Hi guys,
recently I have purchased the Sonar Professional. One of the feature I was looking for was the QuadCurve EQ. I do not really earn money with this so I do not want to upgrade to more expensive editions. Unfortunately, this feature is only included in Platinum.  Is there any alternative plugin to QuadCurve EQ which I could use? I'd like to get anything for realtime spectrum analysis. Any ideas? 
 
Thanks and regards,
Jan

The free MEqualizer includes a spectrum analyzer, the paid version adds a spectrum sonogram. It is part of the MFreeEffectsBundle.

+1 Hard to beat the mequalizer for the price.

Yeah you'll find that 3rd party analyzer VST's are a lot more functional than the Quadcurve one, however I must admit I do love the convenience of the Quadcurve analyzer. 

Forgive my ignorance but where in Platinum is this Quadcurve and what does it do exactly?

It is the EQ in the ProChannel which replaced the per-track Sonitus EQ.

ahh cool thanks Scook...thats why I didn't know about it. I rarely use Prochannel...still haven't got past using the efx box on  a per track basis yet. I guess one day I should really check out what Prochannel can offer 

The Quad Curve EQ is available in Professional you just do not get the zoom spectrum analysis view.
 
Or did I miss read something?

The Toneboosters EQ is pretty good...and very cheap. I prefer Pro-Q myself, but it's pricey.

QuadCurve indeed is in professional without the zoom though.