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Description
Discover the limitless potential of your music with the FabFilter Pro-L 2 Limiter Plugin. This powerhouse tool is a must-have for any mastering or mixing engineer, offering an unrivaled blend of loudness and transparency. With its eight distinct limiting algorithms, Pro-L 2 provides a versatile suite of tools, ensuring the perfect touch for any genre or style. Whether you're refining an EDM track or fine-tuning a classical arrangement, this plugin delivers pristine sound quality without compromising clarity.
The Pro-L 2 stands out with its true peak limiting mode, which safeguards your audio from distortion during D/A conversion—a crucial feature for those running hot mixes. It also boasts extensive loudness metering compliant with industry standards like EBU R128 and ITU-R BS.1770-4, keeping your mixes in check across various platforms. For those working in surround sound, the Pro-L 2 supports Dolby Atmos 7.0.2 and 7.1.2 formats, making it an ideal choice for complex audio environments.
The redesigned interface is sleek and intuitive, allowing for a fast workflow. With features like 32x linear-phase oversampling and sophisticated dithering options, the Pro-L 2 ensures top-notch sound quality. Plus, its real-time level display provides crucial insights into gain reduction, making it easier to achieve the desired sound.
Key Features:
- Eight unique limiting algorithms for diverse applications
- True peak limiting for distortion-free audio during D/A conversion
- Extensive loudness metering compliant with EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-4, and ATSC A/85 standards
- Surround sound support, including Dolby Atmos 7.0.2 and 7.1.2 formats
- 32x linear-phase oversampling for superior sound quality
- Real-time level display with innovative modes
- Optional DC offset filter and external sidechain triggering
- Redesigned interface for an efficient workflow
- Supports common Pro Tools hardware control surfaces
- Compatible with macOS and Windows in VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native formats
Owner's manual
FabFilter Pro-L 2 Limiter Plugin User ManualProduct specs
| Software Type | Limiter |
| Platform | Mac, PC |
| Upgrade/Full | Full |
| Download/Boxed | Download |
| Bit Depth | 64-bit |
| Format | AAX Native, VST, VST3, AU, AudioSuite, CLAP |
| Hardware Requirements - Mac | Intel Core 2 Duo or higher, 4GB RAM minimum |
| Hardware Requirements - PC | Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 or higher, 4GB RAM minimum |
| OS Requirements - Mac | macOS 10.13 or later |
| OS Requirements - PC | Windows 7 SP1 or later |
FAQs
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Is the FabFilter Pro-L 2 a true peak limiter?
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Yes, the FabFilter Pro-L 2 is a true peak limiter, designed to prevent inter-sample peaks and ensure your audio doesn't clip in any playback system.
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What audio formats does the FabFilter Pro-L 2 support?
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The FabFilter Pro-L 2 supports AAX Native, VST, VST3, AU, AudioSuite, and CLAP formats, making it compatible with a wide range of DAWs.
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Can the FabFilter Pro-L 2 be used on both Mac and PC?
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Yes, the FabFilter Pro-L 2 is compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, requiring macOS 10.13 or later for Mac and Windows 7 SP1 or later for PC.
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What are the system requirements for running FabFilter Pro-L 2 on a Mac?
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To run FabFilter Pro-L 2 on a Mac, you'll need at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 4GB of RAM, with macOS 10.13 or later.
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Does the FabFilter Pro-L 2 offer loudness metering features?
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Yes, the FabFilter Pro-L 2 includes extensive loudness metering features, allowing you to monitor and control the loudness of your audio precisely.
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Introduction to FabFilter Pro-L 2 limiter
Reviews
PROS
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Intuitive and user-friendly interface with extensive visual feedback for easy learning
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High-quality sound with transparent limiting, even at high loudness levels
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Efficient CPU usage allows seamless integration into projects without performance issues
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Versatile with many modes suitable for various mastering purposes
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Consistently stable updates ensure compatibility with new operating systems
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Excellent visual aids for non-experts to understand audio signal changes
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Look-ahead function enhances mastering precision
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Comprehensive loudness metering for precise sound control
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Significant improvement over standard DAW limiters in sound quality
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Praised for its clean, powerful sound, ideal for mastering chains
CONS
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Lacks a loudness comparison function found in some competitors
5.0 out of 5
Based on 18 Reviews and 162 Ratings
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Limiting without limits
Like any other fabfilter plugin the first thing that stands out is the beautiful user interface. The visuals in this plugin are so helpful, especially if you're not a limiting expert you can see very clearly what is happening to your audio signal. Not going into all the different functions of this plugin i'm going to say this limiter can sound very transparant and can go very loud without clipping. Although it doesn't have the loudness comparison function the Slate Digital FG-X which is fantastic the fabfilter limiter has my vote. I tried the sonnox limiter, fg-x and some of the well known UAD plugs but the fantastic interface and clean sound make this my go to limiter.
