Craig Bauer Shares Mastering Compression Tips | Plugin Alliance

[@peterbondmusic]

"our goal as mixers is to enhance the intention" very well put.

[@odysy5179]

I can't thank you guys enough for giving gain adjusted examples. Makes the awesome character so much easier to distinguish.

[@cyberhawken]

Great video! Would love to see more Craig Bauer on this channel.

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Us too. Thanks for letting us know!

[@markulrich3966]

So do we at PA! 😊

[@bigtrecordingstudio463]

Apart from the product this presentation is about, the style of the man making it is the epitome of professionalism, which of course is revealed in the incredible quality of the mix

[@TheBlackJewelz]

Holy heck I never thought I’d get to see a Lupe track mixed 🤯🤯🤯🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@hakangurdol]

Monitoring with the eyes the ADSR points, great advantage. 🤯🤯🤯I must learn this plugin, thank you for showing it.

[@JohnJeevasingham]

Can’t wait for the parallel workshop next weekend! 🔥

[@Tabzunderground]

Wow amazing demo by the gent Craig... Loved it and have downloaded the plugin already, thanks guys you're amazing !

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Cheers for the great feedback!

[@nimrod7785]

Craig is so good explaining things! Would love to see more!

[@graywyot]

Great demonstration how impressive AMEK Mastering Compressor is.

[@KLOVOrecords]

So cool review, I would say - the best review of this particular plugin compressor. Thank you guys for efforts!

[@abcdubeatmaking]

This compressor is amazing 😍😍😍

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Thanks for the wonderful feedback!

[@evaldocruz603]

Por favor, mais videos do Craig Bauer usando os Plugins da Plugin Alliance!!!

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Thanks for the nice feedback and letting us know!

[@AlexAlcyone]

It's amazing the quality of coaching you can get nowadays. Free lesson from a top pro, gotta love it. I just compared the Amek to the Elysia Alpha, Shadow Hills and the Townhouse... and this was the one for me. It really adds some life.. you really notice when you bypass it and everything feels flat. Already using the SSL 9000J's on channels - and the Townhouse on the mix bus was like SSL overkill lol. Shadow Hills was incredibly punchy at first listen, I could see it being amazing for hard hitting music styles but was too much for my style. This and the AMEK EQ250 on the mix works for me. What else should I audition?

[@PluginAllianceTV]

That's really amazing feedback. Thank you so much! Did you try any of our new EQs?

[@AlexAlcyone]

@@PluginAllianceTV trying out the SPL PQ together with the Iron... very tasty combo. Also trying the Bettermaker; sounds fab but honestly struggling with the visual appearance, the way the knobs have a reflective stripe is confusing to the eye as it almost looks like a setting on the dial. Not just being picky, I am finding it visually challenging to work with whereas with the SPL I can instantly see what is going on at a glance. I have a feeling Bettermaker might be good on individual instrument channels - my first instinct is acoustic guitar, yet to try.

[@petemartinp]

Great video from a master in the game

[@RossRobinette]

Great video! Great examples! Great explanation!

[@JustinColletti]

Fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@MACRONOne]

That Lyric though.. fire..

[@Barncore]

Sounds great Great demo, but would love to see a tutorial video that explains what all the parameters mean and what they do

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Please check out the walkthrough with Justin Colletti: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHTcfIiedsppmZo

[@abolit]

what kind of bass is that? What synth? Thanks for the video.

[@StereotacticMusic]

Awesome 👏

[@listenfidi]

Awesome

[@luigidaniellmusic]

BRUTAL !!

[@GWavvy]

Is this a mono version he was using the gui is different from the one I've got?

[@PluginAllianceTV]

Depending on your DAW, many of our plugins automatically switch between mono or stereo mode. Please note that some hosts don't support monaural channels.

[@fidelcanohernandez2145]

So what piece of hardware is the plugin emulating???

[@PluginAllianceTV]

In line with previous AMEK releases, the AMEK Mastering Compressor is based on a coveted piece of hardware privately-owned by Dirk Ulrich, enhanced in sound and expanded in options by the Brainworx development team.

[@gh0stransist0r]

they can't say it, let's just assume it's the GML 8900 Dynamic Range/Gain Control Series and its mastering edition 2030. Also check the Massenburg Designworks MDWDRC2 which basically the same thing but with 2000-era plugin GUI.

[@bco0t6]

So I know their latest amek eq was a model of a sontec what is this compressor actually modeling?

[@theotherchrisjackson]

GML compressors, somewhere between the 8900 or the 2030. The 8900 being a little more "general use" and the 2030 having a few more of the controls that this plugin seems to have.

[@Adam-g-uk]

Whats this like with cpu?

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[@OverdriveMusic]

What is this compressor based off?

[@PluginAllianceTV]

In line with previous AMEK releases, the AMEK Mastering Compressor was inspired by a coveted piece of hardware privately-owned by Dirk Ulrich, enhanced in sound and expanded in options by the Brainworx development team.

[@nickmessitte1721]

GML 8900 by the look/sound of it

[@thehottestbeatz]

I use it for drums buss 😉

[@MrMerab]

S U P E R .......

[@rybotekk]

[@JLMIXEDIT]

👀

[@Paulkruz1]

Drumloop aka mixbuss? okay lol

[@vmmunhoz]

im sorry.. i am a fan of plugin alliance and the amek plugins.. BUT... this video is a joke. I actually stopped watching on the Synth Bass section. If you are compressing so little to demonstrate the plugin... why would you add so much gain to the compressed signal compared to the bypassed??? It makes it impossible to judge anything. This looks more like a scam video than a real plugin review.

[@Barncore]

If you had kept watching the video you would've him seen him use it more aggressively on the Lupe mix + drums

[@vmmunhoz]

@@Barncore yeah, I bet... I found a real review / walkthrough video about this compressor if you´re interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHTcfIiedsppmZo