Best Mastering Plugins 2024 (so far) I'm Actually Using

A list of the best of the best mastering plugins that Adam is using currently for audio projects.
Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
0:23 - All in Ones
2:19 - Saturators
4:15 - Compressors
7:24 - Clippers
8:04 - Limiters
9:49 - Calibration
10:48 - Metering
11:54 - Dithering Referencing and Codec Previewing
12:12 - Speaker Simulation
12:39 - Audio Repair
13:44 - Outro

[@RealHomeRecording]

Forgot to record the equalizer section. It's up at kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnStn3mph5x4jdk As always, just because I show products off that doesn't mean you MUST buy them otherwise your mixes/masters will sound bad. These are just the ones I've accumulated over the years and still put into practice at present time. Download a trial before you buy, it's one of the best things about software and the internet! If it does something useful that your other software doesn't, consider buying.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Also, Access Analog just announced today that the 5254 compressor is available for a free trial. Use coupon code: 5254-trial (expires August 31, 2024)

[@RealHomeRecording]

Softube Flow Mastering Suite is one I will look into. It was recently released and I don't use it so it was not mentioned in this video.

[@kadiummusic]

All the Tokyo Dawn plugins. 😎

[@RealHomeRecording]

Agreed!

[@HoRNetWeb]

Thank you for using us :D

[@jedidiahgirio]

This video is fire! A lot of great compressors here. Great choices man

[@RealHomeRecording]

Thank you! I don't use every single one of them on every master...it's like colors on a painter's pallette. Whatever the master calls for. If one isn't working, I try another then another!

[@douggroulx1525]

Great choices dude!

[@ZanyPro]

Nice plugin selection.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Thanks!

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

bRO-dee, you got it right with Tiger MU when it comes to compressors. That thing is bananas, too.

[@RealHomeRecording]

It really is! Between Tiger and FG-Stress from Slate, entire mixes and masters could be completed.

[@justinb9387]

nfuse has to be the easiest bus comp - good sound

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

Desert Island Sat plugin? Bro-dee, you mustn't haven't checked out Acustica Audio/Acqua's JAM. That thing is bananas. Works well with other AA/A plugins.

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

..especially the analog-sounding preamp omfg.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Jam was included on the newsletter exclusive video

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

@@RealHomeRecording srry I understand now. Cool. How do I query it? What are its keywords to search it on here in other words?

[@cryptonios]

correction software? sometime ago you had your speakers standing on different height levels and pointing i dont know where, what happened?

[@RealHomeRecording]

I've been using Acustica Sienna lately and will eventually get Slate VSX. I'll use my real speakers for a reference but not as the primary playback.

[@prevayletheproducer5431]

with true balance, i'm not sure why when i play the reference track with the same song as the reference in plugin, the bass is always higher than shown?

[@RealHomeRecording]

interesting. Have you contacted sonible's tech support about this? I assume you mean that the bass sounds louder? It could be either your speaker or a room resonance. Bass can be tricky (room reflections phase canceling bass), which is why I now mix with headphones.

[@prevayletheproducer5431]

@@RealHomeRecording No, I mean lets say i load a pop track, and use that exact same track in the reference in true balance, when I push play on my daw I'm expecting the bass to align to the curve line but it shows that the incoming signal has more bass than what the reference has. Which shouldn't be the case because it's the same song

[@RealHomeRecording]

@@prevayletheproducer5431 oh....that's weird. I'll have to test that out myself.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Uhh oh! I forgot to include the equalizers part! It was accidentally edited out. I'll go edit that right now and post another video up ASAP to cover them. Edit: Here's the EQ video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnStn3mph5x4jdk

[@n.oneimportant5]

7:10 Whoops! 😅

[@RealHomeRecording]

I got my Italian companies twisted, LOL! Sorry, IK!