Key features

• Up to six processing bands, freely placed anywhere in the spectrum
• Bands can be easily snapped together to form a traditional crossover system
• 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
• Handles any form of dynamics processing, from highly transparent compression, limiting and expansion to pumping upward compression and punchy gating
• 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

• 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
• Up to four times linear-phase oversampling
• 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

FabFilter Pro-MB
$229.00
 
http://www.fabfilter.com/
http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-mb-multiband-compressor-expander-plug-in
 
 
 

Since it's Fabfilter, I'll probably get it. But I must have enough multiband comps by now...?
 
 
Cheers for the heads up!

Same here. I'm sure it's good & will demo.
 
The functionality in the expander appeals to me more than a multiband comp.
I hope Dan does the video, I always enjoy watching them.

carl
The functionality in the expander appeals to me more than a multiband comp.

Do you think it will be an upward or downward expander, though?  For mastering purposes, an upward expander would seem to make the most sense, but a downward MB expander probably has more widespread utility (essentially a MB Pro-G).

It should do both depending on how thresholds, knees & ratios are set.
 

Been waiting for this one. Figures, though, that it would be released when I have no money...

bitflipper
Been waiting for this one. Figures, though, that it would be released when I have no money...

Maybe with an intro offer plus your other FF plugins it might be doable?

There's also a paid update coming for Pro-Q / 2.0. Maybe it will include some type of incentive which would apply to the MB as well.

FabFilter Pro-MB is a powerful yet intuitive multiband dynamics plug-in. In this tutorial, Dan Worall introduces the plug-in and its main controls, and gives some useful examples of multiband dynamics processing on single tracks or full mixes.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNkaGACWuhs
 

carl
It should do both depending on how thresholds, knees & ratios are set.

 
Well, not necessarily.  All compressors and expanders have those parameters, but they don't necessarily all do upward expansion (decompression) or upward compression (de-expansion), unless they have a dedicated mode or range of values (e.g., postive threshold).  However, Dan Warrell did confirm on KVR that Pro-MB will do upward and downward compression and expansion.
 

carl
 
There's also a paid update coming for Pro-Q / 2.0.

Really?!  Any idea what it will have/do that v1 doesn't?

cryophonik

carl
It should do both depending on how thresholds, knees & ratios are set.

 
Well, not necessarily.  All compressors and expanders have those parameters, but they don't necessarily all do upward expansion (decompression) or upward compression (de-expansion), unless they have a dedicated mode or range of values (e.g., postive threshold).  However, Dan Warrell did confirm on KVR that Pro-MB will do upward and downward compression and expansion.
 

carl
 
There's also a paid update coming for Pro-Q / 2.0.

Really?!  Any idea what it will have/do that v1 doesn't?
 

Well yes, I assumed FF would have these features included like other MB's do.
 
Pro-Q will have improvements & new features. I'm guessing comparable to DMG's Equilibrium.