FabFilter Pro-L 2

Your music has so much to gain

A true peak limiter is an essential tool for every mastering or mixing engineer. Are you looking for a professional, feature-packed limiter that is loud and transparent at the same time, equipped with extensive loudness metering? Then FabFilter Pro-L 2 is your weapon of choice!

Top-class metering

FabFilter Pro-L 2 features precise true peak level meters and extensive loudness metering with support for the EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-4 and ATSC A/85 standards. Combined with its unique real-time level display, you have all the information you need to achieve the best possible results.

Professional feature set

With highly advanced algorithms, linear-phase oversampling, professional dithering and noise shaping and surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2) and intelligent channel linking, FabFilter Pro-L 2 is the complete solution for every mixing and mastering job.

FabFilter goodies

Of course, you also get all the usual FabFilter goodies: perfectly tuned knobs, MIDI Learn, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an excellent help file with interactive help hints, SSE optimization, GPU-powered graphics acceleration and much more.

Features

• Great transparent sound combined with maximum loudness
• Eight different limiting algorithms, all with their own character and purpose
• True peak limiting
• Unique real-time level display with peak gain reduction labels and new innovative display modes
• Up to 32x linear-phase oversampling
• Highly accurate output and gain reduction metering including true peak metering
• Extensive loudness metering with support for the EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-4 and ATSC A/85 standards
• Surround support including Dolby Atmos 7.0.2 and 7.1.2 formats with flexible surround channel linking
• Optional DC offset filter
• External side chain triggering for stem mastering
• Unity Gain option to easily listen to the effect of the current limiting at unity gain level
• Audition Limiting option to listen to the difference between the input and output signal
• Adjustable meter scale, including K-System support
• Low CPU usage
• Separate channel linking for both the transient and release stages
• Advanced dithering with three different noise shaping algorithms
• GPU-powered graphics acceleration
• Double-click text entry of parameter values
• Adapts to stereo, mono and surround audio formats
• Adjustable look-ahead, attack and release settings
• Optional Compact interface layout
• Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
• MIDI Learn
• Undo/redo and A/B comparison
• Smart Parameter Interpolation
• Extensive help file with interactive help hints

System Requirements

Mac

• macOS 10.12 or higher (Intel or M1 Apple Silicon processor) (64-bit only)
• VST2, VST3, AU, AAX Native

Windows

• Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, or Vista (32 or 64-bit)
• VST2, VST3, AAX Native

Formats

All FabFilter plug-ins are available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats.