Brainworx® bx_masterdesk
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Easily deliver polished, professional masters.
Developed by Brainworx, and based on a complete chain of field-proven, high-end, professional analog mastering processors, the bx_masterdesk plug-in provides a fully featured mastering environment in a single plug-in that’s as easy to use as it is powerful.
Whether you’re in the rehearsal room quickly polishing a reference track, or a professional engineer delivering masters to record labels, the bx_masterdesk plug-in offers a complete, intuitive mastering processing chain.Now You Can:
Master your mixes quickly and easily with professional-sounding results
Easily sculpt masters with the powerful Bass, Mid, Treble, and Presence EQ
Select from four compressor modes and effortlessly dial in the proper compression characteristics
Use Brainwork’s acclaimed M/S processing to tweak the stereo image with the Mono Maker and Stereo Enhance features
Take a Listen
Simple, Yet Powerful
Mastering requires a balanced, highly tuned processing chain, which can be both complex and expensive. The bx_masterdesk plug-in takes much of the guesswork out of the mastering process by combining several parameters into single controls with carefully chosen individual audio processors, each pre-tuned for easy and effective results.
Four Compressors
The bx_masterdesk’s compressor section makes it easy to add energy to your masters without any pumping or unwanted artifacts. Inspired by classic designs, but transformed for the needs of modern DAW production, the compressor section features four different operating modes, each with its own attack and release rate for quick parallel compression textures.
Easy EQ
The EQ section of the bx_masterdesk plug-in lets you dial in broad stroke tonal adjustments using an intuitive control set that resembles a guitar amp's tone stack. Simply turn the Bass, Mid, Treble, and Presence knobs to quickly and subtly tweak the EQ curve of your master.
Final Touches
For final seasoning, the bx_masterdesk plug-in sports two resonant filters, perfect for cleaning up low-end rumble and taming harsh transients. The bx_masterdesk’s precision metering will ensure your levels are always correct, while Brainworx’s renowned M/S processing lets you artfully shape the width of your masters.
Customer Reviews
J. Howard
April 16, 2021
Loving This Plug-in
being an engineer who mainly tracks vocals. This plug-in makes it easy at the end of a session to have a really good sounding track....
Read MoreB. Waller
April 14, 2021
A Mastering Marvel
The plugin is the best mastering DAW tool I have ever used. The presets are golden! I found myself farming out my mastering to Cloud AI. I was always told doing your own mastering is waste...
Read MoreA. Reichle
March 22, 2021
Klingt einfach sensationell !!
Das PlugIn übersteigt meine Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Noch nie war das finale Master-Ergebnis so nah am Sound amtlicher "Radio-Produktionen". Es ist zusammen mit dem Ampex...
Read MoreS. Lawson
March 15, 2021
Yep... its really good
This is one of those plugin you are going to hate yourself for not getting sooner. While no one plugin will ever truly take the place of a great mastering engineer in a good room - this...
Read Moreb. Nieminen
January 12, 2021
Super easy to use
I think this works perfectly for my mixes to get the final touch, and it’s so super easy to use. I like very much the widening button....
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Key Features
A simple to use, all-in-one mastering chain
Four types of compressor circuits
Simple, powerful EQ "tonestack" style EQ
Brainwork’s acclaimed M/S processing, Mono Maker, and Stereo Enhance features
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Customer Reviews
Brainworx bx_masterdesk
J. Howard
Loving This Plug-in
being an engineer who mainly tracks vocals. This plug-in makes it easy at the end of a session to have a really good sounding track.
B. Waller
A Mastering Marvel
The plugin is the best mastering DAW tool I have ever used. The presets are golden! I found myself farming out my mastering to Cloud AI. I was always told doing your own mastering is waste of time. However I found the AI were altering the quality of my mixes. Once I used this plugin and A/B to some industry tracks; I knew!!! Great Plugin game changer!!!
B. Young
Brainworx bx_masterdesk
Great!!!!
