Mostly I'm exciting at the bus level with other plugs (Decapitator is one) because you can control what type of harmonics are being created per consolidated element, but iZotopes exciter is pretty good for just pushing the crunch up overall in the mix rather than going for EQ.Īt this point I put iZotope on and my first thing is just using their maximizer not really as a limiter. I do like their tape version of it but sometimes it can be a bit much and it's unfortunately not as controllable in their implementation. This step is more about flavor, which you'll get with the 'analog' switch on, unlike having it on in their H-series plugins which just means hiss.ĩ times out of 10 I'm going to get a better sounding warmth by adding Vintage Warmer next instead of going with iZotope's exciter on the low end. Attack / release settings dependent on material. Not dipping much here, just a couple db comp and makeup. I don't push it hard but I prioritize transients with it after the slower comp before, and to give things some flavor. OTB doesn't exist for me so let's just go with that.įollowing that compressor I like Waves' API 2500 on the master. ITB this is usually RCompressor from Waves on opto mode. The context here is that I have full access to the mix and this is not so much 'mastering' as it is 'finalizing' a mix for my own release.īefore iZotope I like a transparent compressor if compression is needed at the sum.

I use iZotope on the master but for some specific things.

Ozone 8 master assistant