2: Aparently you can't do automate them as a group with one automation track even when grouped or grouped and locked. Missed opportunity there.
@@DJayFreeDoo I'll tell you right away that I use and will use all the equalizers that I have depending on the task. Somewhere it will be Pro Q, somewhere it will be Nova, and somewhere Inf EQ. So, I'm just answering to your points, without a goal to somehow challenge your experience.
>> *Pro q 3 can: do the double Q thing by default*
It has two resonance peaks, but only one Q. If you want to change the Q separately, as you noticed yourself, you'll need a workaround.
>> *The whole list of workarounds you've listed I won't address, I'll group them all under one line.*
You see, any digital equalizer can achieve any result. Just use more bands for complex shapes and a steeper slope. Just use a mid-side decoder in the effect chain to get MS functionality. Or several different equalizers in series.
But it's not about fundamental ability to achieve the same result, it's about how you interact with the equalizer. It's about your workflow. You can do one quick action or ten small ones just to get the same result. It's up to you to decide for yourself, whether it's convenient for you to do a few different things or just one thing to achieve the same result.
>> *But when making such steep slopes you might want to enable linear phase mode*
The phase I want will depend on the frequency I am working with. And it's likely to be a mixed phase. So I don't need a linear equaliser here, I need an equaliser with an arbitrary phase. And right now I miss it. Only iZotope and Acon are doing something quite close to what I need.
>> *Sure the slopes are in steps on pro q and its nice to be able to have more in-betweens, but the steps have been any enough so i haven't really thought about needing more of that*
And not just in-between. But also smaller values, less than 6dB/Oct. And no steps makes automation much more appropriate.
>> *About bellcramping, it doesn't appear to happen with pro q 3*
The Pro Q has a special natural phase mode, it is particularly developed to get rid of bellcramping. In minimum phase mode the shape of the bell is distorted, but not as much as most simpler equalisers. However, it is still distorted, which clearly shows the difference in algorithms between Pro Q and Inf EQ.
>> *Aparently you can't do automate them as a group with one automation track even when grouped or grouped and locked. Missed opportunity there.*
You can automate it, but only in automation recording mode. So I generally agree that this is a missed opportunity.
@@EG_John I think i've mentioned workflow somewhere. some things are faster to do in pro q, some things are faster in infinity EQ. The bell cramping thing is something i guess i'll have to learn more about. the only solution for that i can think of is upsampling, but that would introduce higher latency and the latency between pro q 3 in zero latency mode and infinity eq in is the same.
great demo! been using this one on my latest production and I love it. I still prefer ProQ (specifically the v3) for specific things (quick mastering EQ that also involves some dynamic compression, also simply the fact that I'm more familiar with FF's interface and workflow, for now), but since this is included in the All Access Pass from Slate it's a tough competitor nonetheless!
At NAMM this year, Steven Slate Sid dynamic functionality will be added as an update in a few months!
It's a pretty good EQ, the next logical feature would be to make it a DynamicEQ. At this point, I feel like any new EQ that's not an analogue emulation of something might as well be a DynamicEQ, because why not?
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Can the plug-in do Steven Slate's haircut? Then I would buy it immediately ;D
I love the SSL Native XEQ 2 ... It's sounds really good almost very analog
Try doing things like holding CTRL or ALT or SHIFT (or CTRL+ALT) at the same time when using FabFilter ProQ3. You can do all of these things you liked about the Slate sliders.
BUT, you have to press an additional button to activate it, so it really isn't as useful as it is here.
@@kiillabytez Since it took 3 years for someone to "ackshully" me about this, I know Im right.
5:43 when you finally get the sound you want
Great review! And it suits you really well when you are a bit calmer and serious😉 no pun intended! 🙏❤️
Say what u want but this EQ looks gorgeous that gui is stunning
I’m surprised at how nice the UI is but I’d like them to add dynamic EQ, especially if it can be triggered by a sidechain like in the Pro-Q3
Do you really need a dedicated button to sidechain a plugin? Really?
@@kiillabytez i mean first of all yeah the developer has to add sidechaining in order to sidechain with their plugin but also you should probably google what dynamic eq is since you seem to have missed the point completely (three years after I made the suggestion)
I tried to compare soundwise Q3 and inf EQ - i was impressed especially when it comes to mid side processing - i liked inf eq better .. but still i love q3 .. lets see what the next test bring out ;)
Easy on the eyes and easy to use. My two most important factors. If it delivers what it promises, then it's a must-own VST. Infinity EQ hits all the marks. I really like it, and just wanted to see what you thought of it too. Great stuff.
