It's finally time to share all the details! Introducing our first ever plugin... Open Compressor - The all-in-one compressor that shows you under the hood If you want to learn all about it, we're hosting a value-packed launch event on Sep 25th to celebrate. RSVP here: https://courses.mastering.com/event_full/1757071997273x706016099407233000?utm_source=FTMSkool We built this compressor because we're very aware of the fact that compression is often the most difficult tool for people to understand. We set out to build a compressor that would help you understand compression by effectively seeing *inside* the compressor, while also being a world-class swiss army knife plugin that any engineer would use. Open Compressor is designed to give you all-in-one functionality (with clipping, limiting, saturation, and more) and allow you to effectively recreate any compressor you want using foundational, component-level controls... While simultaneously revealing what's actually happening under the hood, so you can develop a deeper understanding of the technical processes at play, and make better decisions for your music. Want to learn more? Register for the launch event, then on the following page you'll be able to see the full info on Open Compressor, and even save 30% by pre-ordering ahead of the public launch. All the info is here, simply register for the launch event to get started: https://courses.mastering.com/event_full/1757071997273x706016099407233000?utm_source=FTMSkool Hope to see lots of you at the launch event, it's gonna be a ton of fun! - Rob

Is it me or are there a lot more bots in this group than there used to be? An overwhelming amount I would say, almost making it hard to differentiate between real folks w concerns and questions and click bait. 😔

I've been exploring how to reduce breath noise when recording wind instruments (alto, tenor and bass recorders) and I reckon this would work pretty well for vocals too. It uses a combination of Waves DeBreath and phase inversion. Basically the process is to: - Run 2 Waves DeBreaths in series to capture the majority of noise - Use the Breath switches on DeBreath to only let the residual breath noise through - Use Utility to invert the phase and record the residual noise onto a new track - Export the residual noise track as a normalised mono track (matching the original recording) then import it back again - Cancel phase change on Utility so the original recording plays in normal phase - Play the original recording and the inverted residual noise track in together - Adjust the gain on the residual noise track down until you reach an optimal noise reduction point I've annotated a screenshot of Ableton to help. I'm no singer so let me know if this process works well for vocals. Any other tips on how you deal with breath noise (apart from not breathing!) would be much appreciated. Thanks Rob

Which EQ do you like using for mastering? If you were to pick one enhancement EQ.

Question for those who know something about Izotope's Neutron mixing and Ozone mastering software.... Don't get me wrong, they are extraordinary in what they do. But if AI can really work to the max in Neutron, then why does Ozone need to make more changes? Indeed, why does Ozone exist at all?