FabFilter Pro vs Combustor

FabFilter Pro-G is a high quality gate/expander plug-in for mixing and mastering purposes, with flexible side chain options and great interface design. The Pro-G app filters the microphone input and plays it back in real-time. To use Pro-G as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like Auria, AUM or Cubasis. Pro-G will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app. Key features: - Five perfectly fine-tuned expander/gate algorithms: Classic, Clean, Vocal, Guitar and an upward expansion style - Beautifully program-dependent attack and release curves - Precise and helpful metering, including a real-time level display - Low CPU usage - Adjustable range, hold time and knee settings - Optional look-ahead time up to 10 ms - Expert mode that offers highly customizable side chain and level options, conveniently hidden in normal mode - Mono, stereo or mid/side processing - Up to four times linear-phase oversampling - Zero-latency operation mode - External side chain option - MIDI triggering: open the gate/expander with your MIDI keyboard - Separate dry/wet level settings - Easy to set up for common gating/expansion situations with the included factory presets - Undo/redo and A/B comparison "FabFilter's slick, innovative interfaces make FabFilter Pro-G a joy to use. For pros and beginners alike, Pro-G is a superb tool!" — Music Tech Magazine

*** Note: Combustor is an Audio Unit effect extension and requires an AUv3 compatible host app, like Logic Pro, Drambo or GarageBand. It does not run as a standalone app *** Combustor is a unique, wild resonating body fashioned to spice up or extremely transform your tracks. At the heart of Combustor is a custom time bending resonator that doesn't sound like anything you have heard before. You can create anything from vibrant, distorted texture, perfectly suited for "hardcore" electronic musicians, to subtle physical resonance, which is often lacking in synthesized sounds. Combustor contains an envelope follower, to create dynamic-controlled pitch or filter sweeps. It also has MIDI input, that controls resonator's pitch, to make something melodic and organic out of non-melodic sounds, like drums. With just a few knob turns, a boring sound can be turned into screaming madness that sounds like it went out of control. A simple and straightforward interface makes Combustor a performative tool that allows you to directly interact with your sound.