VST mastering tools

[viktor80]

Which of these VST mastering tools is better?

Tone Boosters

Waves Transform

Sonnox Oxford

Nomad Factory

Wave Arts

STR Legacy Sleepy-Time DSP

 

[Massive Master]

You use what you need and what the mix asks for.

If you can't get 90% "there" with whatever EQ and dynamics control plugs you have in your DAW, it isn't the fault of the plugs... If there was a "best" brand of plug, it would be the only brand left.

 

[Paschalis I.]

You use what you need and what the mix asks for.

If you can't get 90% "there" with whatever EQ and dynamics control plugs you have in your DAW, it isn't the fault of the plugs... If there was a "best" brand of plug, it would be the only brand left.

Exactly. The engineer behind the tools makes the difference.

But still... if you want a mastering suite you can try Izotope Ozone.
It's a pretty cool 6 to 1 Mastering Bundle.

 

[Massive Master]

But it's made up of a bunch of things that the vast majority of mastering engineers never use.

 

[witzendoz]

Check out the T-racks stuff

Alan.

 

[TeyshaBlue]

I use the Massive Mastering™ plugin.




















It's an html link to John's site.

 

[TimOBrien]

VSTs?

Listen, do yourself a favor and spend $26 on a copy of
Bob Katz' "Mastering Audio: The Art and Science"

It's a college course in mastering that'll tell you how to do it RIGHT.

 

[mixsit]

But it's made up of a bunch of things that the vast majority of mastering engineers never use.

Gotta love it!

 

[Reloop]

I primarily use Sonnox plugs, Absolutely love um

 

[Undergrounds]

I like Izotope Ozone. It's professional mastering vst

 

[RAMI]

 

[mixsit]

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[RAMI]

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You got to hand it to Izotope. They've obviously got a great marketing department. No professionals use their product, yet they have everyone convinced it's a "professional mastering suite". Talk about propaganda. Are they a German company by any chance?

 

[mixsit]

You got to hand it to Izotope. They've obviously got a great marketing department. No professionals use their product, yet they have everyone convinced it's a "professional mastering suite". ..

Jeez I really wouldn't know that one way or the other, you really 'spose it runs pretty much that way though?

 

[Massive Master]

I like Izotope Ozone. It's professional mastering vst

I just think it's funny that he didn't even read two or three posts back.

You got to hand it to Izotope. They've obviously got a great marketing department. No professionals use their product, yet they have everyone convinced it's a "professional mastering suite". Talk about propaganda. Are they a German company by any chance?

To be fair, a lot of pros use it - sort of. I know several engineers that use the dithering, a few that use the limiter -- uh, none that use any of the maul-the-band garbage (A Haas filter for the low end?!? Who was high enough to come up with that?) or "Mastering Reverb" (whatever the heck that's supposed to be) or that EQ...

It's not completely worthless... Not like totally worthless...

 

[RAMI]

It's not completely worthless... Not like totally worthless...

I've always said that it has tools that can be used like any other. But I've known too many people, even people that I respect musically, that think it's a "mastering suite", and use the pre-sets and believe they can "match" their mixes with others. I'm sure some pros use it, but they don't really USE it.



Or something.