FabFilter Pro-C 3 Upgrade
FabFilter Pro-C 3 Upgrade is the official upgrade path for existing FabFilter Pro-C users who want to move to the latest generation of FabFilter's flagship compressor. Pro-C 3 introduces refined compression algorithms, new styles, enhanced metering, and workflow improvements - delivering even greater precision, transparency, and musical control for modern mixing and mastering.
Key Features
- Upgrade for existing FabFilter Pro-C licence holders.
- Eight high-quality compression styles, including new modern and character-focused modes.
- Improved detection and envelope algorithms for more accurate transient handling.
- Advanced sidechain processing with internal and external routing plus EQ filtering.
- Highly responsive, resizable interface with detailed real-time visual feedback.
- Zero-latency mode for tracking, plus advanced modes for mixing and mastering.
What's New in Pro-C 3
FabFilter Pro-C 3 builds on the trusted foundation of earlier versions while refining every aspect of its sound and usability. Improved transient detection ensures punchier drums, clearer vocals, and smoother bus compression. New compression styles expand the tonal range, allowing you to move seamlessly from ultra-transparent control to more character-driven dynamics.
Enhanced metering and visualization give you instant insight into how the compressor responds to your signal, making it easier than ever to dial in precise settings with confidence.
Why Upgrade to Pro-C 3?
If Pro-C is already a core part of your workflow, upgrading to Pro-C 3 gives you access to improved sound quality, more flexible dynamics shaping, and faster operation. It is designed for professional producers, mix engineers, and mastering engineers who require reliable, predictable compression across a wide range of material — from individual tracks to full mixes.
The upgrade ensures long-term compatibility with modern operating systems and DAWs, while adding creative flexibility and workflow enhancements that keep Pro-C at the center of your studio.
Technical Specifications
- Plugin Formats: VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit).
- Operating Systems: macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon), Windows 10 or later.
- Processing Modes: Zero Latency, Natural Phase, Linear Phase.
- Sidechain: Internal and external sidechain with full EQ filtering.
- Licence Requirement: Existing FabFilter Pro-C licence required.
Usage Tips & Applications
- Upgrade your vocal chains with improved transient clarity and smoother gain reduction.
- Use refined bus compression to glue drums and instruments without losing punch.
- Apply transparent compression on mix buses with Natural or Linear Phase modes.
- Take advantage of enhanced visual feedback to work faster and more accurately.
Summary
FabFilter Pro-C 3 Upgrade delivers meaningful improvements in sound, precision, and workflow for existing Pro-C users. With enhanced algorithms, new compression styles, and state-of-the-art visualisation, it ensures FabFilter's flagship compressor remains a go-to dynamics tool for modern production, mixing, and mastering.