Another freebie mutliband compressor is Triplecomp (actually has a nag screen but works well in free version inside PGMusic products). The author actually took the time to fix a couple issues that had previously existed when used in PT.
Yet another nice free one is Grancomp3 (I think that is correct name)
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1047.html

I also like Ozone4, and think it is well worth the money. I think its over $300 though, not the 200 mentioned above. It has great presets for the beginner to start from, and contains many FX all in one module; more than you could otherwise get in the four slots available in the RB final output.
It also contains a great dithering setup, which is a whole 'nother discussion..

RobH gave a nice simple explanation for getting started.

I set this site up to help people get their music ready for mastering, which is an important step-
http://musicmastering.org
There are a few mastering tips in there.


I've had a couple other mastering engineers contribute articles and am still looking for more to pitch in.

Thanks for the link to reaplugs, jscpro40, I've heard good things about those.

Last edited by rharv; 04/24/10 05:55 AM.
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