UNISUM: The Ultimate Mastering Compressor?

[@anthonyb8994]

Sounds good on the acoustic track. Opened everything up and made it breath. Gave it that HD 3D sound.

[@just_drums_please]

I LOVE the way this thing sounded on those live drums. Amazing.

[@cyrillec135]

Impressive sound. That’s one of the rarest times a plug-in sounds hardware

[@ignacedhont9816]

Three years later and it still is the standard.. Has gotten some competition now but still top of the line. Nice review!

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

@ignacedhont816 what are your thoughts on the AMEK Mastering Compressor?

[@ignacedhont9816]

sorry haven't tried that one yet! George Massenburg also has a great compressor plugins@@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY

[@andrewb2700]

between Softube Chandler Germanium compressor and this one now mixing ITB is getting really really close to the real thang....Danke!

[@alexgregory1427]

in the Box is the real thing. It's 2021, I don't want to sound like 2005!

[@Ozfish75]

I can’t buy anymore plugins until I get rlly good and start making more money on my music

[@tellyquin]

after working with the unisum you don't need to think about compressor plugs no more in mastering ....well but in hardware. enjoy

[@daytondario6216]

@Karson Conor yea, I've been using flixzone} for months myself =)

[@kalebroberto2363]

@Karson Conor yea, I have been using Flixzone} for months myself :D

[@lordberly]

@@tellyquin is it worth it? how's it compared to TDR Kotelnikov?

[@TakeHit0]

🏴‍☠️

[@florc606]

This plugin sounds a bit 3d like a real analog high end compressor , reverb comes alive and gets wider and the kicks sound amazing with this one!

[@LokoTheChannel]

I've been trying it out for a few days now and I'm really impressed, it sounds really high-end.

[@therealrussellsmyth]

Just bought this. Kudos for the fab demonstration. Mastering just got a whole lot easier... and more complex 😀😀😂

[@adriandonal]

You should set the quality to pristine (upper right corner), in this mode it really sounds like not any plugin I have ever tried :D this is next level stuff

[@albertoskrico9412]

Now that’s one heavy beat! Amazing sounding compressor, I think I’m not ready for something like that yet, but it does sound and looks like a great tool. Love your reviews

[@mixbustv]

Thanks man, that may or may not be my latest for Bella 🤘👍

[@nyarlathotep4]

There is always something to learn in your videos. Keep up the good stuff man.

[@mastermindesrpr]

The word is OUTSTANDING!!!! This is getting better & better!!!!

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Nice job on this video. Logically presented...the more general stuff to the specific differences this software provides.

[@ernestbuckley8671]

Thx for using multiple genres! Sounds very transparent. I may have to get this one!

[@enridemi3886]

RMS speed and peak detection smart way of giving more options on the atack of a compressor.

[@themagicianofsound]

Super interesting! It looks like it's including all required elements as you mention. I have always worked using many compressors in a chain by personal preference and choice, I love loooong chains but this is just me. It's because I can influence the sound that a compressor gives based on what's set in the chain of compressors prior to it and I like the infinite possibility of combinations and sound that this method allows, but definitely this one could be used anywhere in the chain so I may consider it. 25% discount now, great price for the quality. Thanks for your very instructive video! Best Regards from your friend François in Montreal, Canada! 🎼🃏🎶🎵🙏👍👍👍😁👋🌠

[@user-rg1qr8gx5w]

Amazing plugin. So clear and variable. Thanks for your education channel!

[@AironExTv]

Nice. Maybe I'll try this as a dialogue compressor when I build my 16-core PC. Grabbed the trial version just to see how much CPU power I'll need in the future. It'll probably makes me wish I mixed more music too.

[@nj1255]

I was about to ask if you were going to demo this, then this video poped up in my recommended 😄 Very interesting plug-in and awesome review as always! 👌

[@ES60Hz]

One of the best and most musical compressor I heard! tough it sounds to me that it add some color, but very subtle and beautiful. (maybe it's the HYGGE?)

[@VKJ85]

Thank You for this demo David. :)

[@thekeefer690]

I use Elysia alpha in my projects,but Unisum MC may have it beat and that is no easy feat by any metric,very impressed by this!

[@mixbustv]

Yeah by far

[@ThePickledOnions]

just wondering did you buy it? what are your thoughts now? I'm a/b ing with alpha here and they both sound great. Alpha has a certain pleasant squashing quality whilst remaining relativity clean at the same time. Just playing around with Unisum on the dense 3D preset and I'm getting lovey separation/clarity on the lows, kick and toms. Very "grabby" but transparent, definitely interesting. Shout out to TDR Molot GE too, checking it out now, worth a look.

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

wow the sound of this thing is amazing, so transparent, i hated nearly all compressors there were available except weiss ds1 mk3, this one might be number two on the white list for mastering

[@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY]

Weiss DS1-MK3 "shaves off" the crests and troughs the LR or MS signal which nicely blends all the separate tracks and frequencies to place nicely together and transparently. Softube's Germanium Compressor and/or Drawmer 1973 FET Compresso, with Softube DS1-Mk3 and Tone Projects' Unisum Mast.Compressor and you are 85 percent of the way there to a final master based on the analog sound filters we all grew up hearing from MCA/Univerisal HiQ and Time Warner (now known as Warner Chappell) Dolby NR masters.

[@rafalvarezsevilla]

@@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY yes, pretty much my favourites, too, drawmer and FET have very low CPU and latency as well, which even makes them suitable for live monitoring

[@alexgregory1427]

@@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY I'm listening back to the music " I grew up hearing" and that stuff doesn't sound nearly as good as the stuff from today. So why bother going back. It's less 3D, restricted range, less clarity, emotion. I'm referring to stuff from 1980 to 2000. The music is great, but it's hard to listen to today...all these so called "masterfully" mastered and mixed tracks... they had crappy gear...We have moved on and forward....we have better gear....

[@patriziomameli9812]

David, although this is an older vid it still is very valid to date. This is one of my to go to master compressor, next to Weiss. But this works on a drum bus as well very well. Great video by the way. Also cut that hair, oh wait, my hair is similar....lol

[@LucasMichalski]

Hi David, I agree this compressor sounds insane. Quick question though, is it still worth it investing in this compressor for mastering duties while having analogue TK BC1 - THD unit (which I often use for subtle compression while mastering). Do you still find it useful to use UNISUM when you have many analogue compressors that you can use for mastering?? Thank you.

[@arnoldorodeo]

Very instructive ! Thanks !

[@mses3028]

"Hygge" = a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture). "Why not follow the Danish example and bring more hygge into your daily life?" 🇩🇰👍

[@gdansk12349]

Thank you for this great video tutorial

[@papa.alfredo]

great video! Thanks a lot

[@gaudinni]

Thanks David !

[@treztracks]

Nice clean tone

[@jeskereee5193]

thisss one sounds xxpensive af what a plugin🔥🔥

[@yetcop]

"Drag a stored Unisum preset to a specific section on the interface, and Unisum will load only the parameters within that section." Page 8 of the Unisum Manual. Can you make a video example with this feature please? that will be amazing. Best wishes.

[@paulmistygatz7888]

How does this compare to Pulsar Modular P11 Abyss?

[@gavmurray7398]

be cool to see someone do a comparison with this and the Elysia alpha

[@mixbustv]

The degree of control this one has makes the comparison not even fair. This one doesn't sound like a plug-in

[@gavmurray7398]

@@mixbustv a plug in that doesn't sound like a plug in. maybe we really are at the end of days 🤔

[@alexgregory1427]

would be Weiss, as Weiss is considered King supreme. Elysia plugins unusable with M1, tiny graphics and all...

[@Bcwilderness]

ah yes clean and details up, this is going to be great, have you tried the eq on the new plugin alli j 9000 david, awesome and the psps infiniti eq

[@mixbustv]

Love the infinity, not a fan of pa for the most part

[@nichttuntun3364]

Hi David. I knew you would present it and I knew you'll absolutely love it. I'm testing it since some days now and I'm absolutely amazed by the detail which went into this one. The tweakability is key to success here but what would that mean without the audio quality. And boy does this compressor deliver in that aspect. I love it. Want to use it on every track since :) Stay safe and sound.

[@alexgregory1427]

maybe a distant competitor to the mighty Weiss. I don't think this can come close though - but the price is good.

[@nichttuntun3364]

@@alexgregory1427 Wait a while there is a Weiss killer on its way.

[@MonkeyMarc]

Great explanation of a highly complex plug in.

[@bighousemusic628]

I'm wondering if it's better than any of the acoustica audio compressors

[@BigMuff75]

I would love if you had the option to switch to stepped controls.

[@gavmurray7398]

the most amazing thing about this thing is the download is only 25m/b and the installed plug in is only 40m/b. how is this possible?

[@mixbustv]

Today we already used to big packages that asked you to download full bundles or various authorization software but I can think of many great plugins there are not that big, Klanghelm, Kazrog, Audiority etc.. it's just efficiency

[@gavmurray7398]

@@mixbustv yeah there is some for sure but a lot of the new high end plugs can be massive.. i am happy to see programmers getting it done withy a small footprint

[@Raumweiter]

great demo

[@sub-jec-tiv]

10:47 cool track. …Lots of people pay attention to big bottom ends, not just mastering engineers.

