what plugs do you guys use on you master bus? do you find your self using the sameones all the time and why?

 

Graphic EQ and a compressor/limiter.

The comp depends on what kinda track Im doing, if its electro track ill try and use a transparent compressor and a limiter on top of that.

If its not an electro track ill use a compressor that has its own colour, usually PSP Vintage Warmer or an "old school" compressor.

Thats it usually.

Sometimes I have effects on the master that are automated for effect (filter or bit-crusher) during different sections.


How bout you?

 

kramer tape and slate vcc mixbus on every master bus (and group bus). kramer tape and vcc channel on every channel. If an eq is needed equality......

 

Nothing on the master bus

 

Basically compressor/limiter and an eq for little corrections. I tend to use the same ones but lately been trying others just to see how they sound

 

compressor --> EQ --> limiter

There are so many good plugins, I'll just name one of each:

Compressor: Stilwell Bombardier
EQ: DMGaudio Equality (or Equick for M/S)
Limiter: Fabfilter Pro-L

 

I use every plugin I can get my mouse on. The more.....the merrier.

 

Did you buy that Slate Virtual Console ?! --- I've been looking for that piece (MacOS) -- Interested in hearing my shit thru that one

 

Yup, first I took advantage of the rc-tube intro offer for 50 bucks with the free ilok2. then i got the upgrade promo for 99 for all the emus. Its as good as they say. way better than satson. unsure about mac tho. Got my sights set on this next.

UBK1

 

SSL buss compressor with low ratios and only a couple Db of gain reduction. Use for most tracking and most mixing. Mastering is another thing entirely.

 

you can add anything you want, as long it keeps the integrity of your mix, i would suggest the sausage fattener and experiment with other harmonic distortion vst's!!!

 

I THINK IT COMES AS A VST FOR (MAC)

 

Yeah -- I knew they had a Mac version, just don't have the cash at the moment to 'test it out'
(I wish they had iLok free -- time limited demos available)

Here's the breakdown:

Intel Mac 32bit: RTAS, AU, VST
Intel Mac 64bit: AU, VST
Windows 32bit: RTAS, VST
Windows 64bit: VST
*iLOK2 Dongle Required

 

13 Amp.

 

waves aural exciter and L3 Ultramaximizer with the CD MASTER PRESET 24bit makes my mix reel clean and loud them bounce it Down and use T-RACKS 3 to master it

 

Tube-Tech CL 1B
Brainworx BX_Digital V2
Voxengo Elephant

 

Word --- Nice ! That UBK sounds alright (just watched the demo video)

 

ATM I am using the 'Swedish House Mafia Mastering' from the first beats:

Compressor - EQ - Compressor - Vintage Warmer - Limiter.

Ableton Native Comp - Equick - Ableton Native Comp - VW - Fabfilter Pro-L.

 

Massey L-2007.

 

psp audioware vintage warmer / limiter (afraid to Eq at this stage)
So far that's all I've tried in "my less than a year of beat mashing" but one thing seems to be clear there are tons of warnings about non professional final mastering attempts.
Very useful threads.