I've been lucky enough to have worked with one of Canada's most proficient mastering engineers whose capable hands I've left much of my work in, amongst others' I have produced/mixed. I still learn a lot from him, and one of his quotes really struck me: "You may see a good mastering engineer making a list of everything a song needs to to be the best finished product it can be, but you'll see a GREAT mastering engineer making a list of everything a song DOESN'T need." That's very much along the lines of what makes this plugin GREAT. Anything you may throw at it will be fattened, softened, or sharpened to your liking is SECONDS, and on two memorable sessions so far, for me bx_masterdesk quickly indicated what was not needed. If you've been messing with it for over 5 minutes, that's even probably too long. Supposedly the purpose of this is just for making a very good, quick-cut pre-master (yet fully capable of finalizing at your discretion - that would require some referencing) One of the plugins that have gotten me, as still within my first few years of doing this professionally, to pay a lot more attention to the amazing tools floating around here. If you see this on sale, GRAB IT - you'll NOT be disappointed!
Great for a premaster!
★★★★★
by Jesse Cook
I find I use this for every project. The Masterdesk offers quick and easy controls to a thick and clean overall project. Its great for creating quick master demos and providing a clean sounding pre master to your clients. This is a must have.
bx_masterdesk
★★★★★
by TRV503
This plugin makes Studio One smile.....at least for me. Wait until FL Studio 20.x gets a load of this desk. I knew that mastering is not an easy thing, but I understand more from the manual and the video instruction on this plugin. I'm still getting used to the different compression models and the turbo limiter, which helped me with an old remix I decided to dust off and fix. Using this in the Project page of Studio One, made me smile as well.. Nicely done.
10/10
★★★★★
by Kido
It's amazing tool. It's quick made my demotracks, beats and music sketches sounds better. Level up. Thanks for this plugin.
Plugin Alliance response
Thank YOU!
My Secret Weapon For Mastering
★★★★★
by Alexey Soloviev
bx_masterdesk is my secret weapon for mastering. This plugin helps me a lot to create clean, smooth and loud masters.
Must Have
★★★★★
by Faustbot
bx_masterdesk goes on every song I produce. The EQ controls are exactly as subtle as they need to be, the DR monitor helps keep my music feeling dynamic, the compressors are powerful without being overkill, and the THD control helps glue the mix together into a cohesive whole by adding just a little saturation. I absolutely recommend this!
MatserDesk - Excellent
★★★★★
by Andrea
I had this plugin for few months but I never used, then yesterday it saved my life by allowing me to remaster a full album of 11 songs in less than 1 hour! Results are amazingly good, it brought more consistency and definition on the low end and it removed the harshness from the highs with few moves. Its compression is definitely colored, but really pleasant to my ears, it can bring life and depth to my mixes (or previous masters) in unparalleled way. Highly recommended!!!!
USE ON EVERY MIX!
★★★★★
by SPKZ
Simple, Easy to use, dope sound. Wont master without it until I fully learn the art of mastering. If you want to streamline that process buy this plugin.
Plugin Alliance response
We're happy that the magic works for you. Thanks!
Almost perfect
★★★★☆
by Serhii Duzhykh
bx_masterdesk is my indispensable plugin on the master track I give 4 stars only for two reasons: 1) Output Trim is limited to only -12 dB. In my work on TV, it is important for me to set this value to -18 dB 2) There is no limiting of intersample peaks, which is also very important in my profession I really hope that these features will appear. Thanks for the great product!
Wonderful plugin
★★★★★
by MTC
Msterdesk is a huge plugin, it sounds natural and hot for mastering all my projects (electro and others). Ultra versatile and simple to use. Bx an PA rules ! Best.