Sonic Maximizer ... has a place in Mastering ?

lukejs · 17th March 2010

Hi.. I see that the newer sonic maximizer 882i has very low noise, and balanced in's and out's... I have always thought this to be a cheapo live sound gizmo, and didn't have a place in a pro recording or mastering studio.. Anyone have anything good to say about it ? (anything bad is welcome too... hahhahah ) thanks ! ( I have the original plugin version that kinda always sounded a bit harsh and tiny... maybe the newer hardware version is better ? )

Odeon-Mastering · 17th March 2010

BBE Sonic Maximizer

This might be helpful.

wado1942 · 17th March 2010

I will answer all your questions with a single word.... no.

Odeon-Mastering · 17th March 2010

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Originally Posted by wado1942

I will answer all your questions with a single word.... no.

Plain and simple
... the thread has some nice info about the unit...but yes I agree with you 100%.

MASSIVE Master · 17th March 2010

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Originally Posted by lukejs

(I have the original plugin version that kinda always sounded a bit harsh and tiny... )

Must be a good emulation.

Flying_Dutchman · 18th March 2010

it´s a professional door stopper
Peace

LFF · 18th March 2010

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Originally Posted by Flying_Dutchman

it´s a professional door stopper
Peace

Really? I tried that and it didn't work well for that either.

psykostx · 18th March 2010

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(I have the original plugin version that kinda always sounded a bit harsh and tiny... )

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Must be a good emulation.

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ha. its funny because its true!

MASSIVE Master · 18th March 2010

The best humor usually has a note of truth in it.

princeplanet · 18th March 2010

Yeah, you'll find no love here for the BBE, but it has uses, great on toms, or for brightening cassettes! Or try this- try a 4 Khz cut before the BBE and crank it til the top end is "close" to where it was. Now you have the "corrective" time (as well as some freq dependent compression) domain processing without so much of the brittle high mid. Worked for me a couple of times on things that were "hit" records where I'm from...

diogo_c · 21st March 2010

Yes - if you are mastering grindcore, punk and other stuff that's supposed to sound bad.

12ax7 · 21st March 2010

Not much call for this anymore, but...

The only time I would EVER recommend putting it across a two-mix is if you are dubbing cassettes (to fight the mud).

(Even then, use it lightly, and don't push the lows.)

17th March 2010	#1
lukejs Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas Posts: 926 Thread Starter	Sonic Maximizer ... has a place in Mastering ? Hi.. I see that the newer sonic maximizer 882i has very low noise, and balanced in's and out's... I have always thought this to be a cheapo live sound gizmo, and didn't have a place in a pro recording or mastering studio.. Anyone have anything good to say about it ? (anything bad is welcome too... hahhahah ) thanks ! ( I have the original plugin version that kinda always sounded a bit harsh and tiny... maybe the newer hardware version is better ? )

17th March 2010	#2
Odeon-Mastering Gear addict Joined: Sep 2008 Location: A country occupied by the Bankers used to be called Hellas Posts: 463 Verified Member	BBE Sonic Maximizer This might be helpful. __________________ The End Of Fear

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18th March 2010	#10
princeplanet Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,022	Yeah, you'll find no love here for the BBE, but it has uses, great on toms, or for brightening cassettes! Or try this- try a 4 Khz cut before the BBE and crank it til the top end is "close" to where it was. Now you have the "corrective" time (as well as some freq dependent compression) domain processing without so much of the brittle high mid. Worked for me a couple of times on things that were "hit" records where I'm from...

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diogo_c Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,792	Yes - if you are mastering grindcore, punk and other stuff that's supposed to sound bad.

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12ax7 Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,139	Not much call for this anymore, but... The only time I would EVER recommend putting it across a two-mix is if you are dubbing cassettes (to fight the mud). (Even then, use it lightly, and don't push the lows.)