


The compression display is potentially the most elegant solution to visualising the plugin in action… Accompanied with oversized controls and super accurate level meters (with info about EBU and ITU-R loudness standards), you couldn’t ask for a more informative and intuitive design. MusicTech Magazine awarded Pro-C 2 10/10 and said, “Pro-C 2 is set to become a staple of many professionals’ toolkits.” As well as the traditional compressor controls Pro-C 2 comes with Smooth Lookahead, external side-chain triggering (an absolute must in our opinion!), stereo linking, and the aforementioned Mid-Side processing. Capable of mastering, instrument compression, pumping bass lines and kick drums, and even the most demanding Mid-Side processing the Pro-C 2 has you covered. Here’s a brief run down of some of their most popular titles…

We’re yet to feel out of our depth when tuning one from scratch, although the presets are some of the best designed and instantly usable that we’ve ever come across – they’ve got one for every eventuality, including a generous wealth of mastering options. FabFilter buck this with easily accessible interfaces and serious oomph behind the scenes. With many of the most powerful plugins on the market today, there is a trend to put a thousand controls on the GUI. When it comes to audio, FabFilter aren’t interested in creating vintage emulations, rather they look to give the modern studio the most powerful and flexible tools available. FabFilter have been making plugins since 2002, creating a unique and powerful range of products from Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
