FabFilter Pro-C 3 Compressor Plug-In

The Pro-C 3 from FabFilter is a software compressor with 14 different compressor styles and program-dependent attack and release curves. A new character mode allows you to add analog saturation from three different algorithms, with pre and post-compression routing settings. The instance list allows you to control other FabFilter plug-ins within your session, such as the Pro-Q4 equalizer, making for an advanced control center.

Versatile Compressor for Multiple Applications

Pro-C 3 is an extremely high-quality, versatile compressor that can produce remarkable results. Whether you need subtle mastering-style compression, an upfront lead vocal, or even EDM pumping, Pro-C 3 can get the job done.

New Features

Six new compression styles, including: Versatile, Smooth, Vari-Mu, El-Op, Upward, and TTM (To The Max)

Pro-C 3 instances can now be controlled via the Instance List in Pro-Q 4, together with Pro-G and Pro-DS

Full immersive, Dolby Atmos functionality (up to 9.1.6), with customizable channel/stereo linking

Character modes carefully designed analog saturation, coloring, and drift bring Pro-C 3 to life, with customizable Drive and Pre/Post-compression routing settings

Auto Threshold: Make the threshold knob level-independent—very useful for dialog processing

New-style preset browser, with easy search, tags, and meta data

Host tempo triggering, with customizable sync, offset, and pulse-length settings.

Additional Details

Fourteen different compression styles

Retina interface, with (optional) animated level knee displays and accurate peak/loudness metering (Retina support on Mac OS and High DPI support on Windows)

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

Program-dependent attack and release curves

Smooth lookahead (optional, up to 20 ms), now with a customizable maximum between 0 and 20 ms, to finetune latency versus needed lookahead

Intelligent auto-gain

Hold (up to 500 ms)

Custom knee, variable from hard knee to a 72 dB soft knee (to enable saturation-like effects)

Auto release

Superfast attack times

Up to 32x oversampling

Variable stereo linking and mid/side processing, with mid-only, side-only, M > S and S > M processing

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

Multiple interface sizes—small, medium, large

Range setting, which limits the maximum applied gain change

Mix setting, which scales the gain change from 0 to 200%

Full Screen mode, offering a large level-display and side-chain EQ controller

Accurate large level- and gain-change meters, with peak and loudness level visualization

Loudness level complies with the momentary mode of the EBU R128 / ITU-R 1770 standards

External side-chain triggering

GPU-powered graphics acceleration

Stereo and mono plug-in versions available

Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces

MIDI Learn

Undo/redo and A/B comparison

Smart parameter-interpolation

Sample-accurate automation of all parameters

Extensive help file with interactive help hints