Whats the CCL? 

ConCrete Limiter?

Us Europeans would be confused by just using CL as that's the Champions League (all German Final looming!)

Slate fg-x for transparency, t-racks brickwall for a little color if needed. I have Ozone 5 too, but have yet really dive into it much, some online reviews say that the limiter is sterile and harsh and others swear by it. I really ought to use Cake's CCL more too so I can learn it's "sound" (or lack of), but out of habbit I just reach for Slate most of the time.

 I use light compression or limiting on my seperate tracks if the material needs it. I never attempt to boost the levels much over 6db. Only in the case of a track recorded at a low level will it need more attention.

 Then in the mastering stage I use TRacks or Ozone 4&5. Seldom use The  PC brickwall limiter in my master but use it frequently on my tracks.  Ozone Alloy also makes a great set of plugs I sometimes use at the track level.

 I usually have a mastering chain loaded into my final master which stays off during the  mix but when making final adjustments I toggle it on and off with different settings to get a good overall picture of both the mix and the sound of the final master. Sometimes it is necessary to hear the final in order to make adjustments at the mix level for me. They all influence one another.

 I agree with Jeff here, a persons ears get fatigued after awile and need a rest. IMO this is true whether mixing or working on the master.

+1 on Limiter No.6 Excellent feature set, sound and free. Donations accepted on the website.

Bristol_Jonesey


ConCrete Limiter?

Us Europeans would be confused by just using CL as that's the Champions League (all German Final looming!)

Thank you but I was trying to get FBB to use CL because that is how it should be abbreviated. We no nothing about a Champions League in Germany.  It is a bit confusing if one puts more letters there than there should be.   

Just downloaded/installed Concrete Limiter. Just gave it a quick try and it sounds pretty good. Will have to wait til the weekend to put it through it's paces.

CL is addicting. I do feel it adds highs, but my stuff usually needs it so I'm good with that. 
For a while I was (and maybe still am) overusing it because I liked it so much.
So simple yet so effective.

rodreb


Curious as to what final limiter folks are using on their mix bus? Looking for something brick wall that sounds really good. Suggestions?

Depends. Ozone 5, PSP Xenon, Concrete Limiter, UAD Neve 33609, UAD LA3A, sometimes Boost 11

First I just want to say there are no rules here so don't get me wrong. Use what ever you like to get the ultimate sound.

After reading many of your post here it seems that some of you mix up what a traditional word like---> "2BusMIX" (MASTER OUT of DAW or Hardware Console) ..........VS Mastering TOOLS means. That's two different cup of tee.



Mastering Tools are tools like Loudness Maximizing limiting and 2-Bus you often use more like a SSL Master Bus compressor. You can use MASTERING TOOLS on the "2BusMix" too if you like, as I said there are no rules what you can do or can't do but often you want to use that in a later stage or send your mix to mastering house.

Any how here is some of the greatest SOFTWARE MASTERING TOOLS I would strongly recommend you to check out.

Nomad Factory Analog Mastering Tools (real nice warm musical Mastering tools)
http://www.nomadfactory.com/products/amt/index.html



iZotope Ozone 5 Advanced. "World class mastering"
http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/ozone/






Waves L3-16.
http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=3502