FabFilter

Now available: FabFilter Pro-C 3, the latest version of our high-quality compressor plug-in. Pro-C 3 introduces six new compression styles together with various character modes for smooth saturation, vintage color and analog drift. New features include full immersive / Dolby Atmos® functionality, unique auto-threshold, intelligent auto-gain and auto-release and much more, all packed in a beautifully designed user interface.

Six new compression algorithms
Adding to the eight styles of its predecessor, Pro-C 3 serves up six brand-new compression algorithms to steer one's dynamics processing in all sorts of exciting new directions. The Versatile Style is a general purpose algorithm for use on any material, and Smooth is your new go-to for super smooth gluing at low ratios and longer envelope timings. At the more extreme end of the scale, the Upward algorithm applies pumping upward compression, and TTM combines downward and upward compression across multiple bands. Finally, with the warm opto-like tube compression of Op-El, and the fabulous variable mu richness of Vari-Mu, Pro-C 3 reaches new heights inspired by classic hardware compressors.

Compress with character
Further boosting Pro-C 3's sonic credentials, the new Character panel heats things up with three flavors of analog saturation. Choose the Tube, Diode or Bright variations, raise the Drive amount, and switch between Pre and Post Compression routing for a wealth of sound-enhancing harmonic distortion and coloration treatments.

Improved Side Chain EQ
The ability to precisely filter and equalize the sidechain input is central to any great compressor, and Pro-C 3 ups the number of available EQ bands from three to six. Each band can set to any of the filter shapes you already know and love from Pro-Q 4; the extensive menu of roll-off slopes now includes Brickwall Low Pass and High Pass options; and every band can be independently switched to mid or side processing. With its dramatically improved Side Chain EQ, Pro-C 3 gives you more control over compression triggering than ever.

Immersive Dolby Atmos® compatibility
Every bit as effective for immersive audio production as it is for good old stereo, Pro-C 3 supports all major surround formats up to Dolby Atmos® 9.6.1. Routing automatically adapts to the multi-channel format of the host project with no manual configuration required; stereo linking in surround mode operates independently for each stereo pair (L/R, Lc/Rc, Ls/Rs, etc); and the output level meter shows all channels, labelled appropriately. Following in the footsteps of Pro-Q 4 and Pro-R 2, Pro-C 3's friction-free multi-channel implementation opens the plug-in up to a whole new world of production possibilities.

Host tempo triggering and Auto Threshold adjustment
Joining Internal, External and MIDI triggering in the Side Chain section, Pro-C 3's new Host Sync option outputs a steady internal pulse that triggers the compressor at any tempo-synced note value, with adjustable Offset and trigger Length for fine-tuning: ideal for dialing in rhythmic ducking effects without the need for an external trigger input.
Further triggering flexibility is provided by the new Auto Threshold setting, which dynamically shifts the Threshold so that the same amount of compression is triggered at different input levels: very handy for maintaining consistent dynamic styling in highly volume-variable dialog tracks, for example.

Key features

• Professional compressor plugin for mixing and mastering, with 14 diverse compression algorithms, 3 flavors of highly authentic analog coloration and 6-band Side Chain EQ, plus automatic Threshold control, Dolby Atmos® surround support, up to 32x oversampling and more
• New: Versatile, Smooth, Upward, TTM, Op-El and Vari-Mu compression Styles
• New: Character Mode adds three types of realistic analog saturation, coloration and drift: Tube, Diode and Bright
• New: Pro-C 3 instances can be controlled via the Instance List in Pro-Q 4.10, together with Pro-G and Pro-DS
• New: Full immersive/Dolby Atmos® functionality (up to 9.1.6), with customizable channel/stereo linking
• New: Host tempo triggering for rhythmic compression
• New: Auto Threshold for level-independent compressor triggering
• New: Adjustable Maximum Lookahead enables balancing of latency against lookahead
• Improved: Fresh new design
• Improved: Side Chain EQ section increased to a maximum of 6 bands, with many more filter types, and LP/HP Brickwall slopes
• Improved: Oversampling up to 32x
• Improved: Redesigned preset browser, with easy search, tags and metadata
• Improved: Showing and hiding the Side Chain section no longer turns the Side Chain itself on and off
• Improved: Easier access to Bypass button and MIDI triggering
• Improved: Better reverse linking of Dry and Wet level knobs
• Plus: All the usual FabFilter features: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample accurate automation, NEON and SSE optimization, and more

FabFilter Pro-C 3 is now available for EUR 169, USD 199 or GBP 149, supporting both Windows and macOS in VST and VST 3, Audio Units, AAX, AudioSuite and CLAP plug-in formats. Bundles with FabFilter Pro-C 3 and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available at: www.fabfilter.com/shop.

If you're an existing FabFilter customer, you can purchase or upgrade to FabFilter Pro-C 3 with very attractive discounts by logging into your online user account at: www.fabfilter.com/myaccount.

System requirements are either Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 or Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) and a VST 2/3 host, CLAP host or Pro Tools, or macOS 10.13 or higher (64-bit only) with Intel or Apple Silicon processor, and an Audio Units host, VST 2/3 host, CLAP host, or Pro Tools.

We offer a free 30-day evaluation period for all our plug-ins, including Pro-C 3.