Finalizer by TC Electronic

In the late 90s I used a Finalizer 96K hardware unit to master many music projects, and it was quite impressive back then. It was loaded with amazing presets which utilized multiband compression, limiting and EQ algorithms.

Now an improved version called Finalizer is available as a plugin!

Note: It’s made to master music, but I hope to test it someday on “finalizing” some podcast episodes.

From their website:

The Finalizer app compiles the best multiband compression, limiter and EQ algorithms that we have ever developed. They are ported 1:1 from our System 6000 platform, optimized for modern performance and bundled in a brand-new package along with a wealth of new features and an entirely new way of presenting audio visually. The distance between your mix and final master has never been shorter.

They also offer a Free Analyzer, a cloud-based service that allows you to harness the power of TC Electronic’s innovative displays and advanced measuring algorithms:

Brand new TC-developed Compress-O-Meter shows how dynamic and loud your track is compared to other tracks.

Spectr-O-Meter compares the spectral response of your whole track against the spectral response of other tracks for example in the same music genre.

Loudness Radar reveals the loudness envelope over the duration of your track. This is great for checking the different parts relative to each other or to other tracks.

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