FabFilter Pro-C 3
High Quality Professional Compressor
MPN: 1246-143 SKU: 1246-143
FabFilter Pro-C 3 is a high-quality compressor plug-in for the most demanding engineers. Whether you need subtle mastering compression, an upfront lead vocal, that magic drum glue or deep EDM pumping: Pro-C 3 gets the job done with style.
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FabFilter Pro-C 3 is a high-quality compressor plug-in for the most demanding engineers. Whether you need subtle mastering compression, an upfront lead vocal, that magic drum glue or deep EDM pumping: Pro-C 3 gets the job done with style.
With 14 compression styles, six new algorithms, Character modes, Pro-Q-based side-chaining, Dolby Atmos® support up to 9.1.6, and up to 32× oversampling, Pro-C 3 is built for absolute control and creative freedom.
Pro-C 3 is FabFilter returning to one of the most essential tools in modern production not to reinvent compression, but to perfect it.
From transparent mastering control to unapologetic punch. From classic character to modern dynamics. From stereo mixes to fully immersive sound.
- (IMPROVED) Fourteen different compression styles, of which six are new in version 3: Versatile, Smooth, Vari-Mu, El-Op, Upward and TTM (To The Max)
- (IMPROVED) Gorgeous Retina interface, with (optional) animated level knee displays and accurate peak/loudness metering
- (NEW) Character modes: carefully designed analog saturation, coloring and drift bring Pro-C 3 to life with customizable Drive and Pre/Post-compression routing settings
- Full Screen mode, offering a large level display and side-chain EQ controller
- (NEW) Introducing host tempo triggering, with customizable sync, offset and pulse length settings
- (NEW) Auto Threshold: Make the threshold knob level-independent — very useful for dialog processing
- Program-dependent attack and release curves
- (IMPROVED) Smooth lookahead (up to 20 ms), now with a customizable maximum between 0 and 20 ms, to finetune latency versus needed lookahead
- Retina support on OS X and High DPI support on Windows
- Intelligent Auto Gain
- External side chain triggering
- Hold (up to 500 ms)
- GPU-powered graphics acceleration
- Custom knee, variable from hard knee to a 72 dB soft knee (to enable saturation-like effects)
- Auto Release
- (IMPROVED) Optional MIDI triggering
- Super-fast attack times
- Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
- (NEW) Pro-C 3 instances can now be controlled via the Instance List in Pro-Q 4, together with Pro-G and Pro-DS
- (NEW) Full immersive / Dolby Atmos® functionality (up to 9.1.6), with customizable channel/stereo linking
- Mix setting, which scales the gain change from 0% to 200%
- (IMPROVED) Side-chain EQ section: add or remove up to 6 bands of any shapes, including brickwall or all-pass filters, and mid- or side-only EQ'ing per band
- (NEW) New-style preset browser, with easy search, tags and meta data
- Accurate, large level and gain change meters, with peak and loudness level visualization. The loudness level complies with the Momentary mode of the EBU R128 / ITU-R 1770 standards
- (IMPROVED) Up to 32x oversampling
- MIDI Learn
- Variable stereo linking and mid/side processing, with mid-only, side-only, M > S and S > M processing.
- Range setting, which limits the maximum applied gain change
- Undo/redo and A/B comparison
- Audition Triggering option, which enables users to hear on which parts of the audio Pro-C 3 is triggering and how much compression is taking place
- Smart Parameter Interpolation
- (IMPROVED) Multiple interface sizes: Compact, Small, Medium and Large
- Sample-accurate automation of all parameters
- Extensive help file with interactive help hints
- Available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats (all both 64-bit and 32-bit), as well as RTAS (32-bit only)
Requirements
Windows
- Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 or Vista
- 64-bit or 32-bit
- VST 2/3 or CLAP host, or Pro Tools
Mac OS X
- macOS 10.13 or higher (64-bit only)
- AU, VST 2/3 or CLAP host, or Pro Tools
- Apple Silicon or Intel processor
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