Brainworx® bx_masterdesk
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Easily deliver polished, professional masters.
Developed by Brainworx, and based on a complete chain of field-proven, high-end, professional analog mastering processors, the bx_masterdesk plug-in provides a fully featured mastering environment in a single plug-in that’s as easy to use as it is powerful.
Whether you’re in the rehearsal room quickly polishing a reference track, or a professional engineer delivering masters to record labels, the bx_masterdesk plug-in offers a complete, intuitive mastering processing chain.Master your mixes quickly and easily with professional-sounding results
Easily sculpt masters with the powerful Bass, Mid, Treble, and Presence EQ
Select from four compressor modes and effortlessly dial in the proper compression characteristics
Use Brainwork’s acclaimed M/S processing to tweak the stereo image with the Mono Maker and Stereo Enhance features
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Simple, Yet Powerful
Mastering requires a balanced, highly tuned processing chain, which can be both complex and expensive. The bx_masterdesk plug-in takes much of the guesswork out of the mastering process by combining several parameters into single controls with carefully chosen individual audio processors, each pre-tuned for easy and effective results.
Four Compressors
The bx_masterdesk’s compressor section makes it easy to add energy to your masters without any pumping or unwanted artifacts. Inspired by classic designs, but transformed for the needs of modern DAW production, the compressor section features four different operating modes, each with its own attack and release rate for quick parallel compression textures.
Easy EQ
The EQ section of the bx_masterdesk plug-in lets you dial in broad stroke tonal adjustments using an intuitive control set that resembles a guitar amp's tone stack. Simply turn the Bass, Mid, Treble, and Presence knobs to quickly and subtly tweak the EQ curve of your master.
Final Touches
For final seasoning, the bx_masterdesk plug-in sports two resonant filters, perfect for cleaning up low-end rumble and taming harsh transients. The bx_masterdesk’s precision metering will ensure your levels are always correct, while Brainworx’s renowned M/S processing lets you artfully shape the width of your masters.
Customer Reviews
G. Harrington
December 16, 2024
Very Happy
Very happy with bx Masterdesk. Used it mastering an album and very happy with results. Thank you UAD
Read MoreC. Nevola
August 25, 2024
Amazing plug-in
As someone new to DAWs and a non-mastering engineer, the masterdesk really makes mastering easy with an all-in-one plug-in. There are plenty of tutorials out there from experts on how to...
Read MoreC. Nevola
August 25, 2024
Amazing plug-in
As someone new to DAWs and a non-mastering engineer, the masterdesk really makes mastering easy with an all-in-one plug-in. There are plenty of tutorials out there from experts on how to...
Read MoreN. Bravin
July 4, 2024
Efficace et simple d'utilisation
Jj'ai tout de suite apprécié ce plug simple d'utilisation et très efficace. Il y a certainement mieux en la matière mais pour les novices dont je fais partie cet outil fait le taf....
Read MoreK. Kaspersen
April 30, 2024
5 stars, simple but powerful
This mastering tool is a great thing, presets or manually, it helps to shape your final sound!
Read MoreS. Inwards
March 15, 2024
Simplified mastering that retains dynamic range
It’s like ‘automatic mastering’ - add to your Master channel and hear and feel the goodness. Select from a comprehensive suite of presets that can be easily tweaked to suit......
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Key Features
A simple to use, all-in-one mastering chain
Four types of compressor circuits
Simple, powerful EQ "tonestack" style EQ
Brainwork’s acclaimed M/S processing, Mono Maker, and Stereo Enhance features
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Customer Reviews
Brainworx bx_masterdesk
G. Harrington
Very Happy
Very happy with bx Masterdesk. Used it mastering an album and very happy with results. Thank you UAD
C. Nevola
Amazing plug-in
As someone new to DAWs and a non-mastering engineer, the masterdesk really makes mastering easy with an all-in-one plug-in. There are plenty of tutorials out there from experts on how to use it as well. It's actually helping to train me on what to listen for in a listenable mastered product!
C. Nevola
Amazing plug-in
As someone new to DAWs and a non-mastering engineer, the masterdesk really makes mastering easy with an all-in-one plug-in. There are plenty of tutorials out there from experts on how to use it as well. It's actually helping to train me on what to listen for in a listenable mastered product!
N. Bravin
Efficace et simple d'utilisation
Jj'ai tout de suite apprécié ce plug simple d'utilisation et très efficace. Il y a certainement mieux en la matière mais pour les novices dont je fais partie cet outil fait le taf.
