"Then I hope the price of ProQ 2 is $6.75!
A feller can dream caint he??"
 
$69.95 upgrade; not "cheap", but it is FF!
 
Tom

No they are entirely separate. Q1 will remain untouched even if you only install the Q2 trial. Q2 can read Q1 presets though.
 
EDIT: Also, even if you don't like the new features, Q2 is supposedly twice as CPU friendly.

The vst2.x has a separate Pro-Q 2 (mono).dll but the vst3 does not.

Been playing with the demo of this thing today, and I gotta say those FF guys are GUI geniuses.  What a pleasure to use ... so intuitive, with quick and smooth control action.  No glitches or other weirdness -- totally stable on my system, even when applying lots of wacky filter shapes (it's mind-boggling how many different curves you have to choose from). 
 
I was curious how the EQ Matching feature would compare against the one in Ozone.  A quick test on a couple of vocal tracks yielded very similar correction curves, but Pro-Q was easier since it didn't require the step of capturing each track separately -- you just send the reference to Pro-Q's sidechain and it takes it from there.  Cool! 
 
Right now, I'd say that this is probably the ultimate general-purpose EQ plugin, when considering ease of use, stability, CPU usage, features, and sound quality.  It may not be THE BEST in each of these categories, but I can't think of anything else that is so good at everything.  Well done, FabFilter!
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Yup...tis sweet indeed. I love the analyzer capture where one can just freeze then pull down just the offending bump. Plus...a keyboard visual as well. Plus much, much more. Kudos FF!

I like fullscreen mode very much. I put in such a request years ago for glisseq but it came to nothing. I have Equilibrium too and that has an option of a massive GUI but this is even better.

You can compare spectrum across two channels using sidechain? So as to (for example) EQ the bass while overlaying the kick spectrum (you see both). Limited to two channels, though I don't really see the use of adding more.

Not enough pennies in the penny jar. If anybody's buying this as their first FabFilter purchase, please let me refer you. You'll get a 10% discount and I'll get a $13 credit so I can afford to get it, too. Just send me a PM with your email address.

haha Dan posted here a few times.. thing is he mixes himself, and isn't a sales person..
 
much like people at my old job 14 years ago would rather deal with me ,  someone who used/installed the equipment than a sales person who would read the specs off a sheet without actually using  the item.
 
I can't see them doing a pro channel version , solely the dev time vs sales isn't worth it.
 
if there was a pro channel / strip standard much like vst across the board, more would adopt it.

After using even ProQ 1 I can't imagine using an interface as outdated as the one by AirEQ seems to be, no matter if it sounds infinitisimaly better.

I'm not saying it's bad looking, but have you used ProQ ever? The workflow makes the idea of a fixed number of bands and a large number of buttons entirely obsolete. The new spectrum grab goes even further than that. It already sounded good and clean, any sound improvement (unless it adds "character") is going to be small and the UI definitely is behind the times compared to FF. Not looks wise but workflow wise.

IN fact , ProQ can be too visual my friends ....(you foind yourself chaisng resonance visually instead of just hearing if eq is really needed or not !)....i still use 90 % of the time my good old SSL Duende CS ....so it's just a question of choice , don't get me wrong Pro Q (and V2 even more) is one of the best EQ around , But for sure , AIR EQ is easy in the top 3 !! the analyser is just beauty full and the sound is just HIGH top QUALITY !!  i'm wiating for the final candidate to evaluate latency , cpu hit , ect ...and do a A/B with vst analyser versus other counteders proq , equilibrium ect ..

exact , i use it more on mastering (even mastering course at the SAe) but it reallly miss the left right , mid side feature for real !!
 
sound wise and feature wise it's exellent

Sanderxpander
I'm not saying it's bad looking, but have you used ProQ ever? The workflow makes the idea of a fixed number of bands and a large number of buttons entirely obsolete. The new spectrum grab goes even further than that. It already sounded good and clean, any sound improvement (unless it adds "character") is going to be small and the UI definitely is behind the times compared to FF. Not looks wise but workflow wise.

I'm not even trying to compare it....I love the Fabfilter interfaces...
I was just stating that the Air EQ doesn't seem "antiquated".
I think it has a nice interface...but it's not Pro-Q...

Sanderxpander
Well all I'm saying is I couldn't go back to a knobby interface after using FF :)
To each his own.

Well you should use the word "i think" , not be that categoric .... like you well  said to each his own !!
Some including me have learned with years that "limitations" are the key , in music (tools ect ..) and even in life !! ;)
 
back to that beauty full eq , is it replacing the dll or you can have both versions ?