Big Ass Mastering Suite - Free REs and VSTs for mastering all in one unit
Posted: 26 Nov 2022
Just upgraded to R12 during the sale and decided to try out making a new combinator by tossing together a bunch of free mastering related devices and VST plugins. Wanted something to make it easy to try out different devices and switch between low impact built-in devices for recording and more resource hungry VSTs for mixing and mastering.
Basic rundown (more posted below with list of free rack extensions / vsts used):
Version 1: 5U Parallel: EQs in Series -> Split to Compressors in parallel -> Combined and then split to limiters in Parallel.
Version 2: 4U Series: Same as above but limiters are run together in series.
Put a bunch knobs to control REs on the device. Order and routing just as I thought of them.
If anyone is interested in this, just reply and I'll get around to uploading the files.
oops the 4U needs a different background.
Signal Chain:
EQ In Series:
Reason Stereo Imager (mono / spread switch with knobs) ->
Reason M Class EQ ->
PTeq=X EQ -> (free from ignite amps)
TDR Nova EQ -> (free at tokyo dawn records)
Into two Spider Audio Splitters and out to Compressors in parallel:
TDR Kotelnikov (free at tokyo dawn records)
TDR Molotok (free at tokyo dawn records)
Reason MClass Compressor
Reason Master Bus Compressor
KHS Compressor
All + Dry signal go into a Micromix - Knobs to control all levels individually + master mix
Then into another two spiders to feed Parallel Limiters
Reason MClass Maximizer
KHS Limiter
Vlad G (TDR) Limiter x64 (free at tokyo dawn records)
bx_masterdesk Classic (free at plugin alliance)
+ Dry signal into another micromix
4U version runs last group in series.
Basic rundown (more posted below with list of free rack extensions / vsts used):
Version 1: 5U Parallel: EQs in Series -> Split to Compressors in parallel -> Combined and then split to limiters in Parallel.
Version 2: 4U Series: Same as above but limiters are run together in series.
Put a bunch knobs to control REs on the device. Order and routing just as I thought of them.
If anyone is interested in this, just reply and I'll get around to uploading the files.
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Signal Chain:
EQ In Series:
Reason Stereo Imager (mono / spread switch with knobs) ->
Reason M Class EQ ->
PTeq=X EQ -> (free from ignite amps)
TDR Nova EQ -> (free at tokyo dawn records)
Into two Spider Audio Splitters and out to Compressors in parallel:
TDR Kotelnikov (free at tokyo dawn records)
TDR Molotok (free at tokyo dawn records)
Reason MClass Compressor
Reason Master Bus Compressor
KHS Compressor
All + Dry signal go into a Micromix - Knobs to control all levels individually + master mix
Then into another two spiders to feed Parallel Limiters
Reason MClass Maximizer
KHS Limiter
Vlad G (TDR) Limiter x64 (free at tokyo dawn records)
bx_masterdesk Classic (free at plugin alliance)
+ Dry signal into another micromix
4U version runs last group in series.
