FabFilter Mastering Bundle

The art of mastering has a rich and culturally significant history, with top engineers now being sought out from across the globe to bring a polished, professional feel to each and every best-selling single of the modern day. Unfortunately, the single greatest barrier to the mastering world for the everyday producer/sound enthusiast has always been the enormous amount of financial investment required to secure industry-standard hardware. This, alongside complex interfaces which often make space shuttle cockpits look like children's toys, leaves many otherwise passionate would-be mastering engineers feeling unable to make the most of their creative ideas.

FabFilter have taken it upon themselves to break down this industry barrier, bringing professional-grade and intuitively-designed software to the masses with their range of mastering plugins, each used by some of the top names in the audio engineering world. With user-friendly interfaces and universally-acclaimed processing power, the Mastering Bundle contains all of FabFilter's essential plugins for mastering: their professional limiter, EQ, multiband dynamics, and compressor. Bring your next project to life with this one-stop bundle for mastering!

Pro-MB

Multiband dynamics redefined

Multiband compression and expansion are powerful tools, but notoriously difficult to set up and control. Enter FabFilter Pro-MB: making multiband dynamics processing intuitive yet powerful at the same time.

Instead of conventionally splitting the entire spectrum with crossovers, Pro-MB enables you to directly create a new band at the frequency range you want to work on. Think bands, not crossovers.

The interactive multiband display clearly shows that the rest of the spectrum stays untouched. And if desired, you can easily snap bands together to recreate a traditional crossover system.

  

Features

• Up to six processing bands, freely placed anywhere in the spectrum
• Bands can be easily snapped together to form a traditional crossover system
• Handles any form of dynamics processing, from highly transparent compression, limiting and expansion to pumping upward compression and punchy gating
• Unique Dynamic Phase processing mode featuring zero latency, no static phase changes and no pre-ringing artifacts
• Excellent Linear Phase processing mode, eliminating audible artifacts when quickly changing crossover frequencies
• Minimum Phase processing mode
• Up to four times linear-phase oversampling
• Fully customizable per band: threshold, range, attack, release, output gain, ratio, variable knee, lookahead (up to 20 ms), variable stereo linking, mid- or side-only processing, external side chain input, triggering on a separate frequency range
• Steepness of each crossover slope can be freely adjusted between 6 dB/oct and 48 dB/oct
• Intelligent, highly program- and frequency-dependent attack and release curves
• Global dry/wet mix from 0% to 200% to easily scale the total effect of the plug-in
• Beautiful Retina interface with unique interactive multiband display, designed for an optimal workflow
• Accurate and smooth real-time frequency analyzer with pre- and post-processing options and 'freeze' feature
• High-quality audio processing algorithms with 64-bit internal processing where needed
• Band solo/mute and bypass options
• Precise output metering
• GPU-powered graphics acceleration
• Double-click text entry of parameter values
• Stereo and mono plug-ins available
• Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
• MIDI Learn
• Undo/redo and A/B comparison
• Smart Parameter Interpolation
• Sample-accurate automation of all parameters
• Extensive help file with interactive help hints

Learn more about FabFilter Pro-MB.

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!

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.

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.

  

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

Learn more about FabFilter Pro-L 2.

Pro-Q 4

24-band industry standard EQ.

Since its original release in 2009, FabFilter Pro-Q has become the trusted workhorse EQ plug-in for many engineers and producers around the world, widely praised for its workflow, sound quality and feature set. With version 4, FabFilter are bringing exciting new features to Pro-Q, introducing spectral dynamics, the instance list, EQ Sketch, vintage saturation and much more.

FabFilter Pro-Q 4 gives you the highest possible sound quality, a complete feature set, and a gorgeous, intelligent interface that is designed to help you get 'that' sound quickly and easily.

Mixing and mastering features

Pro-Q 4 offers everything that a demanding engineer could wish for: top-quality linear phase operation in addition to the zero latency and unique Natural Phase modes, smooth dynamic EQ, per-band mid/side processing, full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6), an intelligent solo feature, optional Auto Gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.

Effortlessly sculpt your sound

Unique features like Spectrum Grab, Full Screen mode and EQ Match will speed up your workflow even more. Try it yourself!

FabFilter Pro-Q 4 is designed to help you achieve your sound in the quickest way possible. Via the large interactive EQ display, you can create bands where you need them, enable dynamic EQ for any band, and select and edit multiple bands at once.

