I mean, come on… It’s free for heaven’s sake! And better than most you’ll see! If you DO have any of their plug-ins though, you’re going to want to take his training. He must also be one of the most private people I’ve ever come across in music, ‘cuz I can’t find a single picture of him online… anywhere.Įven if you don’t have the FabFilter products yet, I bet you’ll still find his videos engaging, educational and subscribe-worthy. Instead, you will see it build up “ frequency maximums” of measurements and freeze them into a floating “glacier of sound” over time.Ĭomparing a Wurlitzer with a PRS Electric! Get on your AC/DC wool cap, baby, ‘cuz you just found…Įngaging this button will cause the spectrum to stop falling as the signal plays. If you open the “ Analyzer” menu, which is found just to the right of the middle bottom of the plugin, you’ll see a button all the way to the left that looks like a snowflake. ‘Cause we all know… that’s sometimes where GOLD is buried!! 😉 It’s Freezin’ in Here!! If none of them do, no worries… just delete the adjustment points and you’re none the worse for taking less than a minute to try something off the beaten path. It’s like processing a vocal to make it sound like a telephone voice you’re taking away a large portion of its natural sound to make it sound UNnatural, because sometimes… that’s just the thing to make your mix fresh!Īs you “demo” that single instrument in those 3 or 4 (or more!) ways, you’ll know if any of those instant variations give the mix a standout surprise lift. What you’ll end up hearing is that particular instrument reduced to 3 or 4 small slices, or “spotlights”, of the EQ Spectrum, with all the rest of its natural sound cut out.
Click the solo headphone button on each of the adjustment points to audition each one!. 
Click to create 3 or 4 different adjustment points, at different places. 
Bring forward your Q3 on any individual track. Well, now, thanks to these “Solo buttons”, you can quickly and easily experiment with a bunch of options, and often… create a dramatic change that proudly occupies your final mix! Of course! Sometimes, dramatically so, right? The reason comes from answering this question: on any instrument that we record that occupies the mid-range at all, don’t we, many times, want it to sound different from how it does naturally? It’s quite a weird feature, but I really like it, and it’s in part why I’m using Q3 almost exclusively for EQ-ing now. It’s another way that the Q3 gives me something I’ve never had on another EQ plugin. Whenever you click on that, it will turn red, giving you a visual indication that you’re now in “solo mode”, but ONLY for that particular EQ band or frequency. Now here’s a feature that I didn’t find talked about much by anyone, but that I find a killer creativity boost – the “ Solo” button that’s there every time you click a new EQ adjustment point! This ends up saving a ton of time and helps get that next single that much quicker.Īnd isn’t that what we… always want?! 😉 Spotlight, Please! Why? ‘Cause when I reach MIX time, all the instruments are pretty much already portioned off, ‘cuz I did it on the fly because it made the collisions so obvious. Quick and easy, it’s DONE.Įven while I’m tracking, I always leave this function on. I love this, ‘cuz within seconds I can cut and boost a bit on both tracks, in opposite frequency ranges, and voila… they’re instantly occupying their own little zone. Well, with the Q3, you won’t have to spend time finding where the two tracks overlap tonally – an obvious stripe of red in the waveforms will tell you exactly where you have coinciding fundamental frequencies. But let’s not stop there… for an impressive look at just how many industry legends have embraced their innovation, check out this telling vid’ about their 10 year anniversary: “While (others) are busy trying to model hardware, FabFilter is leaving them in the dust by being visionaries.”Ĭouldn’t have said it better. I totally concur with mastering engineer Jeff Sanders, who said this about their products: Virtually every online post and magazine article I’ve read about the FabFilter company has lauded them for the quality, power, and the “WOW!” factor of their graphical user interfaces. I’m not alone in singing their praise either. The reason is clear: their products are amazing! They not only do the job with astounding prowess, but they also look and feel like a whole new world compared to their other old, dusty, “same ol’, same ol” competitor’s products. Not to mention that their small team of around 20 now have an annual revenue of over $4 million! But their vision-casting, synergizing and trailblazing methods have assured them a top place in the pro audio halls of fame. The company is fairly young – they first opened their doors in 2002.
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