FabFilter today introduces FabFilter Pro-G: a top-quality gate/expander plug-in with flexible side chain routing options and a streamlined, well-designed user interface. Equipped with linear-phase oversampling, mid/side processing and precise metering, Pro-G promises to be an indispensable addition to the FabFilter tool kit.

FabFilter Pro-G offers five meticulously fine-tuned algorithms, including classic analog models and upward expansion, as well as specific designs for vocal and guitar processing. In combination with the adjustable threshold, ratio, range settings and attack, release, hold and look-ahead times, Pro-G will process your drum and vocal tracks smoothly and with character. At the same time, Pro-G is also the perfect tool to subtly and precisely restore lost dynamics while mastering.

As you would expect, the well-thought-out interface has been crafted with much attention to detail. FabFilter Pro-G’s prominent real-time level display and accurate meters smartly combine input, output and gain reduction levels, giving you immediate insight in the plug-in’s dynamic behavior. Together with the transfer curve and threshold level feedback, choosing the right settings at the right time couldn’t be easier.

A click on the Expert button will resize the interface to make space for additional external side-chain input and side-chain filtering controls. The expert panel contains wet/dry level and panning controls, and allows the side-chain path and linking to be set up in any way imaginable. The interface conveniently adapts its size to reveal the expert controls only when needed, making it just as easy to use FabFilter Pro-G as a straightforward gate, or as a full-featured creative expander.

Key features:

• Five perfectly fine-tuned expander/gate algorithms: Classic, Clean, Vocal, Guitar and an upward expansion style
• Beautifully program-dependent attack and release curves
• Precise and helpful metering, including a real-time level display
• Low CPU usage
• Adjustable range, hold time and knee settings
• Optional look-ahead time up to 10 ms
• Expert mode that offers highly customizable side chain and level options, conveniently hidden in normal mode
• Mono, stereo or mid/side processing
• Up to four times linear-phase oversampling
• Zero-latency operation mode
• External side chain option
• MIDI triggering: open the gate/expander with your MIDI keyboard
• Separate dry/wet level settings
• Easy to set up for common gating/expansion situations with the included factory presets
• Stereo and mono plug-ins available
• All the usual FabFilter quality you’ve come to expect: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample accurate automation, SSE optimization, and more

On the Mac, FabFilter Pro-G requires OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher, an Intel or PowerPC processor, and an Audio Units host, VST 2 or VST 3 host, or Pro Tools.

FabFilter Pro-G is now available for $174 / €129 / £114, supporting VST and VST 3, Audio Units, RTAS and AudioSuite plug-in formats. Bundles with FabFilter Pro-G and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available. Existing FabFilter customers can purchase Pro-G with great discounts by logging in to their online user account.

http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-g.php

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FabFilter has expanded their line of professional mastering and mixing plug-ins with the introduction of FabFilter Pro-L, a feature-packed limiter plug-in suitable for both mastering and mixing. Pro-L delivers sophisticated limiting algorithms, highly accurate metering, linear-phase oversampling and dithering, but above all, it promises the sound quality and innovative interface design that you’ve come to expect from FabFilter.

FabFilter Pro-L offers four advanced limiting algorithms, all with their own distinct character. Some are designed to be as transparent as possible, while others may add a nice punch or flavor to your music. Together with the adjustable look-ahead, attack, release and unique separate channel link settings for both transients and release, the limiter can be fine-tuned to achieve both maximum loudness and the highest possible transparency at the same time.

With its highly informative real-time display and excellent meters, the innovative and clutter-free interface makes working with FabFilter Pro-L a breeze. Different meter scales, including the three K-System scales (K-12, K-14 and K-20), will help you to get precise control over your levels. Of course, you can easily disable all metering if you want to judge the sound by ear only.

By enabling Pro-L’s accurate inter-sample peak detection, the output level meter will reconstruct the peak levels likely to occur after D/A conversion, helping you to choose an appropriate output level. In addition, the linear-phase oversampling feature minimizes possible aliasing and inter-sample peaks to achieve maximum loudness in the safest possible way. With excellent dithering and noise shaping added to the already impressive list of features, FabFilter Pro-L is the complete limiting solution for every mastering and mixing job.

Key features:

• Great transparent sound combined with maximum loudness
• Four sophisticated, carefully tuned limiting algorithms, all with their own unique character
• Low CPU usage
• Highly accurate output and gain reduction metering, with optional inter-sample peak detection
• Various meter scale settings, including K-System support
• Unique, highly informative real-time level display, showing input, output, gain change and RMS levels over time
• Adjustable Look-ahead, Attack and Release settings to fine-tune the sound of the algorithms
• Separate, freely adjustable channel linking for both the transient and release stages
• Up to four times linear-phase oversampling to minimize aliasing and inter-sample peaks
• Professional dithering with three different noise shaping algorithms
• Easy to set up for common limiting situations with the included factory presets, conveniently divided into musical genres
• Stereo and mono versions available
• All the usual FabFilter quality you’ve come to expect: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample accurate automation, SSE optimization

System requirements for FabFilter Pro-L are Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher, Intel or PowerPC processor, and an Audio Units host, VST 2 or VST 3 host, or Pro Tools.

