MASTERING ENGINEERS ADVICE — plugins
WATCH ME MASTER WITH OZONE 9 (start to finish) | How To Master Music With Ozone 9
• compressors • EQ • mastering • plugins

Hi, it's me again, Streaky. And on today's video, I'm going to master one of Matt, my assistant’s tracks in Ozone 9. It's what you've all been calling for. So if you're new around here, I'm Streaky. I've been mastering records at a high level for the past 25 years. And I'm on YouTube to tell you everything that I know. And I mean everything. So as a mastering engineer with a rack of expensive outboard equipment and a load of plugins in my computer. I'm not one just to use Ozone just for mastery on its own. I have...
5 PLUGINS that I USE everyday!
• plugins

Hi, I'm streaky. And I get asked a lot in the comments, what my favorite plugins. Well, these are five plugins that I use every single day. So for mastering, I don't totally use plugins. I do sometimes stay in the box. There's nothing wrong with staying in the box. If a track just needs to say in the box, I'll do that. But I do have a hybrid system so I can use analog equipment and plugins. So I kind of tend to mix between the two, depending on what the track needs. So these five plugins are ones...
THE PLUGIN PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT ABOUT
• colour box • mastering • plugins • streaky

So, I confess, I might be a bit biased here, but this is, without a shadow of a doubt, the best; forget Vice, forget the Soothe, forget all the plugins that have come out this year. This is by far the greatest plugin; I'm using it every day. I absolutely love it. It's my number one choice; it's a killer. You're going to need this. There is a link below for it. You can get a bit of a discount on it because I've done a deal with the manufacturer, which is great for you. So the link's below, and...
THESE ARE THE TOP 3 PLUGINS FOR 2019
• advice • mastering • plugins

The first of my personal favourite plugins that I’m using in 2019 is the Leapwing DynOne by Leapwing Audio. Now, it’s quite processor-heavy, so I tend to use it lightly. But it’s a multi-band compressor. It’s a great plugin just for getting some quick multi-band stuff going, and it’s got some perfect-sounding filters in there. So I suggest you check it out if you haven’t tried that. Number two is Soothe. A lot of people have been talking about it; it’s pretty much a dynamic EQ that is excellent at getting rid of esses, semblance, and that kind of digital...