Gearslutz.com - View Single Post - What other mastering tools do this?
View Single Post
Old 9th February 2009   #5
fader8
Gear maniac
 
fader8's Avatar
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 247

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unsigned Studios View Post
At the moment I use Altiverb for a touch of mastering EQ, a small plate from a Lexicon 450 it that's the right model number. But the M/S feature is so powerful i might end up using ozone's reverb, which setting wise seems a little basic. Are mastering reverbs basic?
While tools like DrMS can be fun, take the time to learn how to make an MS encode and decode matrix in your DAW's mixer. The amount of control you'll have is better, and, you can use whatever plug-in you like, or hardware for that matter. Search here for various threads on the subject.

Quote:
Last but not least a mastering feature I'd like to get into: making the low end of the mix more monophonic.
If you MS just the bass frequencies, you can simply reduce the side signal. I've done this with the RNDigital Splizer plug with really good results. Sometimes just using the result in a parallel compression path.
__________________
"Yes, I know what I'm talking about, but that doesn't mean I'm right."
-Randall Thomas
fader8 is offline   Reply With Quote