I have been enjoying Infinity EQ - Awesome interface
When she says "Go head Daddy, touch" 5:43
it's them analog curves
I always thought that EQ presets are the biggest BS of all. How can you offer solutions if you don't even know the source?
U should check out the Slate Air EQ and the way that does presets. It makes perfect sense it just essentially sets the bands and curves up for u but doesnt apply gain or frequency its designed to give u the tools common for certain things quicker
Presets can be awesome when you are newer to a tool to get an idea of what it can do. I use presets all the time to get an idea what a plugin can do, but tweak it from there once I have an idea of what direction I want to go.
What is the Name of the song you are playing also enjoyed the walkthrough
well ... it does exactly what Q3 does ... honestly Q3 does even more like the highlight of potential build-ups, it’s dynamic as well ... so: no, it doesn’t impress me at all.
I'd say slate isn't trying to claim gamechanger on this one.. they're just adding a stock surgical EQ to their collection to suit the everything bundle subscribers better.. why get pro q3 or equilibrium on top of a slate subscription. That's in my opinion their aim.
Yep, if it doesn't do channel comparison, why is he excited? Does he even know how to use ProQ?
@@JohnBack also my thoughts... you absolutely CAN do all of those things in (mid/side) in ProQ3. I just think he doesn't know how to dig that deep into it maybe?
Steven and Gabriel Are killers !
And if you have thé all accèss pass then no question it’s a good deal !
Slate is an amazing company.
I'm quite impressed with what I'm seeing here. My one thought is that, while I can see how embedded mid/side filtering would be great for mastering, I can say it's not the way to go with REmastering. Too many old recordings are an ungodly mess and you need to handle EQ duties between mid and side very differently. But, remastring is it's own beast to deal with.
I've never thought about that before as I've never been in the position to remaster anything old. I may try it for fun and to practice my audio engineering ear with. I absolutely love playing with sound and getting in depth with design. I could imagine getting and old messy recording to sound crisp and clear could be a fun challenge!
@@foxeguitar8020 That's actually how I figured it out. I took a favorite old album I knew had issues (minimal budget + deadline = subpar studio choices, etc.) and started sorting out ways to fix it. I quickly started noticing other issues with other albums. I then started hating how some albums were mastered or even "remastered" in the '90s (why emphasize harsh highs in that 3 kHz to 6 kHz range???).
But, seriously. Set up a mid/side split for anything you can and play with it. But, it's very handy for mastering and especially remastering.
Also, it was noted in an AES webinar I attended last month that all vinyl ends up mastered in mid/side. (It also fixes earbud binaural mix issues)
Beautifull interface but i buy Fabfilter pro Q3 and have got a question did this EQ is dynamic? Thank you to Slate Digital and to White Sea Studio .
Hello. Can you make a review on vocal finalizer, friend?
Ist halt echt super, dass man den Zugriff sofort und relativ günstig bekommt und Slate so auch Kundschaft a greift, auf die Fabfilter halt aktuell noch scheißt :)
Cubase users can relate to the stock "Frequency" plugin
Yes, Frequency is barely known and heavily underrated.
@@peterbrandt7911 Yap it´s great!
I use the Crave EQ instead of FabFilter. Pretty much a similar UI and some cool features too.
My favorite is DMG Audio EQality. And still nothing beats it for usability and sound.
haven't dl'd it yet but it looks promising. especially the sliding m-s mode but it is missing dynamic eq - I use at least 50% if not more dynamic eq ...
Great demonstration and discussion on the obvious comparisons between the Slate and Fab Filter products. I hope that Fab Filter will be forced to do something about their pricing now, I realise their plug ins are more focused on the professional market but their flag ship product has very serious competition now.
m_ita0 thank you for the heads up, I’ll watch out for it.
Thanks for cruising through it a little and letting us watch. I just used it a couple nights ago and didnt have much time but was super impressed. Slate is looking very good
Love your videos. They are both informative and highly entertaining.
Somebody never heard of DMG EQuilibrium ;)
actually does come close to high end hardware.. bit hungry and so many set up optionts.. but yea amazing..
