Hi,
Right now, I am writing Dance / Amb kind of music without vocal. I'd like to have yr comments / suggestions on mastering suite. My budget is around $400 (hopefully enough). Is iZotope is one of the best one to start with ?
Regards!
Cowby
Your fav. mastering suite ?
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- KVRAF
- 7624 posts since 21 Dec, 2002 from MD USA
You are going to get A LOT of different answers.
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- KVRist
- 72 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
I like to use individual plugins as needed to mastering.
At the moment mostly MeldaProduction plugins.
http://www.meldaproduction.com/plugins/ ... ringBundle
Yes it is over your budget (612 $) but these are also useful plugins in mixing not just mastering.
At the moment mostly MeldaProduction plugins.
http://www.meldaproduction.com/plugins/ ... ringBundle
Yes it is over your budget (612 $) but these are also useful plugins in mixing not just mastering.
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- KVRist
- 115 posts since 4 Nov, 2011 from Babylon 5
toneboosters plugins. affordable, good, covers almost all aspect of mastering needs.
http://www.toneboosters.com
http://www.toneboosters.com
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- KVRAF
- 40265 posts since 11 Aug, 2008 from clown world
Toontrack EZMix2 Mastering Packs.
Most of the ''Mastering'' videos I've seen on YouTube are about fixing problems that should have already been sorted out during the mixing stage.
I'm probably the only one who will suggest this option but it's not as crazy as it might seem imho.
Most of the ''Mastering'' videos I've seen on YouTube are about fixing problems that should have already been sorted out during the mixing stage.
I'm probably the only one who will suggest this option but it's not as crazy as it might seem imho.
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
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- KVRAF
- 4584 posts since 21 Sep, 2005
Ozone really. Then again you might get away with Alloy depending on what you are doing, and you can use that on tracks and busses too.
Voxengo Voxformer or Drumformer are also pretty nifty with lots of really well integrated and useful features. No bloat and an amazing sound - nice big interface. Consider them at least. I use these more than Ozone for most things, because they do the job. The gate is one of the best going. It can just subtly add snap and rhythym to any track. Nice saturaton too. Give them a go.
Voxengo Voxformer or Drumformer are also pretty nifty with lots of really well integrated and useful features. No bloat and an amazing sound - nice big interface. Consider them at least. I use these more than Ozone for most things, because they do the job. The gate is one of the best going. It can just subtly add snap and rhythym to any track. Nice saturaton too. Give them a go.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1141 posts since 2 Feb, 2005
Tks all for your valuable suggestions and sharing...
Tonebooster is so good sounding ! For the rest of the suggestion, will have a look in youtube see how ppl using them for mixing and try to understand the workflow.
Pls if you have more suggestions?
Tonebooster is so good sounding ! For the rest of the suggestion, will have a look in youtube see how ppl using them for mixing and try to understand the workflow.
Pls if you have more suggestions?
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- KVRian
- 656 posts since 25 Sep, 2010
As the very first reply from ATS says, you're going to get a lot of answers. By the time this thread has run its course it will likely have listed every mastering tool on the market.
There's a reason for that. 10 people can use 10 different tools and get equally good results. The reality is that they all do the same thing, perhaps with more or less intelligence, or maybe more ergonomically-friendly user interfaces. But the end result is the same - as long as you know what you're doing, of course. That just takes practice.
Having said that, I'd recommend Ozone as the place to start. For the individual who's still trying to get a handle on the whole mastering thing, nothing is easier to achieve good results with.
There's a reason for that. 10 people can use 10 different tools and get equally good results. The reality is that they all do the same thing, perhaps with more or less intelligence, or maybe more ergonomically-friendly user interfaces. But the end result is the same - as long as you know what you're doing, of course. That just takes practice.
Having said that, I'd recommend Ozone as the place to start. For the individual who's still trying to get a handle on the whole mastering thing, nothing is easier to achieve good results with.
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- KVRian
- 605 posts since 31 Aug, 2012
Toneboosters very transparent excellent for mastering ! I also really like the Ni Vary MU and Ni Passive eq for mastering very sharp and mixes gets really louder and open with those two ..
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- KVRian
- 1145 posts since 29 Jun, 2012
Using Ozone 5 and pleased with it--but haven't had experience with other mastering suites.
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- KVRian
- 702 posts since 19 Mar, 2014 from Denver, CO
Another vote for fabfilter. I haven't messed with other options other than the stock stuff in Ableton Live, but love the UI, (fantastic pre/post waveform display if you turn it on) great sound, and plenty of great options: EQing with Mid/Side or Left/Right, great compressor, nice multi-band compressor if that's your thing, and I love the limiter. It's also got a fantastic de-esser from what I've read although I have yet to use it.
