FabFilter Pro-C 3 Compressor
New compressor and free update to the Pro-Q 4 equalizer
19 January 2026
FabFilter has announced the immediate availability of Pro-C 3 and a major free update to the Pro-Q 4 equalizer. Pro-C 3 takes FabFilter’s professional compressor plug-in to the next level in terms of sound, features, and workflow, while Pro-Q 4.10 brings multi-plug-in support to the Instance List, turning the industry-standard EQ into a full multi-track channel strip.
Six new compression algorithms
Adding to the eight styles of its predecessor, Pro-C 3 serves up six brand-new compression algorithms to steer users’ dynamics processing in all sorts of exciting new directions. The Versatile Style is a general-purpose algorithm for use on any material, and Smooth is the new go-to for super-smooth gluing at low ratios and longer envelope timings. At the more extreme end of the scale, the Upward algorithm applies pumping upward compression, and TTM combines downward and upward compression across multiple bands. Finally, with the warm opto-like tube compression of Op-El, and the fabulous variable mu richness of Vari-Mu, Pro-C 3 reaches new heights inspired by classic hardware compressors.
Pro-Q 4.10 brings multi-plugin support to the Instance List
Pro-Q 4 introduced the innovative Instance List, enabling multiple instances of the plug-in to be controlled from a single interface; with the free Pro-Q 4.10 update, this incredibly powerful functionality now also incorporates Pro-C 3, as well as the Pro-G gate and Pro-DS de-esser plug-ins. All running instances of those plug-ins appear in Pro-Q 4.10’s Instance List, arranged in order of insertion on each track, where they can be individually bypassed and controlled to a varying level of detail depending on the Instance List Zoom setting — from essential controls only at the lowest level of Zoom to almost all parameters at the highest Zoom level. With the new Instance List, what was already a transformative workflow accelerator becomes even more expansive and empowering — and even more beautiful in full-screen mode.
Users of Pro-G and Pro-DS should download the latest minor updates to enable Instance List compatibility. Other FabFilter plug-ins will be added to the Instance List in the future.
FabFilter Pro-C 3 is now available for EUR 169, USD 199, or GBP 149, supporting both Windows and macOS in VST and VST 3, Audio Units, AAX, AudioSuite, and CLAP plug-in formats. Bundles with FabFilter Pro-C 3 and other FabFilter plug-ins are also available at: https://www.fabfilter.com/shop
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