FabFilter releases FabFilter Pro-C 3 Compressor Plug-in, and updates FabFilter Pro-Q 4

Pro-C 3 takes FabFilter’s professional compressor plug-in to the next level in terms of sound, features, and workflow.

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

Pro-C 3 serves up six brand-new compression algorithms to steer users’ 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 the 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.

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.

Pro-C 3 Key features:
∙ Professional compressor plug-in for mixing and mastering, with 14 diverse compression algorithms, three flavors of highly-authentic analog coloration, and six-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 six 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

Pro-Q 4.10 Key features:
∙ Professional mastering-grade EQ plug-in with up to 24 bands, a huge range of filter types and slopes, and centralized control of multiple instances of Pro-Q 4, Pro-C 3, Pro-G, and Pro-DS via the Instance List
∙ Improved: Multi-plug-in support in the Instance List enables multiple instances of Pro-Q 4, Pro-C 3, Pro-G, and Pro-DS to be controlled from a single, zoomable (up to full-screen) interface
∙ Improved: Having any band in Spectral mode now always introduces the associated latency, even if its Dynamic Range is set to zero
∙ Minor fixes and improvements

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: https://www.fabfilter.com/shop