Compressors and mastering plugins =List=

On 2012-07-02 13:47:43, equalizer wrote:
Compressors and mastering plugins =List=

The industry standard plug-ins that the pros are using are:

1.Waves (require iLock) (expensive) http://www.waves.com/
C1, AudioTrack, API 2500 , C4 , SSL E-Channel, Renaissance Compressor etc.
2.Sonnox http://www.sonnoxplugins.com/
3.Universal Audio ( you need to buy dsp card to run their plugins) http://www.uaudio.com/
4.Solid State Logic http://solid-state-logic.com/
5.Massey plugins http://masseyplugins.com/

and those other below:

PSP Vintage Warmer 2 http://pspaudioware.com/plugins/dynamic_processors/
The Glue (XLogic G-Series Compressor emulation) http://cytomic.com/products
Pro C http://www.fabfilter.com/
TubeTech-CL1B http://www.softube.com/tubetech_cl1b.php
Sonalksis SV315 http://www.sonalksis.com/essentials.htm
Pure Compressor II http://www.fluxhome.com/products/Plug_ins/purecompressor
Elysia mpressor http://www.elysia.com/software/mpressor/introduction/
Kushaudio UBK http://www.kushaudio.com/kush/
DC2040 http://www.plugandmix.com/products/
RS124 http://www.abbeyroadplugins.com/
Rocket compressor http://www.stillwellaudio.com/?page_id=68
The 6030 Ultimate Compressor http://www.mcdsp.com/
Focusrite Midnight suite http://www.focusrite.com/products/software/midnight_plugin_suite
CLMS-1 http://artsacoustic.com/artsacoustic_clseries.php
TrackPlug 5 http://wavearts.com/products/plugins/trackplug/

1.Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor.Prized by top engineers for its ability to “glue together” tracks, the SL 4000 G master buss center compressor is ideal for taming piano dynamics or adding punch to drums and percussion. Now, the ultimate finalizer that transforms a mix into a finished record can be yours - in the box.
http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=307

2.The SSL G Series Bus Compressor plug-in for UAD-2 is an incredibly faithful circuit emulation of the legendary SSL 4000 G console's bus compressor.
http://www.uaudio.com/store/compressors-limiters/ssl-g-series-bus-compressor.html

3.VSC-2 Vertigo
Although the VSC-2 was developed as a Stereo Bus Compressor each channel provides a complete set of controls which also makes the VSC-2 a dual mono “Must Have” in recording and mix situations.
The VSC-2 plugin captures all the fine nuances of this 6,000$ flagship VCA compressor.
http://www.brainworx-music.de/en/plugins/vertigo_vsc-2

Other:
http://ursplugins.com/individual.html
http://nomadfactory.com/products/index.html
http://www.crysonic.com/spectrac.html
http://www.mcdsp.com/
http://mellowmuse.com/
http://www.stillwellaudio.com/?page_id=13
http://www.tokyodawn.net/tokyo-dawn-labs/
http://www.supremepiano.com/product/neodynamic.html
http://hofa-plugins.de/pages/start_de/plugins.php
http://www.db-audioware.com/
http://ddmf.eu/product.php?id=4
http://www.toneboosters.com/tb-compressor/
http://www.v-plugs.com/
http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/vst/rnd_portico_plug_ins/rnd_portico_plugins_start.html

Plugins formats (Vst,Au,Rtas etc) explained:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/software_plugins.htm

Compression info/tutorials:
http://www.barryrudolph.com/mix/comp.html
http://www.olavbasoski.nl/?page_id=176
http://audio.tutsplus.com/sessions/compression-essentials/
http://www.dnbscene.com/article/1474-co


Mastering plugins ‘’in the box’’

Ozone5 http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/
T-RackS 3 http://www.ikmultimedia.com/t-racks/features/
Slate Digital FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor http://www.slatedigital.com/fgx.php
Vengeance Mastering Suite http://www.vengeance-sound.com/
DSP-Quattro http://www.i3net.it/dspquattro/asp/homepage.asp
Steinberg WaveLab http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/wavelab.html

Article about mastering:
http://tarekith.com/assets/mastering.html