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Compressor

Pro-C 2

FabFilter

Where to get itAvailable from FabFilterfabfilter.com

Pro-C 2 is a professional stereo compressor plugin by FabFilter offering eight distinct compression styles (Clean, Classic, Opto, Vocal, Mastering, Bus, Punch, and Pumping) with advanced features including mid/side processing, sidechain EQ filtering, and lookahead. It combines transparent, surgical compression capabilities with creative possibilities, making it suitable for any mixing or mastering task from transparent gain control to aggressive drum processing.

Key Features

018 compression styles: Clean, Classic, Opto, Vocal, Mastering, Bus, Punch, Pumping
02Variable Knee from hard knee to 72 dB soft knee
03Lookahead up to 20 ms with enable/disable for zero latency
04Hold parameter up to 500 ms for pumping effects
05Mid/side compression with M>S, S>M, mid-only, and side-only modes
06Sidechain EQ with fixed HP/LP filters plus customizable Mid band (Bell, Shelf, Notch, Tilt, Band Pass)
07Range slider to limit maximum gain change
08Mix control from 0% to 200% for parallel compression
094x oversampling option
10Auto Release and Auto Gain features
11Dry Gain for parallel compression

Things to Try

  • 01Use Vocal style with automatic knee and ratio settings, adjusting only Threshold to bring lead vocals forward
  • 02Apply soft knee over 60 dB combined with fast Attack for saturation-like compression effects
  • 03Enable Lookahead 10-20 ms with mid-only M/S processing for transparent mastering compression
  • 04Set Hold 50-100 ms with Pumping style and fast Attack/Release for creative drum enhancement
  • 05Use sidechain EQ with Bell filter on Mid band in Auto Mode to trigger on specific frequency ranges
Formats
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