Gullfoss vs FabFilter Pro-C 2
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Specs compared
| Gullfoss | FabFilter Pro-C 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | AU, VST, VST3, AAX Native | VST, VST3, CLAP, AU (Audio Units), AAX Native, AudioSuite |
| Official price | EUR 178.00 (no USD price listed on the official store) | — |
| Editions | Gullfoss, Gullfoss Live, Gullfoss Master (share one installer) | — |
| Processing latency | ~20ms (Gullfoss & Gullfoss Master); ~2ms (Gullfoss Live) | — |
| Sample rates | 16 kHz to 384 kHz | — |
| Channels | Mono-to-mono or stereo-to-stereo (stereo compatible with M/S) | — |
| EQ update rate | ~300 equalizer updates per second; ~1000 auditory model updates per second | — |
| System requirements | macOS 10.9+ / Windows 7+, 64-bit host, OpenGL 3.2+; iLok License Manager for activation (no dongle required) | — |
| Compression styles | — | 8 styles (3 original v1 styles plus 5 new in v2: Clean, Classic, Opto, Vocal, Mastering, Bus, Punch, Pumping) |
| Oversampling | — | Up to 4x internal oversampling |
| Side chain | — | Side-chain EQ section plus external side-chain triggering |
| Stereo handling | — | Variable stereo linking and mid/side processing (mid-only, side-only, M>S, S>M) |
| Platforms | — | Windows and macOS, 32-bit and 64-bit hosts |
| Audition triggering | — | Audition Triggering option to hear which parts of the audio are triggering compression |
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