FabFilter Pro-R 2 Reverb Plugin

Description

Give Your Music Some Space

Natural sound, musical controls

As one of the most used effects in the audio world, reverbs come in all forms and flavors. FabFilter Pro-R 2 stands out with stellar sound quality, being able to recreate natural spaces as well as classic vintage and plate reverbs that sit in the mix perfectly. At the same time, our unique interface design with intuitive musical controls make it simply a joy to work with.

Make some space

FabFilter Pro-R 2 takes a musical approach to reverb, offering userfriendly, non-technical controls like Brightness, Character and Distance to achieve the reverb sound you are looking for —without requiring a degree in reverb science.

The stepless Space control lets you fade between dozens of different, carefully tuned room models, automatically choosing a matching decay time for a natural-sounding result.

Shape the decay time

The decay time of a real room often varies wildly over the frequency spectrum, which is one of the key ingredients of a room’s reverb character. To simulate this, the industry-first Decay Rate EQ concept in FabFilter Pro-R 2 offers completely free adjustment of the decay time over the frequency spectrum.

Since it uses parametric EQ bands instead of a traditional crossover system, it provides much more flexibility to shape the decay time characteristics. Together with the integrated 6-band Post-EQ, designing reverbs of any style or character has never been easier.

Versatility galore

New Vintage and Plate algorithms let you recreate classic digital reverb units of the ’80s and ’90s, as well as the evocative metallic sound of plate reverbs. The Thickness control adds saturation and compression, while the built-in Ducking feature makes it easy to let the reverb blend in with the mix.

Of course, you also get all the usual FabFilter goodies: perfectly tuned knobs, interactive MIDI Learn, Smart Parameter Interpolation for smooth parameter transitions, an extensive help file with interactive help hints, and much more.

Full immersive audio support

Place reverbs in three-dimensional space with support for immersive channel layouts up to 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos. Pro-R 2 configures itself for multichannel formats automatically whenever it is added to a surround channel, and individual Decay Rate and Post EQ bands can be applied to any combination of channels using the new Speakers panel. Meanwhile, the new Surround Settings panel provides straightforward controls for balancing the relative levels of every reverb parameter — Predelay, Character, Decay Rate, etc — between the front and back of the immersive space. A massive amount of work has gone into the implementation of surround cross feeding, delivering an exceptionally convincing sense of space; and with its intuitive approach and liberating flexibility, Pro-R 2 yields spectacular results without letting complicated channel routing get in the way of creativity.

All-new Vintage and Plate reverb Styles

Expanding on the clean, natural sound of Pro-R, Pro-R 2 introduces two new reverb algorithms that bring a diversity of retro flavors to mixes. ‘Vintage’ is inspired by classic digital reverb units of the ’80s and ’90s, and is the go-to for long, bright hyper-real spatial ambiences, while ‘Plate’ serves up the evocative metallic sound of plate reverb — ideal for drums and vocals. Together, the two new styles broaden Pro-R 2’s spatializing remit out from the realistic physical environments for which its predecessor was known into more overtly synthetic textural territory.

Impulse response (IR) import

As if tripling the number of reverb styles on offer was not enough, Pro-R 2 also adds the ability to import impulse responses and have them automatically recreated as algorithmic setups — including Decay Rate and Post EQ shaping — that closely match their sonic characteristics. Whether wanting to binge on the vast array of free impulse responses available online, or capture and emulate favorite vocal booth, drum room, or hardware reverb in Pro-R 2, IR import opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Extended reverb parameters and controls

Pro-R 2 provides even more tools with which to design dream reverbs. Set the wet signal level to drop whenever the dry signal is present with the Ducking control; dial in density and saturation with the Thickness knob; get your Phil Collins on with the tempo-syncable Auto Gate; and capture and hold the tail indefinitely with a click of the Freeze button. No matter what anyone’s reverberation goal might be, Pro-R 2 has everything needed to realize it.

Full-featured preset browser

A great improvement on the simple hierarchical menu of Pro-R, Pro-R 2’s streamlined new preset browser makes it easier than ever to navigate and manage the factory library and user presets. Assign editable tags for filtered searching, set presets as favorites for one-click filtering, and add author names and text descriptions. And if the original Pro-R is installed then all its presets appear in Pro-R 2’s library as well.

Top Features

Three Distinct Reverb Algorithms: Modern, Vintage, and Plate for a wide range of textures.

Stepless Space Control: Adjust room size and decay characteristics effortlessly.

Decay Rate EQ: Shape the reverb’s decay across frequencies for enhanced tonal control.

Impulse Response Import: Import external IR files for algorithmic reverb customization.

