Mastering Compressor Recommendation
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- KVRAF
- 23102 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
I'm all about Tokyo Dawn Labs, u-he Presswerk and NI compressors.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 199 posts since 17 Aug, 2012
what do you think about fabfilter pro-c?
" Whether you need subtle mastering compression, an upfront lead vocal, that magic drum glue or deep EDM pumping"
its from fabfilter's website. so i think it could work as a mastering compressor.
" Whether you need subtle mastering compression, an upfront lead vocal, that magic drum glue or deep EDM pumping"
its from fabfilter's website. so i think it could work as a mastering compressor.
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- KVRist
- 459 posts since 31 Dec, 2010 from Perth
Pro-C 2 CERTAINLY works well as a mastering compressor.kvruser1000 wrote:what do you think about fabfilter pro-c?
" Whether you need subtle mastering compression, an upfront lead vocal, that magic drum glue or deep EDM pumping"
its from fabfilter's website. so i think it could work as a mastering compressor.
In reality it works well doing basically any type of compression, which is a nice bonus.
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- KVRist
- 198 posts since 30 Sep, 2015 from Germany
I like to use DC8C, Kotelnikov and / or Waves Linear Multiband, but I am far from being a good mastering engineer and especially DC8C is hard to handle if you don't know what you are exactly doing. Still I slowly progress by going trial and error, to actually find out how to NOT use them and get a feeling how to use them properly instead.
If you'd like something that does not fail when it comes to electronic music, go for Cytomic The Glue as TheoM said, can't go wrong with that one - I've rarely heard anything bad about it at all, it's quite THE go-to for many producers and engineers.
If you'd like something that does not fail when it comes to electronic music, go for Cytomic The Glue as TheoM said, can't go wrong with that one - I've rarely heard anything bad about it at all, it's quite THE go-to for many producers and engineers.
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- KVRian
- 673 posts since 6 Dec, 2015
Kotelnikov, Presswerk and ReaComp (this one not for mastering though, only for quick and dirty mixing) do the trick for me.
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- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
LVC Limited Max had a very good review and is affordable
http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/ ... max-622665
And Pressed Max
http://lvcaudio.com/plugins/
You can get 25% off with code facebook25
http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/ ... max-622665
And Pressed Max
http://lvcaudio.com/plugins/
You can get 25% off with code facebook25
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- KVRian
- 1246 posts since 14 Apr, 2008 from /* whitenoise */
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- KVRian
- 652 posts since 2 Mar, 2015 from UK
THe Glue is great it's included in Ableton live 9 standard and suite. I also like Fg-Red.
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- KVRian
- 673 posts since 6 Dec, 2015
Weird that the Slate digital compressors haven't been cited. Their reputation is well deserved, but I hate that iLok.
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- KVRAF
- 1822 posts since 25 Feb, 2005
Agreed Slate VBC is greatlolilol1975 wrote:Weird that the Slate digital compressors haven't been cited. Their reputation is well deserved, but I hate that iLok.
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- KVRian
- 715 posts since 3 May, 2007 from UK
I like the Slate FG-Red a lot, very nice bus / master compression.
I tend not to use the FG-Grey (SSL / VCA inspired one) as I have hardware and The Glue for that sound.
The FG-MU sounds awful to my ears due to the upper mid bump. It's a shame they didn't add a control to switch between its current response and a flat (or more flattering) one.
On most of the material I mix and master it sounds ugly, cold and harsh out of the gate
YMMV etc.
My favourite master/bus compressors are Kotelnikov GE, Waves API2500, DMG Audio Compassion, FG-Red and The Glue
I do however want another hardware comp, namely the Foote Control Systems P3S ME
Cheers
Scorb
I tend not to use the FG-Grey (SSL / VCA inspired one) as I have hardware and The Glue for that sound.
The FG-MU sounds awful to my ears due to the upper mid bump. It's a shame they didn't add a control to switch between its current response and a flat (or more flattering) one.
On most of the material I mix and master it sounds ugly, cold and harsh out of the gate
YMMV etc.My favourite master/bus compressors are Kotelnikov GE, Waves API2500, DMG Audio Compassion, FG-Red and The Glue
I do however want another hardware comp, namely the Foote Control Systems P3S ME
Cheers
Scorb
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- KVRAF
- 5486 posts since 15 Dec, 2011 from Bucharest, Romania
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- KVRAF
- 2375 posts since 12 Nov, 2014
Yep, I gotta say the Alpha is amoung my favs, I think the hardware is worth around $10,000, so I doubt I will ever get to own the real thing.
I'm also a fan of the T-Racks Opto Compressor, the Vertigo VSC-2, or the Millenia TCL-2, but there are really quite a few that can work really well in this context.
I'm also a fan of the T-Racks Opto Compressor, the Vertigo VSC-2, or the Millenia TCL-2, but there are really quite a few that can work really well in this context.