Version: FabFilter Pro-L 1198
One of the cleanest and most effective plugins I know of
Well, pretty much all Fabfilter plugins are pretty awesome, amazingly easy to use, and you get a lot of visual feedback on the screen in regards your settings changes. So it actually even helps to learn more about compression and limiting.
Version: FabFilter Pro-L 1618
Fabfilter Pro L2
Loud and clear
A true peak limiter is an essential tool for every mastering or mixing engineer. Are you looking for a professional, feature-packed limiter that is loud and transparent at the same time, equipped with extensive loudness metering? Then FabFilter Pro-L 2 is your weapon of choice!
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FabFilter Pro-L Limiter Plugin
A brickwall limiter is an essential tool for every mastering or mixing engineer. Are you looking for a professional, feature-packed limiter that is loud and transparent at the same time? Then FabFilter Pro-L is your weapon of choice!
Version: FabFilter Pro-L 12049
great limiter
This is my main limiter at the end of the master chain. It has a very nice clean sound.
Version: FabFilter Pro-L 1Artist usage
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Mentioned in this November 2017 Sound on Sound interview.
“I always have a few plug-ins on my mastering bus in Cubase,” says Zedd, “one of them being LVC-Audio’s ClipShifter. I feel that limiters cut your transients far too much, and especially in my music it’s not necessary to limit too much. So I use ClipShifter, which handles transients that go over zero better than your DAW. It can handle anything from 6-12 dB over zero. The signal then goes into the iZotope’s Ozone, in which I use a preset that gives me all the highs I need, with stereo widening. It also adds a bit of compression and maximising. At the very end I’ll then add a limiter, like the AOM Invisible Limiter or the FabFilter Pro-L, just for a little more volume."
In this studio session with Afrojack you can see him using the FabFilter Pro-L Limiter Plugin at around 1:49:35.
Diplo posted a picture on Facebook of a message he sent when someone asks what is favorite VST plugin is.
"everyday it changes right now its a simple limiter from fabfilter - pro L/all the waves bundles.. and i got a great UAD appolo but i dont use it enough .. so may great plugs in that .. a like a lot of cooler small plugs i find like bitspeak that i used to make a lot of drops last year.. i could go into it all day on here but Facebook would not be very into it.."
Madeon uses the FabFilter Pro-L 2 Limiter Plugin on his master channel, as confirmed in his Reddit AMA.
In this video at 44:29 we can see FabFilter Pro-L 2 Limiter Plugin on a master bus
Laidback Luke uses the FabFilter Pro-L Limiter on his master channel. He tweets "I only use the @FabFilter Pro-L on my master for mashups. When I make edits in @ableton it doesn't degrade."
He recommends this plugin several times, again saying "Try and use the Fabfilter Pro-L limiter instead [of the stock Ableton one]. That's a very clean and clear limiter."
Dj Snake uses the FabFilter Pro-L 2 Limiter Plugin, as shown in his Instagram post celebrating the holidays.
Album Usage
The FabFilter Pro-L 2 Limiter Plugin has been featured on the following albums:
volc3
George Daniel (2025)
Chlorine
George Daniel (2024)
Welcome To My Island (George Daniel & Charli XCX Remix)
Charli XCX & George Daniel & Caroline Polachek (2023)
Wallsocket
underscores (2023)
Rare
Selena Gomez (2020)
Risk of Rain 2
Chris Christodoulou (2020)
Show Tracks
Skrillex & Alvin Risk & Sonny Moore & BEAM (2019)
Echoes
Ben Duffy & Kove (2019)
Forever
Taska Black (2018)
The Chasm (Ben Walter and Satellite Empire Remix)
Crystal Skies (2017)
Is It Love
3LAU (2016)
Dharma
Headhunterz & KSHMR (2016)
Purpose (Deluxe)
Justin Bieber (2015)
Rio (feat. Digital Farm Animals)
Netsky (2015)
Edge EP
Neonlight (2015)
Against All Odds
Dyro (2014)
Beast
Borgeous & Thomas Gold (2014)
Max Ammo
Firebeatz (2013)
Remember
Thomas Gold (2013)
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