FabFilter Pro-Q
FabFilter Pro-Q is a professional Audio Units (AU) equalizer plugin for macOS, designed for mixing and mastering work in digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and other AU-compatible hosts. It provides high-quality linear phase and minimum phase EQ modes, dynamic EQ, spectral processing, mid/side editing, and surround support up to Dolby Atmos. Pro-Q is part of the FabFilter suite and is installed and updated through the FabFilter installer, not as a standalone application.
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1 suggestionFabFilter Pro-Q is a plugin component that ships as part of the FabFilter Total Bundle and is updated through FabFilter's official installer, not separately from the App Store or a generic download. FabFilter has confirmed native Apple Silicon support across their entire plugin range — including Pro-Q 4, Pro-Q 3, and all other plugins in the bundle — since at least 2021. To ensure you have the native build, download the current FabFilter Total Bundle installer from fabfilter.com/products or fabfilter.com/support/downloads, which automatically includes both Intel and Apple Silicon architectures in a Universal Binary. After installation, your DAW will automatically load the native plugin. If you already have FabFilter Pro-Q installed but want to verify you are running the Apple Silicon native version, check your DAW's plugin scan results or open the plugin info — the native build will show arm64 architecture. FabFilter also offers free updates between major versions, so keeping your installer up to date ensures you get any performance or compatibility improvements at no extra cost.
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