Mastering Dilemma, Mastering Tools & Techniques? Options

[Nels]

Hi all,

I've been trying to get a good master just within Digital Performer's Master Works Limiter, Master Works Compressor, the 2-4-8 band EQ and Yamaha's Final master plug in. I also have an outboard Blue Series DBX 160SL, but even with all of the above, I still find myself tweaking & tweaking............

So, the questions are, ..IS IT A BETTER IDEA TO JUST GET WAVES L3, T-RACK, iZotope's Ozone Mastering System, ETC.? Do they really make that much of a difference? Will Waves Multi-Maximizer really lessen the work load?

Or is getting a good master with your sequencers bundled plug ins doable?

Thanks guys

[beingmf]

What kind of music for which medium are you going to process? I think, a "good" master just cannot be done without a nice bunch of analog monsters AND a really good monitor system - except for trance/techno maybe (well, the good monitors are even more important then ). E.g. those so called "Final Master" plugs by Yamaha are total crap - they may fit for those who want to sound like an overcompressed radio station.