Mastering SIGNAL VST Effects dpMeter size 1.42 MB / 3.38 MB dpMeter is a precise digital audiomulti channel meter including RMS, EBUR128 and TruePeak (intersample) measurement. Click-free 64-bit internal processing. 2 measurement modes: RMS/EBU R128. It’s available as an AU, VST, VST3 and AAX plug-in for macOS and PC. Download at klanghelm.com. Vladg Sound Limiter no.6 – Multiband limiter. Limiting generally comes at the end of your mastering chain and is the last stage in processing a track.
That's because I have some mastering needs and don't intend to spend money on mastering plug-ins, and I wanted to experiment solutions made only with Live devicesLive has some 'mastering racks' but I needed something more flexible, deep and powerful
So, with Live 8 the Abes added a proper limiter (I used the Saturator instead of limiter, because it has an integrated limiter fixed to 0 decibel, not a good deal) and I feel that my mastering chain could be complete
In fact, it's not 100% made with Live devices... I needed a precise signal gain meter and fader for the multiband output (one for each band) and one too in the tail of the chain, for precise limiting and signal loudness. So I downloaded the excellent Sonalksis FreeG plug-in, a free meter and fader that you can find here:
http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=99
I think that now my mastering chain is complete, however I used it for the mastering process of a lot of tracks, with good resultsThat's it, I want to share the chain with the community, you can download it following this link:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/616340/mastering%20chain.zip
REMEBER: before using it you should install the sonalksis freeg, I'm on a mac so the plug-in is in form of Audio Unit, but sonalksis releases the VST version too, and it's better to disable the 'auto-open plug-in custom editor' in the preferences, or when you use the mastering chain 5 instances of the freeg will open
Free Vst Mastering Chain Tensioner
Here's a description of the mastering chain:First of all, I put the audio file into live and rise the gain of the clip taking the peaks near the upper end, and before pressing 'play' i deactivate the multiband section of the chain and the limiter
The chain is based on many popular mastering plug-ins:
- EQ section for general mastering EQ, followed by a spectrum instance, for check the frequencies;
- mastering reverb
- multiband section, which consists in 4 bands, each made of:
------- a compressor
------- a saturator, which works as harmonic exciter;
------- a utility, which is useful for stereo separation of individual bands
------- the sonalksis freeg, fundamental for checking and adjusting the level of each band
- end section, with an instance of sonalksis freeg for precise gain control, and the limiter, followed by a spectrum instance which must be used for all the mastering process after the EQ section
Please take a try, any suggestion is really appreciated
Free Vst Mastering Chain Structure
EDIT
Here's an archive with two alternative versions of the chain, one with the freeG as a VST an one without the freeG:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/616340/archive.zip
If the version without freeG works, you can put it manually: It should be put at the end of each band chain and in the final rack, just before the limiter