Ducking Feature: Automatically lowers reverb levels during dry signal prominence to maintain clarity.

Auto-Gate Function: Create rhythmic and gated reverb effects for dynamic sound design.

Pre-Delay and Attack Controls: Fine-tune how the reverb interacts with the dry signal.

Thickness Control: Adjust the density and saturation of the reverb for added warmth and presence.

Additional Features

Beautifully designed room models, ranging from small ambiences and rooms to large concert halls and huge cathedrals

Full immersive / Dolby Atmos® functionality with channel layouts up to 9.1.6. A lot of time has been spent to implement surround cross feeding, resulting in an exceptionally convincing ‘sense of space’

Introducing two brand-new reverb algorithms: Vintage and Plate recreating classic digital reverbs and the metallic plate sound

Carefully developed to easily fit in the mix without causing undesirable coloration, density or phase problems

Gorgeous Retina interface with large interactive reverb display featuring Decay Rate EQ and Post EQ curves

Very easy to set up with user-friendly non-technical controls

Distance control to adjust the proximity to the sound source in the selected space

Introducing a full-featured preset browser with support for tags, favorites and easy searching and filtering

The Character control changes the sound from a clean transparent decay to a lively reverb with pronounced reflections and echoes all the way to an over-modulated chorus-like effect

Added optional Speakers setting for Decay Rate and Post EQ bands in surround/immersive layouts offering much more control over decay times in a room model

Added mid/side and L/R options for Post EQ bands

Perfectly tuned Brightness knob, affecting not only overall brightness, but also the decay of high frequencies

Mix knob with a Lock Mix option which prevents preset loading from overriding the current mix setting

Predelay control ranging from 0 to 500 ms with optional host tempo sync

Innovative six-band Decay Rate EQ giving you full control over the decay rate at different frequencies

Introducing Impulse Response import. You can now import IR files which will be analyzed by Pro-R 2 and converted to reverb settings, decay rate and output EQ to match the sound of the IR as well as possible

Added Thickness

Ducking and Auto Gate controls

Stepless Space control which smartly and smoothly combines the room model and decay time of the reverb. You can choose from over a dozen carefully designed room models and seamlessly vary between them without hearing clicks or unwanted artifacts

Decay Rate control changing the overall decay time from 25% to 400% of the current Space setting

Introducing Freeze button

Resizable interface, full screen mode and customizable scaling

Six-band Post EQ to equalize the final reverb sound. Together with the Decay Rate EQ this lets you design reverbs of any style or character

Intelligent Stereo Width control ranging from pure mono to true stereo and beyond

Added output level metering and optional piano display scale

Real-time spectrum analyzer that also visualizes the decay time at different frequencies

Stereo, mono and immersive/Atmos® 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

Why You Need FabFilter Pro-R 2

FabFilter Pro-R 2 was created to provide a reverb plug-in that delivers exceptionally natural, musical sound while offering a high level of control over the reverb character. Designed for use in a variety of fields such as music production, film scoring, and sound design, this tool aims to give professionals the flexibility to craft spatial effects with depth, warmth, and realism. The product stands out by integrating intuitive controls with powerful features, allowing users to shape their reverbs to fit their creative vision.

Who This is For

The primary target market for FabFilter Pro-R 2 includes mixing and mastering engineers who need a transparent and versatile reverb for any mix, music producers working across genres from electronic to orchestral, film and game sound designers looking for realistic environmental effects, broadcast and post-production engineers focused on dialogue mixing and immersive content, and live sound engineers who need studio-quality reverb in live settings.

What This Package Competes With

FabFilter Pro-R 2 competes with products like Valhalla Room, Lexicon PCM Native Reverb Bundle, and Waves H-Reverb. Compared to Valhalla Room, which is more affordable but lacks advanced controls like the Decay Rate EQ and Ducking feature, Pro-R 2 offers superior flexibility and precision. Against Lexicon PCM, a high-end reverb collection known for its lush sound but high cost, Pro-R 2 provides modern workflow features like Impulse Response Import and is more efficient in terms of CPU usage. While Waves H-Reverb offers versatility, it tends to be more complex and CPU-intensive, whereas Pro-R 2 maintains simplicity in its interface without sacrificing power or performance.

FabFilter Pro-R 2 System Requirements

Mac

Cpu: Apple Silicon or Intel processor
Version: 10.13 or higher
Internet_required: No
Support: 64_bit
Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AU, AAX, OTHER

Windows

Version: 11, 10, 8, 7 or Vista
Internet required: No
Support: 32_bit, 64_bit
Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AAX, OTHER

FabFilter Pro-R 2 Demo Video