Originally Posted by justanoldmuso
ideally for this mastering dummy i would love a mastering app for dummies which did the following...

1..analyses a stereo master
2..offers a couple of alternative settings and
3..creates a result that cleaned up superior to the original.
Sounds like you're looking for Ozone. The Elements version may be enough for you. If you're looking for "punch", Ozone will give you that.

I'm also a fan of Lurssen, which offers a number of presets to choose from, and a handful of knobs. There's an automateable "Push" knob for when you want to drive some parts of the song harder than others. Lurssen doesn't have as much "punch" as Ozone - it feels more like a "classic" master to me.

HoRNet ThirtyOne MK2 is a nice "magic" plugin you might want to check out to add to the mastering chain. HoRNet often has 85% off sales (one is ending in a couple hours as I write this), so you can get their stuff cheap. Their HoRNet MasterTool is OK, but not in the same class as Ozone and Lurssen.

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Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?