FabFilter 's Pro-C 2 is a compressor software with eight different compressor styles and program-dependent attack and release curves. It is used in mixing and mastering audio applications such as studio recording, post-production, and more.
It features flexible signal routing, for example in Expert mode where external sidechain inputs are available, offering a choice of mono, stereo or mid-side processing with customizable link and channel routing.
In addition to classic compressor controls, the plug-in offers smooth preview, up to 4x oversampling, intelligent auto gain and auto release. Variable knee, hold, range, external sidechain drive, variable stereo link, and mid/side processing, all in a beautiful Retina user interface. The redesigned interface offers insightful measurement and real-time displays to improve workflow, with the large animated knee-level display visualizing exactly when, why and how compression is applied to incoming audio.
Eight different compression styles: vocal, mastering, bus, punch and pumping
Retina interface, with (optional) animated knee level displays and accurate peak/volume measurement (Retina support on OS X and high DPI support on Windows)
Side-chain equalization section, with customizable high-pass and low-pass filters, plus an additional freely adjustable filter
Program-dependent attack and release curves
Smooth lookahead (up to 20 ms), which can be enabled/disabled to ensure zero latency processing
Intelligent auto gain
Hold (up to 500 ms)
Custom knee, variable from hard knee to 72 dB soft knee (to allow for saturation-like effects)
Automatic release
Super-fast attack times
Oversampling up to 4x
Variable stereo link and mid/side processing, with mid-only, side-only, M > S and S > M processing
Audition Triggering option, which allows users to hear which parts of the audio the Pro-C 2 is triggering and how much compression is occurring
Various 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
Large, accurate level and gain change meters, with peak and intensity level visualization.
The intensity level complies with the momentary mode of EBU R128 / ITU-R 1770 standards
External side chain drive
GPU-powered graphics acceleration
Stereo and mono plug-in versions available
Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
