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Dear friends and colleagues, it's with great sadness that I have to inform you my studio has been burgled, here in Los...

We have a new sub-forum titled "Mastering for Beginners" (see above) Some of the past threads will be moved there...

1) Please search the forum prior to posting. Many topics have already been discussed ad infinitum. This will avoid clutter and...

Hey guys I’m working with a client who reminds me of The White Stripes/Hives - tight rhythms and dead space. The artist...

just got a BlackBox HG2 . I put it on a my master before the limiter . Here are the files with/without the BBox...

I want to emulate the response of my hardware Chandler Germanium Compressors with FIRComp2. Most things are fairly obvious, but...

Hi Guys I bought a Prism Lyra 2 I want to try out the method of clipping the converter. Do I need an outboard piece of...

This is a proposal for a friendly mastering shootout/comparison where a bunch of MEs have access to a mix, submit masters,...

Hi folks, I'd like to share a brief review of an exceptional compressor, the Vacuvox U23, in a mastering context. TBH I haven't...

Hello All, I am curious about the MX processing is on the Lavry MX and new Lavry Savitr. The Savitr manual describes it as...

Hello there, I'm trying to make a choice for my monitoring conversion setup and I'm really torn between the either the...

Looks good. From Justin_P on the Wavelab forum... I always deliver EP and album masters for approval in two formats. ...

Hey! I am mastering my EDM mixes. I want a analog compressor for mastering or 2-bus. I heard some examples on YouTube. Which...

Anyone tried this? Really impressive. Not a full digital mastering EQ by any stretch, lacks a few vital tools...

Title says it all... What's the punchiest limiter plugin you've come across?

I'm in the market for a Vari Mu. I'm interested to know if anyone has had the opportunity to demo this unit and A/B it against...

I have been searching for the best way to implement the Maselec MTC1 elliptical filter in software for mixing atmos files. I...

A valued member has deleted his account. Again. It's a shame, and a real loss to the forum. He contributed a lot of very...

Is there any advantage getting Hofa if I already have Wavelab 11. I do already have the player maker ddp program. I like that.

Does anyone use this compressor? It seems like a mystery unit... very little about it here and no good demo vids on Youtube....

I just notice something about the MM1. They say the following information about the plug in. The same algorithm is also...

Hello everybody, nice to meet you, I’m Jaap and I’m new on gearspace. I wanted to know more about this pair of equalizer that...

I've recently done some testing to find out which technical loudness measure best reflects the difference in loudness as...

So I just found out that in order to complete some patching 2 of my Digisnakes need 4TRS 4XLR rather than 8TRS since this is not...

Hello! I am interested in getting started with AD clipping and looking at the Dangerous music AD+ to do this. But I get a...

I would assume at the mastering stage open back headphones are the best choice since they provide more open sound. Which do you...

I have been wondering about this questions for a few years, and hopefully someone with the tech/science/programming/theory chops...

Hi everyone, I have a Mytek 8x192 ADDA which I am using for tracking and feeding my chain. I recently got a Mytek Manhattan...

Hi Folk! I'm using a cranesong Hedd quantum right now, but I would like to have 8 channels. I'm looking for a...

I already have a Cranesong and a SmartC2 but I'd like to use the Smart on drums and substitute with an Api 2500 or a Vertigo for...

I work with Logic Pro (I don't think it matters) and all ITB. When I have all the mixed songs ready to send for mastering, Logic...

There's a new product by SSL called the Fusion. I got to use it briefly and was pretty impressed with it. I would have liked...

Now - I reckon everyone has that little thing they do that gives them a bit of their signature sound... And, I know that...

How can "down firing" or "side firing" subs - that move in a plane perpendicular to the main speakers - ever...

While I know that LUFS is an estimated loudness measure and is not perfectly on point, I'm kind of confused. Some of my mixes...

If you want to make sure your result is not biased by other people's observations, do the test before reading posts below or...

Curious what the mastering community thinks of the latest Rolling Stones Tattoo You remaster. Seems they went for the...

WaveLab 11 is out today. Lots of new features such as plugin parameter automation, lanes which help with stem mastering and...

Been having a look at McDSP APBs, wondered if anyone had tried them out for mastering? Tried searching here, but they don't seem...

Shaker Desk is an A/B Path console for mastering directly from open reel tape to lacquer master record. A vinyl record is a...

Hi, I am searching for the best native Vari-Mu emulation (or with a similar glueing without compressing too much behaviour)...

Hi all, I need some help as I would like to buy an opto compressor for mix/master bus (I do electronic music). I would like...

Hi folks, I know this is a question for an accountant, but does anyone know if, as an E.U. business, i need to charge VAT to a...

Just wondering if any of our resident mastering experts have any ideas... When archiving a vinyl LP digitally, are there any...

Brand new Converter from RME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpi1ZmXtfKY It seems they tried to build the absolute best...

I'm looking to replace my 8200 mix buss EQ (which I love) with something that has detented knobs and I thought I might as well go...

Im looking for a main mastering EQ and am deciding between trying one of these two SPL PQ or Maselec MEA-2 Can anyone with...

Hi, basic question about Dithering and ISPL. All my projects are 48/24 and I then export to 44/16 mostly for upload to streaming....

Ok ch'all, I realize that these instant mastering sites get a lot of debate, criticism, etc...that's not what this thread is...

I noticed that the Sony Music vinyl pre-master submission requirements contain a provision to include track index markers in the...

Does anyone have any experience with this device? There does not seem to be a lot of users, but I really like the design ethos...

Quick question: When clients ask for 24 bit WAVs of their masters, and they don't specify what sample rate they want (do they...

My friend let me borrow his record of Pink Floyd Live at Knebworth. He said he was disappointed with the sound vs the CD and...