[@andym7333]

hey im also a it stalion heheheheh if i want clear cristal comp with no coloring or saturation and its accompanying harmonic distortion only clean unoticible compression i should use plug ins better right ??? i mean what can i get a more transparent compresion so it doesent hurt my tone when i sing but stil compress alot with the RNC fmr comp or the midas and beriger plug ins like stereo lesiure comp that come with the xr 12 and mr 12.........compreser hard and cleannnn cause i have to listen to foh always BIG HUGSSSS

[@gianlucamelonimastering]

Excellent review, greetings from Rome

[@alexgregory1427]

Nice, almost as good as Weiss. For 1/2 the price, Unisum is worth it. Sale will probably be like 75 bucks soon.

[@user-wg9vz9ws4k]

Hi - Do you use it in combination with the WesAudio NgBus Comp or do you use only one or the other? Thank you!

[@mixbustv]

If I use Unisum is usually the only compressor (in mastering)

[@MuStevenPlay]

Reminds me more or less to the VSM v3, but it has more features. Correct me if I am wrong!

[@mixbustv]

VSM v3? The saturator?

[@psysword]

@@mixbustv Is a compressor also

[@MuStevenPlay]

@@mixbustv *DSM v3, my bad! It's a kinda multiband dynamic processor, but since this UNISUM has an analog vibe to it, maybe I was wrong. The one I talk about is oriented to clean and balanced compression. Btw, really good videos, man! Keep it up!!

[@tokyomassa22]

Would you mix into this compressor? Why or why not? Would you consider not mixing into a compressor when a tool like this is available for the mastering stage?

[@just_drums_please]

Actually was wondering the same thing

[@mixbustv]

I mix into a compressor (hw) my Wes Audio Dione, among other things in my chain. 2bus compression or processing is NOT mastering. Mix compression does not have the same purpose of compression in mastering. With that said, could you use this compressor for mixing? Of course, but you wouldn't use it the same as you would in mastering. I have a video on the difference between 2bus processing and mastering. They are not the same thing

[@mattzere78]

@@mixbustv could you link here to that video if you dont mind

[@mixbustv]

@@mattzere78 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nadoOMmJiXlck

[@mattzere78]

@@mixbustv Thanks my man, take care :)

[@t0sh400]

From your description at the beginning it sounded like "Presswerk" to me. Is this better or equal to Presswerk? I bought that one last week and so i am unsure about getting into this one, but also don't wanna miss out on the intro sale. If you had Presswerk, would you still want/need Unisum?

[@izvarzone]

Sound is different. Use presswerk if you want more vintage sound. It also have DPR, this one doesn't (this is not for transparent sound)

[@izvarzone]

I'd probably compare to TDR Kotelnikov than Presswerk.

[@15bleach51]

PSP MasterComp is the best! :)

[@miquelmarti6537]

sounds great

[@TropicIslandMusic]

Hi, would you find this comparable to anything now in 2023 Tiger by AA for example?

[@mixbustv]

Unisum is arguably the best mastering compressor plug-in. Tiger is up there with it but this is definitely more mastering oriented as opposed to tiger which still is an amazing tool for mastering, this has an incredible amount of control and I really love how glue things together

[@TropicIslandMusic]

@@mixbustv thanks man. Enjoy your channel btw subbed!

[@Folk661]

Take my money... wait, I don't have any money yet.

[@UnknownHumanoid]

Are the presets useful, in case the user is not so pro? Will it help to use them?

[@mixbustv]

The presets are extremely well done (and I don't like presets in general)

[@danivalles7638]

This is actually one of the very few compressors where presets has lot of sense. There are separate presets for the Advanced options, as shown in the video, so you can choose to go Opto, Fet, Mu or whatever and start from there. The global presets are also wonderful, designed by 4 guys I really respect, 2 of them full time Mastering Engineers.

[@therealdjap]

Well done presentation, as always.

[@AH20XX]

How much gain reduction do you usually have on your master compressor? Vst /hardware either or ? And at what ratio?

[@mixbustv]

Hardware 99% of the times, about 4 to 6db. 2 max if plugins

[@alexandar5253]

David, Weiss ds1 mk3 vs this? Please I need to know

[@mixbustv]

They're hardly comparable, altho the DS1 can do a good chunk of what this does, this one can't do many of the things DS1 does. They're both amazing, this is really really deep, even more than the DS1, the question is more where you're at with your skills, this is as advanced as it gets. I'd probably do the DS1 first

[@alexandar5253]

@@mixbustv Thanks for answering my friend, and thank you for all the things you are teaching us. If you ever come to Croatia you can be my guest. I own apartments and restaurant on a small island. And don't get me wrong, i am not gay😂. I am just thankful for everything you are doing for us!

