Music Tech Focus

FABFILTER Pro-L 2

£149

Contact FabFilter | fabfilter.com

Like so many of FabFilter’s other plug-ins, the original FabFilter Pro-L limiter had become a staple of our mix and mastering sessions. Not only did the limiting algorithms each sound superb, but the graphical interface made using the Pro-L incredibly simple and enjoyable. Like the Pro-Q and Pro-C before it however, FabFilter has now taken the time to re-evaluate Pro-L, updating the plug-in, and ensuring that it retains its place on our shortlist – but has it done enough to replace the competition and become our go-to limiter for all scenarios?

While heavy limiting during mastering has become less fashionable recently, forcing mastering engineers to work harder to get loud and punchy results without simply resorting to squashing the life out of a mix, a high-quality limiter is still an essential tool, both in mixing and mastering. But now, a limiter has to

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Music Tech Focus

Music Tech Focus3 min readTechnology & Engineering
TUL MICROPHONES G12 Retro
FROM $289 The journey to creating the G12 Retro Guitar Mic began with a request from Kevin Shirley, engineer to Iron Maiden and Joe Bonamassa, to build a microphone that simplified guitar-amp recording. Answering that request was studio musician and
Music Tech Focus6 min read
Exploring Connectivity: Part 1 In Ableton Live
Unless you really want to be a musical hermit, you’ll eventually need to add other gear to your setup. We’ve seen this first-hand and know how daunting it can be initially, but we’ve also seen how quickly people get over the hump, adding more compone
Music Tech Focus1 min read
Do I Really Need This?
Tough question. We’d still only recommend critical mixing on headphones if you really can’t experience true monitoring because of practical reasons, or it’s your secondary monitoring scenario. If that’s the case, you don’t really want to spend four f

Related Books & Audiobooks