mastering free vst multi compressor

[EleosFever]

hey, is there any good free multi-band compressor vst?

 

[Seafroggys]

Reaper has one that's pretty decent, I guess.

What do you need a multi band compressor for?

 

[EleosFever]

for mastering. have anyone tips on how to use it for mastering?

 

[philbagg]

for mastering. have anyone tips on how to use it for mastering?

All I'll say is that it's nowhere near as simple as that.

 

[RAMI]

have anyone tips on how to use it for mastering?

If you have to ask, then the answer is: Don't.

 

[XLR]

If you have to ask, then the answer is: Don't.

Yep. Don't use it on anything you consider serious work if you don't know it in and out.

But learn to use it because, used right, it's a valuable tool.

Reaper's free VST ReacompX is good.
also...
Slim Slow Slider's multiband
JB Broadcast multiband
Equinox
IQ4 dynamic EQ

IMO though, Waves Linear Phase Multiband Comp is in a different league. But not free. Also Voxengo Soniformer.

 

[Massive Master]

for mastering. have anyone tips on how to use it for mastering?

Although for some unknown reason they're marketed as a "mastering" tool, it's a pretty rare occasion that you'll find a mastering engineer actually using one.

Many of us refer to them as "maul-the-band" compressors.

The only tip you can ever use for anything - mixing, mastering or otherwise, is to do what your ears are telling you to do.

(If they're telling you to use maul-the-band compression, I'd be far more concerned with why you'd need it than actually bothering to use one)

 

[Seafroggys]

for mastering. have anyone tips on how to use it for mastering?

What do you need a multi band compressor for?

 

[philbagg]

What do you need a multi band compressor for?

For mastering... duh

 

[RAMI]

What if you're only mastering one band's music at a time. Don't you only need a multi-band compressor if you're mastering more than one band at a time????

 

[philbagg]

What if you're only mastering one band's music at a time.

Pfft, like anybody does that these days

 

[Massive Master]

What if you're only mastering one band's music at a time. Don't you only need a multi-band compressor if you're mastering more than one band at a time????

Awesome.

 

[masteringhouse]

for mastering. have anyone tips on how to use it for mastering?

Just because it's multi-band it doesn't mean that you have to use all of them. Use an MBC to control a frequency balance issue that is dependent on dynamics. A de-esser is an example (a single band of MBC can be used for this) as well as a loose bottom end.

Don't just throw the thing over the entire mix though and expect magic to happen, use it to attack a specific problem like any other tool.