DarkQPro

DarkQPro — Flagship Parametric Equalizer

The flagship of the Maniac Audio EQ line — a no-compromise, modern parametric equalizer built for surgical precision and creative tone-shaping in equal measure. Up to 24 bands, dynamic EQ on every band, spectral dynamics, M/S processing, real-time analyzer, undo/redo, and over 30 factory presets.

Band engine:

• Up to 24 fully independent bands — each with its own frequency, gain, Q, filter type, slope, and dynamic behavior
• 7 filter shapes: Bell, Low Shelf, High Shelf, Low Cut, High Cut, Notch, Tilt Shelf
• 5 slope options: 6, 12, 24, 48, 96 dB/oct (with up to 16-stage cascade for flat-top 96 dB/oct bells)
• Filter curve types: Digital, Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley
• Per-band Stereo Mode: Stereo / Left / Right / Mid / Side

Dynamic EQ on every band:

• Per-band threshold, attack (default 60 ms), release (default 200 ms), range
• Upward, downward, and bidirectional compression modes
• Auto Threshold for hands-free dynamic shaping
• Custom sidechain frequency per band — detector listens at a different frequency than the filter
• Spectral Dynamic mode — 32-band per-frequency dynamics, each frequency moves independently for transparent, surgical dynamic control
• Spectral Target mode — visual frequency targeting (FabFilter-style)

Phase modes:

• Zero Latency — minimum-latency RBJ biquad implementation
• Natural — analog-matched Orfanidis prototype (musical phase response, oversampled internally)

Real-time analyzer:

• 4096-point FFT with 4× overlap (1024-sample hop)
• Pre/Post spectrum display
• Configurable tilt (default 4.5 dB/oct, industry standard)
• Adjustable analyzer speed, range, and color
• Spectrum freeze

Workflow:

• 30+ factory presets covering vocals, drums, bass, master bus, and more
• Up to 50-step undo/redo history
• 7 GUI themes
• Band solo, bypass per band, bypass per filter