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
M. Gold
June 11, 2019
Fast and good
I demo’d this along with the ‘classic’ version against my current mastering solution (Ozone). The stereo widener is awesome and the compressor is very good. I could get pretty damn...
Read MoreS. Parikh
June 9, 2019
Brainworks bx_masterdesk
Thisbtain plugin became my go-to end of masterbus chain, for a polishede sound.
Read MoreN. Matagrin
May 3, 2019
Easy & versatile
his plugin became my go-to end of masterbus chain, for a polishede sound. I like the way I can very quickly adjust the global tonal balance, the limiter is quite transparent. It certainly...
Read MoreR. Matias
April 29, 2019
Exactly what I needed
I simply have not time to tweak master bus, all my time goes to composing and mixing. I leave the mastering job to the professionals anyways..
Read MoreN. Zabic
April 12, 2019
Studio Backdoor
Excellent !! Best plugin for mastering !! Fine respondings, best feedback for every need !!
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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
M. Gold
Fast and good
I demo’d this along with the ‘classic’ version against my current mastering solution (Ozone). The stereo widener is awesome and the compressor is very good. I could get pretty damn close to my Ozone master, but in a couple of minutes, instead of getting buried for half an hour tweaking hundreds of options. The cheaper classic version suffered from the lack of EQ and resonance filters compared to this full version of Masterdesk.
S. Parikh
Brainworks bx_masterdesk
Thisbtain plugin became my go-to end of masterbus chain, for a polishede sound.
L. Vogle
good
good
N. Matagrin
Easy & versatile
his plugin became my go-to end of masterbus chain, for a polishede sound.
I like the way I can very quickly adjust the global tonal balance, the limiter is quite transparent. It certainly increased my workflow speed. I love its deesser on the masterbus. I mix thru it and bounce it for my clients, and send an unlimited version to the mastering engineer, with the limited one as a reference.
Only 4 stars because of the parallel compression. Why does this knob starts at 84% ??R. Matias
Exactly what I needed
I simply have not time to tweak master bus, all my time goes to composing and mixing. I leave the mastering job to the professionals anyways..
N. Zabic
Studio Backdoor
Excellent !! Best plugin for mastering !! Fine respondings, best feedback for every need !!
J. Kult
Why???
I really can't understand all this hype on this plug in. Find it pretty boring, specially for the price. I really regret buying it.
T. Gartmann
The Pre Mix "Hero"
During the production process, there are a many pre listen mixes for custumers to fix.
For this kind of application you get the max result in quick time.B. Gfeller
its a must!
Best master tool i ever heart
C. Santana
The best sounding limiter for mastering
This plugin is the best for mastering. No one sounds better
A. Heinzelmann
Massive Tool for fast results
This Plugin is a very helpfill Tool for fast Mastering. If i complete the Mix and my Customer won´t get a professional Mastering Engineer, i can do it for them in a short time with impressive results. It helps to minimize the costs for my customer a they will com back for further recordings. That´s good for my business.
A. Deherder
Big Difference
Quick, easy way to master your mix. The EQ is lacking, but just us another EQ along with it.
l. diaz
Bad plugin
Useless
D. Torres
Choose other stuff
I regret choosing this plugin as the third one in the 3-bundle. It offers limited (better said no whatsoever) controls, arbitrary filters (6666 seriously? (: ) more-than-useless metering, oh, and did I mention LIMITED controls? Bass EQ? On what freq, how many dbs, what q number? Yeah you can find it buried in the manual, but it is useless. For a pro user it is a joke for a serious mixdown on the master bus, for a novice it might be wow at first glance, but will find out soon that it is well overpriced for what it offers.
I know, it is my bad, I should have tried it as a trial version, and I really regret it not doing so. For that price, choose a Fairchild, a good EQ, or, well, anything else but this one.
D. Torres
Choose other stuff
I have chosen this to be the third plugin in the 3-bundle, and I regret it. I know, my bad I haven't tried it the trial version, but the videos on it seemed convincing. If you are a pro mixer, producer, this plugin, with limited controls, arbitrary filters (6666, seriously? (: ) and, oh did I mention LIMITED controls? Or better say, none, whatsoever. For a novice user on the mixbus it might be wow at first glace, but unusable for a serious mixdown. I'd suggest for that amount of money choose a Fairchild bundle, a better EQ, or, better said, anything else, but not this plugin. Would love to return it and choose something else instead.
D. BURTON
REALLY AMAZED
This can really bring life to a mix. Glad I bought it!
A. Kosakovski
Brainworx bx_masterdesk
Пока меня не впечатлил.Мэнли лучше работает ,как мастер.Жалко потраченные деньги
A. Kosakovski
Brainworx bx_masterdesk
Пока меня не впечатлил.Мэнли лучше работает ,как мастер.Жалко потраченные деньги
J. Henderson
It's cool
You can get a great sound going for your mix really quickly with this plugin. Subtle differences between the four modes...can inspire you to seek out a sonic signature that maybe you weren't thinking of. Really, really good. Fun to use.
S. Simmons
Finally, someone made this...
Finally, I can mix a song and master it EXACTLY the way I want it. Also...This plugin is perfect to get an idea of what your mix will sound like mastered, so it is a PERFECT reference for making sure your mix is where it needs to be, BEFORE Mastering. LOVE IT!
