Customer Reviews

  • Wow!

    ★★★★★
    by Mike
    Cannot mix without it. The tone controls and foundation knob alone is worth the price plus you get all the other good stuff which is exactly that. Good Stuff. Smoother, Faster, workflow that gives me what I would call, "The Sound of Hits".

  • MasterDesk

    ★★★☆☆
    by W Watt
    Disappointing ! You'll need a brickwall limiter afterwards because transients will pop through. The EQ is overly subtle and the fixed frequencies might work ...or not. "Foundation" past 1 o'clock is mud. I hope Ver.2 is contemplated.
    Plugin Alliance response
    bx_masterdesk doesn't have an Intersample Peak Limiter, if that's what you mean when you say transients slip through. But this is intentionally, as I don't like the sound of those limiters. This whole plugin is subtle, as it is a mastering device. If you can't get mixes to balance with bx_masterdesk I strongly advise to go back and work on the mixes, or tell the engineer to go back and work on the mixes. I haven't run across a mix yet that I couldn't balance with this plugin. There is no V2 planned for bx_masterdesk at this point as I am and we are happy with the plugin, just like thousands of customers so far.I hope you'll get into the plugin more over time, maybe also try it on sub groups / stems, as I honestly feel it has a lot to offer, and we receive so much great feedback from hobbyists and pros alike right now.Best wishes, Dirk (designer of bx_masterdesk)

  • Perfect

    ★★★★★
    by Brainworx bx_console N
    What a great tool to have it saves a lot of time. WoW

  • Masterdesk

    ★★★★★
    by RORO
    Masterdesk is an ingenious tool, especially if you have to mix a master in a short time (Jingle, commercial, etc.).
    But also for demo tracks in a small budget project.
    Easy to use, big in effect!

  • Master desk is very well designed

    ★★★★☆
    by A Hoover
    If I could give it 4.5 stars I would have. It can range from subtle to extreme with fairly extensive sound sculpting capabilities. Gives real warm, deep, analog sound that is rich. Metering is just adequate. I also found it a little tricky to push that little extra loudness for the master, but you can eventually tweak to get there.
    This plugin offers a great one-stop shop for professional sounding masters for good mixes.

  • Masterdesk

    ★★★★☆
    by Damian
    After about a month of daily use, I love this unit. Is it a mastering solution? No, not a professional tool but I’m using everyday to give quick, decent references to my mixing clients. I believe those laptop jockeys that would’ve never used a real mastering house will be the core adopters, it’ll never replace my real mastering chain, regardless I’ll still use it for the tasks I described above. Good work Dirk.

  • Good

    ★★★★☆
    by Angel Cano The Producer
    I love this plugin, it works well,easy to use, great concept. I give it 4 stars because im having some Random freezes/Crashes on Cubase when i load it.

  • Quick and easy

    ★★★★☆
    by Yks
    Enjoyable to use and good sounding results!

  • BX Masterdesk rocks!

    ★★★★★
    by Megatracks
    Have been using it in my 2 bus for mixes just to see if it’ll work, my workflow is a top down style to mix. Masterdesk has not only opened up but has helped my mixes come together in a more predictable way. Also have been using it to master tracks for clients all I can saunas “ridiculous”!! This thing is ssssweet! I work for a broadcast network so turnaround time is always super fast. Masterdesk has made it so much easier, helping me produce masters that make my clients happy, the network loves what they hear.
    Thank you guys!!!

  • Great sound - time saver

    ★★★★★
    by BcH
    bx_masterdesk is exactly what I need to get a quick mix out to clients that they can listen to on their home system, car, ear buds and that stands up to a commercial mix. Easy to use, simple understandable UI that exposes enough control to let you do some fine tuning, plus some great presets to use as as staring points. PA has done all the have lifting for you. Very happy with it!