K. Kaspersen
5 stars, simple but powerful
This mastering tool is a great thing, presets or manually, it helps to shape your final sound!
S. Inwards
Simplified mastering that retains dynamic range
It’s like ‘automatic mastering’ - add to your Master channel and hear and feel the goodness. Select from a comprehensive suite of presets that can be easily tweaked to suit...
W. Maszynski
WONDERFUL!
It is amazing plugin. GameChanger for me...
A. Rapin
A must Have
No need for words, this is simply amazing. On my level, it is taking my demos to the next level.
K. Dobracki
Massive sound
As for the electronic music I am making it just gives this phat sound. Very massive!
A. Adedwuon
Very Useful Mastering Tool
I have had this tool in the box for a while and initially it didn't quite do it for me. Doing all software mixing and mastering, this sounded cold and didn't give me the feel of a real analogue tone, depth, and roundness I was looking for. I went for real analogue Buss compressors and EQs (SSL GComp, HA Successor, and Tegeler Creme) and those by themselves still didn't get me to where I wanted to go. I decided to revisit the Masterdesk by placing it after the analogue chain in real time and boom, the magic came alive. It needed to be fed some mojo for it to now do what it can do, and what it can do is fantastic with this hybrid setup. When you use the real analogue for mainly the feel and depth (minimal to no compression) and then allow the Masterdesk to , almost transparently, do the compression, and final EQ tone, you get your money's worth from it. Why 4 stars and not 5 you may ask. Well, while I find it useful now, it still has it's downside:
1. The Turbo Limiter is thin sounding and I can't use as my final limiter. I place a preferred maximizer/limiter after this for final brick wall .
2. With the compressor link mode engaged, the stereo field shrinks, which is not acceptable to me. I use it in unlinked mode which makes the sound more open with the draw back of transient perceived shift in the stereo field.
3. A HPF would have been good to have for high frequency roll off
4. The resonance filters I think are impacting the overall sound in a not so good way. I don't use them.
5. The stereo Enhance is not that useful for me when compared to what my hardware stereo image shaper is doing.
Despite the downsides, I still find the rest of the tool useful as I am now much closer to getting that perfect master sound I have been working on with my current Hybrid setup. The Masterdesk and a limiter, for now, are the only software I need at the end of my analogue chain. Very useful mastering tool!R. Studio
For fast work
Easy to use and great for fast mastering.
B. Tari
Master! Master! (Metallica)
Genious!
E. Koch
i cannot say enough, ( had to chime in again )
i have both this and the classic....Brainworx knocked it out of the park with these two units, i have both because i use them for tracking with my Apollo, so the classic is nice when i need more chain resources ... they are as clean as warm gets, and as warm as clean gets, and that's the gold when you're tracking ... THANK YOU BRAINWORX AND UAD
K. Neill
fantastic plug in
To me this is one of her best plug ins out there. it's intuitive and gives you everything you need to put some nice touches on your mix. i can't imagine what i could do with this plug if i had a set of mastering ears.
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One of my go to plugins.
I would describe the BX Masterdesk as smooth, intuitively easy-to-use, and immediately producing noticeable, desired results.
We can each get to finish line using so many tools and combinations these days.
For me, the Masterdesk is one of the plugins I depend on most regularly and get immediately enjoyment using. As other users have noted, no matter how good you think your mix already is, adding this to the mix bus will make your mix sound even better in a matter of seconds.
My favorite parts are bumping the treble and presence ever so slightly and playing with the width feature. Really a fantastic, fairly analog sounding plugin.m. Edwards
However good you think your mix is, this makes it better!
This is a magic piece of kit for the final shaping of your sound. Takes a while to master endless options but the pre-sets can give great base to fine tune from. Masterfull!
B. Bremer
Finally
Swiss Army Knife of mastering. You want LOUD? This has it. Subtle mix compression? No problem. Overall tonal tuning? Limiting? Ham and cheese on rye? All here in one truly remarkable Plugin.
A. stærkær
awesome tool
Easy to use. Never been more easy to dial in tonal balance of a mix. I don't really use all of its applications, but it's possible to get a quality master with this and a limiter. Having so many functions inside 1 plugin is cool
C. Lee
Great for final master!
The Compressor features are wonderful as well!
E. Fenenbock
Mix Bus Magic
This plugin works extremely well as the last plugin on the mix bus.
