Sometimes I use Pro-MB to compress/control a tight band at the muddy mid frequencies around 500 Hz (frequency differs per mix). Sometimes I use Pro-MB to tame the low frequencies of a bassy track while leaving the high frequencies untouched so controlling the lows doesn't take the bite out of the highs, such as making a bass sound more controlled or sidechaining to punch holes in the bass track whenever the kick drum is loud. Pro-MB specializes in this, but it has fewer compression options and different metering than Pro-C2. I reach for Pro-MB when I want different frequencies to get different compression treatments. I sometimes use Pro-C2 to add "character" like pumping or grittiness as a harmonic tool, for example making a copy of a drum track pump and distort and then mixing that in with my clean drum track to make the drums sound beefier. I sometimes use Pro-C2 to tame the dynamics of a track so the loudest parts don't peak out in an annoying way. It includes some cool metering options and "style" options that change the way the compressor behaves and how much extra "character" is added to the original sound, so Pro-C2 is a great tool for the many different ways you might use compression. The many ways compression can be used is a vast topic, but for cases where you want to compress a track Pro-C2 has the most options and flexibility out of the 3 plugins being discussed. To answer your most recent question, Pro-C2 does have some cool options and metering views that Pro-MB lacks. Compressors are used on most everything, at least lightly, these days. Expanders do the exact opposite, increasing the dynamic range by making the low level information quieter, increasing dynamic range. Compressors reduce the dynamic range, pushing the high level information down so that you can turn up the volume overall: reducing the dynamic range. Compressors help control the difference between low and high volumes in your sound, often described as "dynamic range".
#FABFILTER MB VS FLX PRO#
Pro C2 is a compressor, so it does to the entire sound what the MB can do to sections of a sound, though the MB can also be used on the entire frequency range of.
#FABFILTER MB VS FLX FULL#
I use it on full drum kits if I can't get separate tracks to control hi hats or the kick or snare, or bass lines that I like the tone but want to control the lows only when they get over a particular volume. Basically, you can compress sections of the frequency range based on its own dynamics, external signals, or the dynamics of another frequency range in the same sound. There is a technical difference between a dynamic equalizer and a multiband compressor, but if you are just starting out then that is the best way to describe it. Pro MB is a multiband compressor/expander, so I would use that anywhere you would need dynamic equalization. I'm guessing you could use it on individual tracks, but I prefer the flux pure limiter for that. Mainly, the fact that it is the best true peak limiter on the market is why it's my one and only master limiter. It also can give you pumping brutal limiting if you're into that. I use this for my mastering limiter because it is the most versitile limiter I've have, though typically I go for absolute transparency which Pro L does very easily. I use Pro L only on the master bus with 4x over sampling and isp enabled.