[@chefhomeboiardee4574]

@@alexandar5253 😆😆😆

[@aviatedviewssound4798]

mixbus the beat is fire man

[@FritzingFire]

This is Kotelnikov's daddy

[@aeneasremotemixing7381]

I might have to give it a go. sounds very tansparent.

[@mufakkas9731]

very nice track, just a slightly less detuned piano please (pianos don't have LFO) and if you do metal, go for it fully (working along these lines as well, so many over produced and few exciting mysterious tracks these days)

[@jakelucasmusic]

What 808 samples

[@mixbustv]

Nah, we don't use samples, we create from scratch

[@elijahcarbon5149]

Wow.

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Looks and sound great. But do you stil use it after to get distressor ? :-)))

[@mixbustv]

Not sure what this has to do with the distressor, it's not even night and day it's a different planet. This is a mastering compressor, distressor can do everything BUT mastering

[@matthewguthrie3476]

Cool video, how bout a song that’s worthy of the demo to actually hear what the things doing

[@mixbustv]

Let's hear your songs Matthew

[@Catandbeats]

Unisum aka unicum.. my hungarians know what I am talking about

[@Catandbeats]

@bluesovietmoose no one knows

[@soulchorea]

Like a multiband Kotelnikov on steroids

[@chacra6studios79]

gimme gimme gimme :P

[@ryanpwm]

lol "Very famous mastering compressor". Would you say that this plugin is dangerously close to said analog compressor?? :P

[@mixbustv]

Depending on the use, and for me mastering is really minimal processing, like really minimal, the difference might be not so noticeable

[@ryanpwm]

@@mixbustv Yep I can agree with that. Personally I do own the dangerous compressor, but outboard, for me, is about final character processing or things that plugins can't do better. Trying to do full on production with a good workflow is impossible without the benefits of plugins, especially if you're creating as well as mixing, as I'm sure you're well aware. Some might be horrified how much I use a plugin G compressor when I have an actual one less than three feet away. May have to give this guy a try some day...

[@mixbustv]

@@ryanpwm yeah, you have an open door on that here

[@ryanpwm]

@@mixbustv For sure. Love all your recs and reviews. Was a big reason I got the Bettermaker Limiter. Every time I use it I hear you're accent saying Leemiter. No, disrespect I just appreciate difference in accent :). Always appreciate your channel and expert opinion on things.

[@NBSStudioMusic]

How do you find it in comparison to Kotelnikov?

[@mixbustv]

Kotelnikov is great, I love it, and without a doubt second in command. They're different tho, this has so many features and it really aim at professional mastering

[@NBSStudioMusic]

@@mixbustv Thank you for the reply. I will try it today, I have been using Kotelnikov a lot, that will be interesting if it sounds cleaner than that :)

[@WheelieMix]

@@NBSStudioMusic Curious also to see how it compares to Kotelnikov, which is surprisingly amazing for mastering.

[@NBSStudioMusic]

@@WheelieMix Indeed the Unisum is more flexible the overall sound is almost identical. didn't find the options on the Unisum worth the money. I'm a professional mastering engineer for the last 5 years and In my opinion. if the price was lower I would purchase the plugin just in case I will need his flexibility. but not more than that. I will try to make a comparison video soon. you can follow my youtube channel.

[@WheelieMix]

@@NBSStudioMusic I am currently giving it a try to see how it stacks up against DC8C and Kotelnikov (also VSC-3 for the sound). It is so tweakable that I feel the learning curve will be long.

[@johnchase3920]

Just heard about this thing a few hours ago. You guys are very bad for my wallet😁

[@psysword]

I wish the interface was a little more inspiring. Something like MAAG or Spl Iron who have nailed it. Focusrite Console plugin is tops... this is so insipid...Up the game boys.. Neon Orange?

[@mixbustv]

I think the GUI is pretty damn cool, but to each his own, some companies run off of making awesome GUI with pictures of hardware and average plugins and they sell them for $300 and people buy them swearing they're awesome, some other like this put out really amazing plugins but they don't emulate any fancy gear.

[@EckertAndras]

There will always be a new paid promotional product. I'd rather stay with the usual compressor.

[@mixbustv]

And you're missing out, a lot

[@Limit5482]

I agree with you but even before this compressor was released Bob Katz mentioned it on a podcast that he was testing it...he said it was the most analog compressor he ever used. He didn’t mention it by name though and then I saw him quoted exactly that on their website. I trust Bob Katz 100% no bullshit

[@nichttuntun3364]

Oh boy, is he missing out.

[@mixbustv]

@@nichttuntun3364 😄👍

[@adriandonal]

Do yourself a favor and demo it, you would change your mind fast haha :D

[@yasarkurtoglu433]

nothing special for me, like other compressors on the market.

[@mixbustv]

I don't think you know what you're looking at..