Everything from DMG is amazing! Essence is probably the closest thing to a "desert island" plugin I've ever seen. Gonna have to play with EQuilibrium a bit more. Thanks for the reminder.
Please review bx_townhouse compressor (Brainworx emulation of SSL Buss compressor)
pac0re amazing !
Very good but a LOT of aliasing in the algo.
@@simonrussell77 yeah i used it for a while and was blown away but i grew out of it quickly it smeared the sound dramatically to my ears..
Have you ever looked at Surfer EQ? Oak Felder raved about the side-chain dynamic EQ, but that was back in 2018, and I'm curious if there are other EQs that do side-chain dynamic EQ just as well or better.
One thing that I would think a new EQ would want to have is some sort of AI, auto learning, or auto matching curve generator. What I'd suggest is something like waves q-clone, that analyzes a curve from any other EQ plugin, and matches it, to the best of its ability. A q-clone type, matching curve plugin .. that also acted dynamically... would be even better. That'd kill, in today's market... because you could compare what various AI's suggest, and then tune or tweak it by ear. Especially, when it comes to mastering, I could see this feature being useful. I can tell ozone and tdr to learn something, then tell fabfilter to EQ match it, with some work... but tdr slick EQ m and Nova sound better to my ears, compared to fabfilter. Might just be me.
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no wai, where's creativity if robot mix song for you? Next time robot will eat pizza for you.
Great vid. The straight-line dragging of horizontal frequency vs vertical gain is a super welcome feature. However, what guarantees I will not buy this plugin is the lack of a Dynamic mode (I know dynamic eq has already been declared snake oil). I feel dynamics is a modern must-have feature, and consequently, I would even prefer the F6 over infinity, despite it's limited # of bands.
Review dmg equelebrium
Probably the only EQ that can beat Pro-Q³. All DMG products are exceptional, made with love, and are way ahead of their time. My version of EQuilibrium came out in 2013, and it has all the analogue character you could want with a pretty decent digital interface. It feels a little clunky compared to Pro-Q³, but the curves! Oh, my, the curves! Sounds incredible, and I rarely remember to grab it.
Great review bro.....Thanks
MAAT thEQorange is king of the digital parametric eqs! Good review though as always!
Looks fun and smooth to work it and sound clean. Nice
Seems very slick, good UI and sound.
nice review. does it have auto gain compensation ? ffpro-q3 has dynamic as well.
I would still stay with Fabfilter, to me it's the best ITB surgical EQ. Although I wish it gives more control on the dynamics and allow sidechain input for it.
You can sidechain any plugin. You don't need a special button for that.
are you dutch? love your content! where are u located?
I actually had no idea they came out with this. Was about to get ProQ 3 but I already have the All Access Pass so I’ll give this a go first
Good Vid Mate Love The EQ And Just Got It
Does it has the dynamic mode like FF ProQ? Nice vid as always man!! 😎👍🏼
slate says dynamics will be implemented later.
I noticed it as well that it didn’t have dynamic mode... weird that that feature comes later...
Slate = Marketing engineer
Yes
@@Whiteseastudio xD
they still offer some fantastic sounding plugins though.. its not snake oil.. waves are bahahahhaha
Yes, but with a damn good product to offer. After Uad, Slate is my choice. Itb with their plugins is just smooth.
Maybe Saturation on specific bands?
wavesfactory - spectre
Imo I think what’s next is to have the presets to be influenced on the fly by the type of track it’s working on. Maybe it’ll work by labeling the track first ,the plugin will recognize the name and the preset will adjust or the plugin will have listening features like what izotope does. Idk
Hallo Vraagje , hoe sluit ik mijn EQ aan op mijn Compresor en kun je dit ook doen met een lexicon , Heb je daar toevallig een video van ???
It's only missing dynamic eq but I believe that slate is adding it later.
Damn that bass boost was nice. No unnatural artefects. Almost analog like. Wish you played more with it from a sound perspective
Mid/side function is insane!!!
VERY GOOD! Good review, good commentary! TYVM
ProQ3 def has a competitor now. If this EQ also gets dynamic EQ, FabFilter need to step it up. That being said, they both are really great EQ's.
I told Steven Slate I was going to replace all of my Fabfilter EQs with Infinity and see what happens. Ok, you gave me the push. I have the all access pass, so I might as well get off my mental butt
At first glance I thought the title read "Snake Digital".
nice one dude! i use Fab filter and its amazing, the best tool is the one more easy to use! cheers
5:44 Michael Jackson
great also you have the super meldaproduction mautodynamic eq for me the best one!!
