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| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founders | Floris Klinkert and Frederik Slijkerman |
| Products | Plug-ins for audio production |
| Website | FabFilter.com |
FabFilter is a Dutch developer of audio software plugins used in the production of music, broadcasting, game design and podcasting. The company won an Engineering Emmy for its plugin Pro-Q3 in 2019.[1]
History
[edit]Frederik Slijkerman and Floris Klinkert founded FabFilter in 2002[2] with the aim of making synthesiser and audio effect plugins. Their first product was FabFilter One, a synthesiser, and it initially focused on creative plugins that create or manipulate sound such as synthesisers, filters and delays.[2]
In 2007 it began a Pro range of mixing and mastering plugins, starting with Pro-C, a compressor and has continued to add and update products. Pro-Q3, its equaliser plugin, was given an Engineering Emmy Award by The Television Academy in 2019, which described Pro-Q3 as "the preferred equalizer for mixing professionals around the world".[1]
Pro-Q3 appeared in Now and Then, a short film about The Beatles' last song[3], and a preset from Twin was reported to be the inspiration for Billie Eilish's song Hit Me Hard and Soft.[4]
Products
[edit]FabFilter has released its products in VST, AU, AAX and VST3 formats for PC and Mac, and for iOS.[5]
It distinguishes between Pro and Creative plugins, with Pro placed at a higher price as "they typically take more time to develop", according to engineer Maarten de Boer.[6]
The range of software is listed below.[7]
| Software | Function | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FabFilter One | Synthesizer | 2004 | |
| Volcano | Filter | 2005 | Updated to Volcano 2 in 2008 and Volcano 3 in 2021 |
| Twin | Synthesizer | 2005 | Updated to Twin 2 in 2009 and Twin 3 in 2023 |
| Timeless | Delay | 2006 | Updated to Timeless 2 in 2009 and Timeless 3 in 2021 |
| Simplon | Synthesizer | 2007 | |
| FabFilter Pro-C | Compressor | 2007 | Updated to Pro-C2 in 2015 |
| FabFilter Pro-Q | Equalizer | 2009 | Updated to Pro-Q2 in 2014 and Pro-Q3 in 2018 |
| Micro | Filter | 2010 | |
| FabFilter Pro-L | Limiter | 2010 | Updated to Pro-L2 in 2017 |
| FabFilter Pro-G | Gate/Expander | 2011 | |
| Saturn | Distortion, saturation | 2012 | Updated to Saturn 2 in 2020 |
| FabFilter Pro-DS | De-esser | 2012 | |
| FabFilter Pro-MB | Multiband compressor | 2013 | |
| FabFilter Pro-R | Reverb | 2016 | Updated to Pro-R2 in 2023 |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Engineering Emmy Awards Winners Announced". Emmys.com.
- ^ a b "Meet the programmers". MusicRadar.
- ^ "The Beatles - Now and Then: FabFilter's Pro-Q plugin becomes an unexpected star of new short film that tells the story of the band's last ever song". MusicRadar.
- ^ "The FabFilter synth preset that inspired the name of Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft was used on one of its songs, and we're pretty sure we know which one". MusicRadar.
- ^ "Review: FabFilter iOS plug-in collection". MusicTech.
- ^ "Are Plugin Prices Confusing? What Do Developers Think?". Attack.
- ^ "FabFilter Press Area". FabFilter.
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