Mastering at a glance

Finishing tools for the stereo mix: a mastering strip, a loudness chain and a dynamic EQ. Click a plug-in for its panel; each one has its manual PDF and a download.

Plug-in	In the spirit of	Main features	Best for
MasterSuitePanel Manual PDFDownload	Modular mastering strips	Valve saturation and tone, stereo tools Vari-mu compressor, HF limiter Clipper and true-peak limiter	A complete mastering chain
OptimiserPanel Manual PDFDownload	Broadcast loudness processors	Slow AGC Phase-coherent 4-band compressor Soft clipper and brickwall limiter	Loud, consistent finished mixes
Master EQPanel Manual PDFDownload	Mastering EQs with dynamic bands	Gentle shelves and air Three dynamic bands with one-knob compress / expand Stereo, mid or side per band	Final tonal balance that reacts to the music
AureusPanel Manual PDFDownload	Golden-ratio multiband processing	Fibonacci crossovers, flat sum EQ, drive and compressor per band Phi timings, gold or teal	Bus and master glue with colour
Benthick 3BPanel Manual PDFDownload	Solid-state iron and transistor bus processor	Iron or Class-A front end, M/S drive Slow comp, TILT, FET comp, BALANCE VCA bus glue, width, CLIP or LIMIT out	Tight, dense bus and master glue
Quad22Panel Manual PDFDownload	The four-band noise-reduction cards of 70s film sound	Splits at 80 Hz / 3 kHz / 9 kHz Saturation, EQ, compander per band Phase-coherent	Bus colour and density