Customer Reviews

  • Great Tool

    ★★★★★
    by Richard
    I Put it on every master. Great tool! Just try the demo

  • not what I expected

    ★★☆☆☆
    by TUFF
    I didn't like this plugin that much, the features are amazing, but it takes so long for it to get the level that I want and does not get as loud compared to other limiters, it also does not have true peak limiting which is a plus to have these days, I guess it needs an updated version, maybe I would have to spend a lot more time with it ,

  • bx_XL V2 + bx Subfilter

    ★★★★★
    by Norbert????
    Hallo Support Team,
    both Plugins are very good. I work every day with them. what you meam with ALIAS?
    Best Regards
    Norbert

  • bx_XL V2 - Amazing Limiter

    ★★★★★
    by JimGramze
    The bx_XL V2 Limiter is simply amazing. Basically I've finally found my mastering limiter. There are three bands of limiting: Mid-Lo, Mid-Hi, and side. Obviously this Mid/Side action separates the bottom end so the lowest end does not effect limiting above the bass and kick. The saturation on the three bands is exceptional, and the novice will mistake these for EQ because they are smooth throughout their entire range. Included here is bass centering, Brainworx inimitable Mono Maker technology.
    It sounds so very good it has to be experienced to be appreciated. I have never found it so easy to make the bass well defined in the mix. I have said online that "This is the god I've been waiting to worship." It's pretty much that good.
    Plugin Alliance response
    Thank you Jim! Much appreciated.

  • bx_XL V2

    ★★★★★
    by Subterranean Howl Studios
    The XL is the plugin that brought my to brainworx/pluginaliance in the first place. The concept of MS was new to me at the time and so intriguing. I've had other mastering limiters before and since but nothing changes my mind and I end up using the bx_XL on all of my mixes and masters. Enhancing harmonics and controlling volume and compression in MS as well as being able to treat bass frequencies separately makes the XL the mastering plugin for all others to measure up to. And don't forget to try XL on all of your group stereo busses. I especially love it on guitars, strings, and synths, but it can do wonders for any stereo signal.

  • Mastering tool

    ★★★★★
    by Alex Hepting
    On the xl v2 there is plenty of control for lower, mid and high bands. This could not only be used for mastering but also some creative applications. Usually mixing engineers struggle to get the low end right. With xl v2 you already can avoid clipping on low end which take away most of errors while pushing the mix forward and even preserves more headspace while mixing stems.

  • Top !

    ★★★★★
    by JJBOT
    Je cherchais un plugin qui me permettrait de sonner fort sans provoquer de distorsion. Je suis satisfait du résultat, ce limiteur complet propose un ensemble d'outils permettant de sculpter le son afin d'atteindre le meilleur compromis entre la puissance et la clarté.

  • Bx_xl V2

    ★★★☆☆
    by martinitou
    As a mastering tool, or for the master bus on your mix, this plug-in is interesting. I don´t like the limiter module very much, though. I think it would be better to have the typical Out Ceiling and Threshold faders, with the possibility of turning them down together to hear the effect without the volume boost. I bought this plug-in thinking that maybe I don´t need to spend so much on a Fabfilter Pro-L but Im not fully satisfied. The other part of the plug-in is the most interesting. The bands separation and the XL effect is cool. Also the "make mono" feature.
    However, Brainworx need to read this. This plug-in is quite CPU demanding, specially it´s GRAPHIC INTERFACE which is pretty silly... It keeps making my DAW stop playback due to CPU overload. This really sucks! Also, everytime I close my DAW, it crashes, and a maxOS display an error message about Bx_xl crashing... I use a fully equipped macbook pro, i7, 16GB Ram, with SSD.

  • mastering

    ★★★★★
    by Terry
    For once I have confidence that I will be able to master my projects myself. You have to study this plugin to get great results; but it saves a lot of money from paying mastering labs.

  • Surgical M/S

    ★★★★★
    by e-Paul
    I am still learning about M/S processing and developing the skills that will allow me to use it intuitively. XL v2 allows me to surgically get the most “loudness”, clarity and presence out of my tracks without sacrificing my precious dynamic range. Armed with this and the Elysia Alpha compressor I am leveraging M/S for the best results.