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2015/05/22 12:51:41 (permalink)

QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional

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? 
 
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:08:37 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby rezab 2015/05/22 13:26:18
    The free MEqualizer includes a spectrum analyzer, the paid version adds a spectrum sonogram. It is part of the MFreeEffectsBundle.
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:23:53 (permalink)
    +1 Hard to beat the mequalizer for the price.
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:29:32 (permalink)
    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. 

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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:43:19 (permalink)
    Forgive my ignorance but where in Platinum is this Quadcurve and what does it do exactly?
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:45:22 (permalink)
    It is the EQ in the ProChannel which replaced the per-track Sonitus EQ.
    post edited by scook - 2015/05/22 13:51:30
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:51:52 (permalink)
    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 
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 13:58:43 (permalink)
    The Quad Curve EQ is available in Professional you just do not get the zoom spectrum analysis view.
     
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 14:16:52 (permalink)
    The Toneboosters EQ is pretty good...and very cheap. I prefer Pro-Q myself, but it's pricey.

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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 14:50:45 (permalink)
    QuadCurve indeed is in professional without the zoom though.

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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 15:42:17 (permalink)
    I was holding out hope for a VST version of the QuadCurve EQ, but ultimately ran out of patience and ended up getting FabFilter Pro Q-2.  It's pretty spendy, but tons of cool features make it a pretty nice bang for your buck in my opinion.
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 15:47:03 (permalink)
    Quadcurve without the zoom is ..meh. An alternative to the excellent but pricey Pro-Q is Meldaproductions MDynamic EQ or the MAutodynamic EQ. Matches Pro-Q feature for feature at a lower price. Both are on sale for 50% off often. If you pick up the free bundle, demos for other Melda products now come with installer.
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 18:41:00 (permalink)
    +1 for ToneBoosters

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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 19:58:16 (permalink)
    streckfus
    I was holding out hope for a VST version of the QuadCurve EQ, but ultimately ran out of patience and ended up getting FabFilter Pro Q-2.  It's pretty spendy, but tons of cool features make it a pretty nice bang for your buck in my opinion.



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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/22 20:48:00 (permalink)
    streckfus
    I was holding out hope for a VST version of the QuadCurve EQ, but ultimately ran out of patience and ended up getting FabFilter Pro Q-2.  It's pretty spendy, but tons of cool features make it a pretty nice bang for your buck in my opinion.


    Fabfilter is my go to EQ. More or less the only one I use.
    Sounds great and the user interface makes sense.
    Costs more that you might want to pay, but it is really good. Goes on sale from time to time.
     
     
     
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    Re: QuadCurve EQ - Alternative for Sonar Professional 2015/05/23 04:26:08 (permalink)
    I also love ProQ2. Been ages since I've used another EQ.
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