Gerhard Westphalen
Mastering Engineer (occasionally Scoring Mixer)
I just installed the new Eventide and it seems killer. A quick head-to-head with the Pro-L and it seems like it can be cleaner than the Pro-L.
Fab Filter is a good value for what you get, and visually is amazing...if you want it to be. Sonically, as pristine as you'd ever want..though it can be pumped up.Ozone 8 is good.
My favorite would be Fabfilter mastering bundle but it's rather pricey. You could perhaps settle for less and just get Pro-L and Saturn or Pro-C2.
I just installed the new Eventide and it seems killer. A quick head-to-head with the Pro-L and it seems like it can be cleaner than the Pro-L.
FabFilter Pro-L is my 'go to'.
Fabfilter have just announced their update to Pro-L 2.
+1 for Sonnox. (Inflator can be very handy in certain situations. But handle with care.)Highly recommend using Sonnox Limiter and Inflator. There is a reason it's still the choice at Abbey Road for Mastering. If you happen to use UAD the sale prices are very good right now.
FF L2 has always seemed hard to find the sweet spot for me when I tried it, hopefully V2 will fix that.