Logic Users: what are you putting on the master output bus?

[Fieryjack]

I have tried the Ad-Limiter plug in....destoys my lower end & some mids......any suggestions (in Logic) for something smooth and not too harsh that will bring up my gain stage for a commercial release?

Thanks

[Dj Mayonnaise]

Waves L2

[bmsander]

I used the Waves C4 for the first time a few weeks ago. That's their 4-band compressor. I just slapped on the first preset which is something like "basic multi - setup" or something like that. Couldn't believe how much it made my mix gel together.

Maybe the slightest touch of limiting after that to tame your peaks . . .

brett

[bentonevolution]

voxengo has a plugin called TapeBus that comes in it's AnalogFlux suite. This is an amazing plugin. I suggest going and checking out the entire set at http://voxengo.com/analogflux/

I use this and then use an opto setting on the Waves rennaisance compressor (RComp). Very light settings on this though...just enough to hold it together.

[JohnDavisNYC]

I put an MCI JH110 running GP9 on my mix output from logic.

john

[I'm Painting Again]

I mix to a tape machine too..really allows you to get as loud as a "real" cd..everything I seem to put on the 2-buss sounds like mud or crap or weird..

[AnalogElectric]

toaster and beard have it.

Considering I don't Master (cuz I like it to be seperate from the tracking/mixing) I have really enjoyed mixing to reel-to-reel. There are a couple people here in Minneapolis that can master from reel-to-reel and I swear by the end result it does sound rough-and-tumble, more-so than an audio mixdown via internal computer mixdown (step down sampling/dithering). Pushing tape a bit smears the sound unlike any plug-in or d/a converter I've heard so far.

-- Adam Lazlo

[wwsm]

Adding plug-ins to the master fader while mixing ITB, can be a great and easy way to give the mix a little glue or that final touch. However, I'd strongly suggest also storing a copy of the mix without any processing. If you later decide to have it Mastered or processed by anyone else, it can be significantly easier for them by having a copy without the processing (you can always send a version with the processing as well, to let them hear what your 2mix processing was doing). Bouncing to tape during a mastering session is less exciting when a mix has already been flattened by a digital limiter. This may sound like a simple concept, but you'd be surprised how often people forget/neglect to have unprocessed safeties. It can save you a lot of "undoing" time if your tracks need additional work.

Alan Douches

[theistheman]

blech.

you guys are a bunch of pros or something.

[comfortstarr]

blech.

you guys are a bunch of pros or something.

Amen... just to bump this back up. Anyone using any of the Logic or Apple plugs for "INB" master fader compression?

On a side note, the free Inspector plug is great on the master for level/clipping monitoring.