A. Reichle
Klingt einfach sensationell !!
Das PlugIn übersteigt meine Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Noch nie war das finale Master-Ergebnis so nah am Sound amtlicher "Radio-Produktionen". Es ist zusammen mit dem Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder zum unverzichtbaren Tool in meiner Master-Spur geworden. Es macht einfach nur Freude.
S. Lawson
Yep... its really good
This is one of those plugin you are going to hate yourself for not getting sooner. While no one plugin will ever truly take the place of a great mastering engineer in a good room - this comes pretty darn close. Client take-home test mixes are *MUCH* quicker produce and they have punch, volume and clarity. I have literally scrapped my entire mastering chain and substituted it for bx_masterdesk.
b. Nieminen
Super easy to use
I think this works perfectly for my mixes to get the final touch, and it’s so super easy to use. I like very much the widening button.
R. Stuebs
Hard Rock!
Easy to handle. Excellent and fast results.
I use this plugin in LUNA for mastering my friends Hard Rock songs.
R. Schuld
Magic masterdesk
Bisher habe ich in Logic Pro Play-alongs für Gitarrenmusik eingespielt. Schon mit den fantastischen Presets gelingen auf allen Medien ( Auto CD , headphone, Streaming) gute Endmixes. Klare Kaufempfehlung.
L. Lawrence
TRUST YOUR INSTINCT
If you are a good mixer and have good taste and sense of balance, this thing is gold! I used to get my works mastered by an engineer at one of London's studios but more than once I have felt disappointed and had to request amendments. Engineers have their own taste and attending a mastering session is very expensive. Unattended mastering doesn't always bring great results. This is a great solution for that.
R. Burggraaf
Latency
Latency Logic
M. Jiaras
Sounds fantastic
Found it to be an essential part of my master buss
L. Bates
Brainworx master Has the brainpower
I can't master a song without it, it has its own thing and sound on the master i cant find anywhere else and the mono maker has saved my mixes many a time, big thanks
R. Lamm
Plug and Play
without reading any manual you can just start and play around with the BX and listen what it does in your final Output Stereo Channel to the mixed sound. I am using it in my final mix at the end. So far I have not try to use it to create a final Stereo masterpiece for Radio or Streaming.
J. Thompson
Brainworx bx _ masterdesk
L, O, V, E - love it!!!
c. temenu
Special piece of kit
The Brainworx bx_master desk is a serious piece of kit it enables the user to realise the quality of their productions by the way it pushes all the good parts of a mix to a higher plain and puts that radio friendly crisp sound as a standard , with its many presets and full manipulation it’s easy and fun to use .A superb addition to my producers kit
c. temenu
Special piece of kit
The Brainworx bx_master desk is a serious piece of kit it enables the user to realise the quality of their productions by the way it pushes all the good parts of a mix to a higher plain and puts that radio friendly crisp sound as a standard , with its many presets and full manipulation it’s easy and fun to use .A superb addition to my producers kit
C. Zettervall
Well..
It changed my life ;)
a. soder
MUST HAVE
This almost feels like cheating, once you try it there is no way you won’t get it!
D. Molerio
Totally Wow!!
I first used the Bx Masterdesk a year ago. I ran the demo and decided to use it on the master bus on a track I was mixing, that track went on to be popular and played on local commercial radio stations. The artist ask me a year later to find out what was the "secret sauce" I use to make that track as for now he wants that sound for all his tracks. I proceeded to open the pro tools session and realize The bx was on and when I would bypass the difference was huge. By far the number one plug in thats a must have, every control you need at your fingers tips to make a great sounding master.
C. Bruce
Amazing Best plug I ever bought
This works like voodoo to me. I was able to change the volume without raising the level. It’s self explanatory and you don’t even know how to master to use it. When you first use it and have no mastering experience you will be high for 24 hours over the fact that you can do this. It’s like magic. I started my own mastering company using this.
