mix and master software

[LaupUK]

Hi
I am looking for pro standard mixing and mastering software to make the mix and master element of my production as easy as possible. Ideally something that automatically formats a mix / master for me and from that I can then edit accordingly?

I have looked at the Izotope range, is this the best option?

Many thanks,

Paul

 

[rob aylestone]

Pro standard is human - all the so called automated ones seem to me to take what you like and honed and change it to suit some algorithm with few chances to apply your own talent. Mixes are personal - I cannot imagine (despite them probably being good) giving this task to the machine. My mixes are not perfect, but they are mine. What is the point in letting the technology do it? Surely it just means you are not quite good enough, or maybe you are really good, but don't trust your own efforts?

 

[LoopMastering]

Any current DAW can do pro-standard mixing. iZotope is one of the better assistant-style options if you want a starting point, but it won’t automatically turn an unfinished mix into a finished one. I’d get the balance, panning, EQ, compression and automation working in the DAW first, then let Ozone suggest a mastering chain. Level-match its result against the unmastered version and turn off anything that makes the mix worse. The assistant is useful for speed and learning, not as a final decision maker. Try the demo on three very different songs before buying. If it keeps making the same mistake, you’ll know where its limits are.

 

[TalismanRich]

I played with one of the Ozone plugins that were a special deal. I didn't care for what it did. I just end up using the standard plugins that I have.

There are videos of what you might expect from different mastering houses and software. Run the same thing down 10 paths and you seem to end up in 10 different places. In the end it becomes someone else's vision of you work. Just listen to how the same track can be translated.



Remember, using mastering plugins is going to be affected by your monitoring chain. If your environment has a 100-200 Hz suckout, you'll probably master everything with a bass bump that others might dislike. If your environment is boomy, you're choices will probably result in thinner brighter sounding tracks.

 

[GONZO-X]

i used to use Wavelab.

highly recommended,
but since i changed DAW to Fender Studio Pro, everything i need is already built in.
check it out.

 

[Papanate]

You can go the simple route - Izotope Neutron and Ozone - and let them do there thing - or use them as a starting point and mix and master according to your standards -
but one caveat - you won’t learn much using them - the hows and whys get lost in the ease of use - and if you rely on software to make your decisions you will end up with
the same kind of mix every-time - you can also use MixingGTP (or other AI mixing ) and Landr Mastering (Or the many others) and you will get mixes and mastering in an instant - but you won’t get the satisfaction or confidence in your own abilties - and again you will get a file that may sound alright but you will never learn how it was done.