Good mid/side mastering compressor?

[Ermz]

Hey guys,

Title says it all. Can you suggest any good mid-side mastering compressor plug-ins?

 

[Uros]

To my knowledge Fabfilter make one, I've read nothing but good stuff about it
http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-c.php

They have their official channel on youtube, where they've uploaded some pretty extensive videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/fabfilter

Brainworx have an entire pallete of mid/side processing tools (actually, I think that all their plugins have m/s processing), but not the compressor, just a mastering limiter.

 

[greyskull]

Ozone does it... but I can't say I much care for anything other than the limiting in ozone.

 

[MindMunch]

Density MKII

 

[wetpenny]

Density MKII

just what i was gonna say

 

[Charles J]

Elysia Alpha. Bar-none. Well, for 2-BUSS duties anyhow. Amazing feature set and great sound...... the soft limit is great and the warmth can be cool if used sparingly

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Elysia Alpha should be really cool. I haven't personally used the Fabfilter Pro-C, but I've got Pro-L and Pro-Q and they end up pretty much on every single album I master. Fantastic plugins. They're no magic bullets and you gotta know what you're doing with them, but I hardly think that's a problem for you Ermz

 

[TRUIE]

Voxengo MSED.
So that you can extract mid and side, and use any compressor you want on each track.

 

[colonel_claypoo]

never used the elysia alpha but from what I've read and heard it's very, very good so that could be it for you.

 

[Charles J]

DOITDITDIT. =D

so analog hardware like it's scary... =D

 

[amarshism]

Get the hardware! The elysia video floating on gs looks sick.

 

[Empathy]

God's blood, the Elysia plugin alone sounds beautiful!

 

[Brett - K A L I S I A]

I'd be VERY cautious with mid/side compressing, even more than with EQ (which by definition will fuck up your phase). You could create two auxiliaries, one with your mono and one with your stereo, and then use any of your favorite plugin on whichever channel you want (for example I used this technique recently to add reverb to a snare at a mastering stage), then re combine the whole thing.

 

[BLUElightCory]

Get the hardware! The elysia video floating on gs looks sick.

Someone lend him 10 grand.

 

[wetpenny]

Elysia Alpha. Bar-none. Well, for 2-BUSS duties anyhow. Amazing feature set and great sound...... the soft limit is great and the warmth can be cool if used sparingly

i grabbed the 14 day demo and im VERY impressed!!! thanks man

 

[FIXXXER]

To my knowledge Fabfilter make one, I've read nothing but good stuff about it
http://www.fabfilter.com/products/pro-c.php

They have their official channel on youtube, where they've uploaded some pretty extensive videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/fabfilter

Brainworx have an entire pallete of mid/side processing tools (actually, I think that all their plugins have m/s processing), but not the compressor, just a mastering limiter.

+1

 

[Jevil]

In the studio we have this (not mine, sadly)

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

In the studio we have this (not mine, sadly)

It's a nice mojo compressor, but definitely not something I would consider a good go-to mastering compressor. I seldom even use it on the 2bus.

 

[Charles J]

i grabbed the 14 day demo and im VERY impressed!!! thanks man

anytime brotha =D

 

[tenebre]

I recently bought the UAD Neve Compressor... I absolutely love it! I am guessing UA isnt an option but i really found this baby to be fantastic.