FabFilter Pro-L is now available for $229, €169 or £149. Bundles with FabFilter Pro-L and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available. Existing FabFilter customers can purchase Pro-L with great discounts by logging in to their online user account.

www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-l.php

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Determined to provide quality plug-ins for every need and budget, FabFilter has released the tiny, yet very useful FabFilter Micro, a new lightweight filter plug-in that makes the classic FabFilter sound more affordable than ever.

Featuring the classic filter first developed for the FabFilter One synthesizer with low-pass and high-pass filter shapes, it will be no surprise that FabFilter Micro has a smooth and creamy sound that will turn into raw self-oscillating madness at a flick of the Peak knob. Yet even at full resonance, the filter always maintains an analog-like balance, happily saturating and clipping the incoming sound without exhibiting the digital artifacts and impurities that most other filters suffer from.

The built-in envelope follower offers more creative filter effects by letting you modulate the filter cut-off frequency depending on the amplitude of the incoming signal. Furthermore, the separate input and output gain controls make it easy to amplify or reduce the internal filter saturation at will by adjusting the level of the incoming signal before it hits the filter internals.

Naturally, FabFilter Micro contains all those FabFilter goodies that you’ve come to expect: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample accurate automation, and AltiVec and SSE optimization.

On Mac, the system requirements are OS X 10.6, 10.5 or 10.4, Intel or G4/G5 processor, and an Audio Units host, VST 2 or VST 3 host, or Pro Tools.

FabFilter Micro is now available for $22, €15, or £14. It is compatible with VST and VST 3, RTAS and Audio Units plug-in formats. Bundles with FabFilter Micro and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available.

Existing FabFilter customers can purchase FabFilter Micro with a discount by logging in to their online user account.

www.fabfilter.com/products/micro.php

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FabFilter has announced the Pro-Q precision EQ, combining a clean and accurate sound and a never-before-seen feature set that has none of the sacrifices you normally have to make when choosing an EQ. And with all of this power crammed behind a great looking interface, Pro-Q could easily become your ‘go to’ plug-in for every EQ application – be it musical, surgical or creative.

With Pro-Q it’s easy and intuitive to create and edit up to 24 EQ bands with multiple curves. Pro-Q has a zero latency mode, but – unlike so many other EQs – greater transparency and precision is possible with the option to switch to a linear phase mode with adjustable latency. There’s also a built-in, real-time frequency analyzer that gives instant visual feedback of your signal’s frequency content – be it pre- or post-EQ.

With total control of the frequency curve and unparalleled visual feedback relaying instant analysis of the signal processing also comes superb sound quality. Pro-Q‘s groundbreaking filter algorithms offer precise analog modeling and unlimited internal headroom. There’s also a mid/side EQ option for the ultimate in sparkle and width for your mixes.

Key features:

• A great sound from state of the art filter algorithms with precise analog modeling and unlimited internal headroom (no clipping)
• Operates either in zero latency mode, or in linear phase mode with adjustable latency
• Incredible interface that is ideal for easy and precise editing
• What-you-use-is-what-you-see to minimize screen clutter and maximize usability
• The ability to create new EQ bands just by dragging the frequency curve
• Select multiple curves to drag and edit in parallel
• Up to 24 EQ bands
• Filter shapes: Bell, High/Low Shelf, High/Low Cut with 6, 12, 24 and 48dB/oct slopes
• Each band can operate on the stereo signal or on the left or right channels independently for per-channel EQ-ing
• Mid/side mode to EQ the mid and side signals separately
• Built-in real-time frequency analyzer with Pre- and Post-EQ modes
• Ability to double-click for text entry of parameter values
• Different display ranges: 6dB range for mastering use, 12dB, and 30dB for sound shaping during mixing
• All the usual FabFilter quality you’ve come to expect: perfectly fine-tuned knobs and controllers, interactive MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B switch, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, sample accurate automation, and AltiVec and SSE optimization

Mac system requirements for FabFilter Pro-Q are OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or higher, Intel or G4/G5 processor, and an AU host, VST 2 or VST 3 host, or Pro Tools.

FabFilter Pro-Q is now available for $199 / €139 / £124. It’s available in VST and VST 3, RTAS and AU plug-in formats. Bundles with FabFilter Pro-Q and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available. Existing FabFilter customers can purchase Pro-Q with great discounts by logging in to their online user account.

www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-q.php

Discuss Pro-Q in our Effects forum.