I'm looking for a Mastering Suite. Vonxengo? Ozone? Samplitude?

[MondoLikeMetal]

I'm looking for a mastering suite/plug-in for win7 cubase4. I want to use it in the mastering chain, and also try my hand at EQ curve matching to pro stems/tracks.
Ermz likes Voxengo's Cure EQ and Izotope's Ozone EQ
I heard there is a "group buy" of Ozone 5 for $149. How to I get into that group? That's my budget.
Any suggestion's or links?

 

[Metalbone]

Ozone is more expensive than Voxengo but I think it's worth it. I'm not the biggest fan of the Izotope looks but it's good.
The eq matching quality and features in Ozone are top notch. I haven't compared them side by side but many say it's much better than Voxengo Curves.

 

[aortizjr]

That is a good price, but I don't know about the group buy.

As far as a single mastering suite, Ozone is great. There are relatively small gains ITB by going with other EQ's and limiters, but nothing that will just blow it out of the water. I damn near have every limiter/EQ for mastering available (FG-X, Voxengo Elephant, T-Racks, etc.) and I still pull up Ozone pretty often.

 

[MultiM]

Ozone is the best vst for tone and eq matching;plus, the equalizer and the reverb and stereo widening sections are great, I didn't find any thing special in voxengo curve eq

 

[MondoLikeMetal]

No Samplitude fans yet? I'm leaning towards ozone 5, unless someone can talk me out of it. Would like to get it for around $150, though.
What do you guys know about Kmeter - would it work on Metal, or should I use it for non-metal projects, since it proports to not slam the music to the brick wall, but instead gives you enough loudness "that Breaths" http://www.meterplugs.com/kmeter?ut...74GYBA&usg=AFQjCNF13nCanMljAiAT0fq3tocLCAw_iA

 

[aortizjr]

Samplitude from what I know is a full DAW. I definitely don't know anyone that uses it. Just not as common as Pro Tools, Cubase/Nuendo, Sonar, etc.

K-meter from what I can tell is just a meter based on the K-system. You still need other tools to get there. Ozone's metering is as good as any. At the end of the day, use your ears.

 

[RiF]

I've bought iZotope Ozone 5 recently. This is a very capable suite of tools. Not that I am using everything of it, because the EQ, the multiband-compressor and the maximizer do the job for me.
It's still $154 at plugindiscounts.com where I got it from.

 

[MondoLikeMetal]

Thanks, RIF. I'll check out that site

 

[atoragon]

slate fgx is in my opinion the best, if you don't need mastering eq.

 

[RiF]

Thanks, RIF. I'll check out that site

Tony Belmont runs that shop and he's very easy to deal with. He's a Gearslutz.com mod also.

 

[Sonic75]

Ozone 5!

 

[cfh11]

+1 for ozone, by far the best mastering software out there imho

 

[felixsan]

ozone is very nice but have a look on the fabfilter plugins too I love them!!

 

[xFkx]

If i'd have to go with a "suite" i'd choose ozone probably. But i'd rather pick and match plugins

 

[Sloan]

I've been using FGX and the T-RackS 3 stuff for some time with good results. I do want to check out Ozone though.
If I want to bring something up to commercial volume really fast, FGX is my choice, just slap it on and be done with it.

I actually end up using the T-Racks 3 1176 and LA-2A on just about everything I do, and I really like the clipper/saturation plugin that's included as well. The Pultec EQ is rad as well.

 

[ArthurD]

Ozones maximizer is the best. It has nice eq, multiband comp, reverb, stereo image, dither...

 

[crillemannen]

Ozones maximizer is the best. It has nice eq, multiband comp, reverb, stereo image, dither...

I like the eq and the exciteer allot. I do think Fabfilter-L sounds better for limiting duties though. On 4x oversampling it practically do the LOUDEST masters ever!