Looks like and awesome EQ but man switching would be painful... great vid !!
Yo you're really good. lol. Enjoyed the presentation and appreciate your honest knowledge
pls review A.O.M tranQuilizr G2 one of the most beautiful sounding EQ!
Looks good but i think i stay loyal to Fabfilter, great video again Wytse!
I'm also thinking to stay loyal with Fabfilter... its still a bit ahead...
klanghelm releasing eq sometime this year :)
This is the eq I've been waiting for. I LOVE IT!
White, I'm looking for a plugin that can smartly analize material and help me surgically notch out problematic frequences, so that I don't have to rely on my skills as much for this function.
Recomendations?
I think you should be looking at Soothe 2 or Gulfoss
@@Shakil509 Thank you.
@@nathan7265 You're welcome. Yes, as Aaron said, you can't definitely go wrong with pro q if you'd also like to have some advanced controls for yourself. Soothe is fast and 'one step fix' tool, whichever you prefer.
Seriously this is exactly what Izotopes Neutron does
Very useful features. Not enough to make me switch from FabFilter, though. I can see FF implementing many of these features, in near-future updates.
You should try HOFA plugins. Their EQ is fabulous
Loving this eq, it’s been a game changer for my workflow
It’s got some nice graphics. Looks modern but similar to fabfilter. Skeuomorphic user interfaces will go the way of the dodo’s😁, you’ve got to have vector graphics these days!
Wytse, have you ever checked out Acon Digitals Equalize 2. It is an EQ plugin strangely nobody talks about. In the mass of EQ plugins out there, I didn't find any EQ like this. You can set M/S/L/R/STEREO bands individually for each channel. It has an efficient and intuitive design. You can shape the curves in every possible way and it has a freely settable latency time. You can even select a number of bands and move them simultaneously or connect the bandwidth to the gain parameter. I think this thing could be really interesting for you.
i really like your videos. Awesome.
SSL X EQ 2 sounds really good
Can it be used on PT10 though on Mavericks
Lacking of dynamics and possibility to side-chain it is placing it definitively behind Melda and FabFilter.
No dynamic bands in the Infinity Eq will keep me with Q3 for now. But I do like the controls for each band a little better.
watsonstudios11 I read a post where Steven slate answered and said dynamic will be in an update as well as other features they will add to it just not at the initial release ...
@@craigolsen612 Well I figured that. I'll check it out after the update.
Does it have the dynamic EQ ability like ProQ 3 though? You know, the thing where you kind of have an compressor on every single band that you can use to make it do stuff in relation to the level of the incoming signal? Is that what you call "dynamic" or is it another name? :D
Did a Fab Filter dev go to Slate?
What about Toneboosters Equalizer 4?
People don't sleep on toneboosters eq 4 it's have same features as both curves Dynamic EQ AI features that neutron of izotope uses best of all costs less.
the industry standard Pro-Q3 is only 30 bucks more expensive and it has dynamic eq+ external sidechain mode and better spectrum analyzer with pre/post/sidechain......with all that in mind, I think slate should at least go cheaper
Q3 ALL DAY EVERY DAY. this infinity eq is interesting but its a nerfed q. They both eq, they are just not equal. Q3 is better
Does it have the linear phase option for mastering?
Actually really impressed with this EQ so far. What I'd love to see are some analog colour modes to react & saturate the way different consoles / hardware EQs do. THAT would put this in its own league I think.
I see you clicking to add a point. Can you automate those parameters though?
You showed how to solo a band, then talked about how it wasn't easily there, as in fabfilter. So, just make a band, solo it, then mute it, then activate it... Then delete or keep it. Still, easy enough.
DMG Equilibrium all the way... No questions asked :)
Of course Tokyo Dawn Records EQs.
And Toni from Klanghelm is working on an EQ plugin.
Slate? Really??? :o)
the thing I don't like with all those eq's you mentioned is their interface. This one and Pro Q's interface is way more comfortable for me.
@@javadis Yes thats good. But a bit overdone sometimes.
nichttuntun what you mean overdone?
DMG got the best EQ i agree. Also Kilohearts Slice, Crave EQ and DDMF has great paremetric EQs.
But Slates plugins are really legit. They're Air EQ is elite already and has been for years.