FabFilter goodies

All the goodness of the Pro-Q 3 is still here: highest possible sound quality, dynamic EQ, Natural and Linear Phase processing, universal slope support for all EQ shapes, EQ match, a gorgeous, resizeable interface with full screen mode for easy and precise editing, up to 24 EQ bands, intelligent band solo mode, stereo or mid/side processing, intelligent multi-band selection and editing for maximum ease of use and efficiency, spectrum grab, GPU-powered graphics acceleration, double-click text entry of parameter values, different display ranges: 3 dB and 6 dB ranges for mastering, 12 dB and 30 dB for mixing, Pro Tools hardware control surfaces support, MIDI Learn, undo/redo and A/B comparison, and an extensive help file with interactive help hints.

New in version 4

• Usability improvements and EQ Sketch. Wondered if you could ever just draw the curves you'd like? Now you can!
• The new Instance list lets you control all instances in your session via a single plug-in interface.
• Use Spectral dynamics to treat problem frequencies more precisely and efficiently.
• Setup your mixes with one of the Character modes to add that analog, vintage feel.
• The Dynamic EQ section has been improved, with Attack and Release settings, but also optional free side-chain filtering.
• You can now choose to use fractional slope settings if you need to, e.g. a 3.5 dB/oct LP or HP filter.
• Improved dynamic EQ processing for less distortion and cleaner sound.
• Improved precision in linear phase processing.
• New All Pass filter shape.
• You can now copy and paste EQ bands or presets, also between instances or via the new instance list.
• Improved analog matching in zero latency and natural phase mode.
• Change parameters directly via the value display in the EQ controller by dragging or with the mouse wheel.
• Overall new and fresh design.

Learn more about Pro-Q 4

Pro-C 2

Professional compression for everyone

FabFilter Pro-C 2 is a high-quality compressor plug-in for the most demanding engineers. Whether you need subtle mastering compression, an upfront lead vocal, that magic drum glue or deep EDM pumping: Pro-C 2 gets the job done with style

Pro-C 2 offers eight different, program-dependent compression styles with beautiful sound and character. But there's more! Apart from the classic compressor controls, you also get smooth lookahead, up to 4x oversampling, intelligent auto-gain and auto-release, a variable knee, hold, range, external side-chain triggering, variable stereo linking and mid/side processing, all packed in a beautiful Retina user interface.

  

Features

• Eight different compression styles, of which five are new in version 2: Vocal, Mastering, Bus, Punch and Pumping
• Range setting, which limits the maximum applied gain change
• Gorgeous Retina interface, with (optional) animated level knee displays and accurate peak/loudness metering
• Mix setting, which scales the gain change from 0% to 200%
• Side-chain EQ section, with customizable HP and LP filters, plus an additional freely adjustable filter
• Full-Screen mode, offering a large level display and side-chain EQ controller
• Program-dependent attack and release curves
• Accurate, large level and gain change meters, with peak and loudness level visualization. The loudness level complies with the Momentary mode of the EBU R128 / ITU-R 1770 standards
• Smooth lookahead (up to 20 ms), which can be enabled/disabled to ensure zero-latency processing
• Retina support on OS X and High DPI support on Windows
• Intelligent Auto Gain
• External side-chain triggering
• Hold (up to 500 ms)
• GPU-powered graphics acceleration
• Custom knee, variable from hard knee to a 72 dB soft knee (to enable saturation-like effects)
• Stereo and mono plug-ins available
• Auto Release
• Optional MIDI triggering
• Super-fast attack times
• Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
• Up to 4x oversampling
• MIDI Learn
• Variable stereo linking and mid/side processing, with mid-only, side-only, M > S and S > M processing.
• Undo/redo and A/B comparison
• Audition Triggering option, which enables users to hear which parts of the audio Pro-C 2 are triggering and how much compression is taking place
• Smart Parameter Interpolation
• Multiple interface sizes: Small, Medium and Large
• Sample-accurate automation of all parameters
• Extensive help file with interactive help hints

Learn more about FabFilter Pro-C 2.

System Requirements

Windows:

• 64-bit: Windows 10, 8, 7 or Vista
• 32-bit: Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP
• VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools

macOS:

• macOS 10.10 or higher (64-bit only)
• AU or VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
• Intel or Apple Silicon processor

Plugin Formats:

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