The interface of FabFilter Pro-Q 3 is simple and straightforward. The interactive EQ display
fills the whole plug-in window, and lets you create and adjust EQ bands using the mouse. When you
create or select bands, the band controls will appear, floating above the display, positioned
under the selected bands. Using the band controls, you can change the settings of the currently
selected EQ bands. The bottom bar offers features like processing mode (zero latency, Natural
Phase or linear phase), spectrum analyzer settings, global
bypass, phase-invert, auto-gain, gain scale and output level/panning.
Interactive EQ display
The interactive EQ display shows you in a glance what's going on and lets you easily create and
edit EQ bands. See Display and workflow.
Band selection controls
The controls below the EQ display adjust the parameters of the currently selected EQ bands in
the display. See Band controls.
Processing mode
FabFilter Pro-Q 3 can work in zero-latency mode, Natural Phase mode or in linear-phase mode
with variable processing resolution. See Processing
mode.
Spectrum analyzer and EQ Match
Via the Analyzer button, you can enable or disable the real-time spectrum analyzers for the
pre-EQ, post-EQ and external signals, and you can customize the analyzer settings. See
Spectrum Analyzer. Via the same settings panel, you can also access
EQ Match mode, which lets you match the spectrum of a reference signal. See EQ Match.
Output options
On the far right of the bottom bar, you can bypass the entire plug-in, invert the output phase,
enabled or disable auto-gain, show/hide the output metering, apply an overall gain scale and
adjust the output level and panning. See Output options.
Full Screen mode, resizing and scaling
The Resize button at the far right of the bottom bar lets you change the interface size and scaling.
In addition, click the Full Screen button in the top-right corner of the interface to let Pro-Q 3
fill the entire screen. See Full Screen mode, resizing and
scaling.
Piano display
Using the Piano Display button, you can toggle between the normal frequency scale and a piano
keyboard display, via which you can easily quantize band frequencies. See Piano display.
MIDI learn
MIDI Learn lets you easily associate any MIDI controller with any plug-in parameter. See
MIDI Learn.
Presets, undo, A/B, help
With the preset buttons, you can easily browse through the factory presets or save your own
settings so you can re-use them in other songs. The Undo, Redo, A/B and Copy buttons at the top
of the plug-in interface enable you to undo your changes and switch between different states of
the plug-in. Finally, the Help menu provides access to help and version information. See
Loading presets and Undo,
redo, A/B switch.