Achieve Professional Sound: The Best Mastering Plugins for Your Studio

Getting your music production to sound as professional all comes down skills, time and tools. After this process, your mixed track will be mastered to sound clean and solid on all playback settings making it the final stage of music production. The best mastering plugin are capable of adding elevate the quality level to your final mix.

iZotope Ozone

iZotope Ozone is a full mastering suite that’s one of the best in its class. There are different modules, which consist of EQs, dynamics controls and a maximizer as well as some vintage effects that can make your track look mastered.

FabFilter Pro-L 2

You have an excellent-quality limiter here, which is crucial for mastering – FabFilter Pro-L 2 It gives fine control over how loud your track is before facing distortion whilst maintaining its level within the industry standard.

Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain from Waves

Inspired by the legendary TG12410 Transfer Console used in all Abbey Road’s mastering suites since the early ’70s to this day, this plugin is a must-have for producers who admire analog sound and are willing to recreate some of its instruments.

UAD Precision Mastering Bundle

The UAD Precision Mastering Bundle includes a high-end 4-band EQ, Compressor (not multiband), Multiband compressor and limiter & maximizer plugins that are among the very best analog modeling modelings you can get.

T-RackS 5 by IK Multimedia

It is a modular approach to mastering, meaning that you get individual plugins (combining them into just one if necessary) from the T-RackS collection so it’s called all in one box. From classic of vintage compressors and EQs to more modern digital comps/limiters – a great sounding master is now at your fingertips. Built-in metering and analysis tools help you ensure your track remain at industry standards.

Good mastering plugins and a human touch will greatly enhance the quality of your mix. Whether you need the all-in-one powerhouse iZotope Ozone, unprecedented control from FabFilter Pro-L 2, analog warmth with Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain, pinpoint transparency using UAD Precision mastering Bundle or versatility through T-RackS 5 there is plenty of software to give your recordings a professional sheen.