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Saturation, compression and mastering, explained by the people building the plugins. What the controls do, when to reach for them, and how to check the result with your ears instead of a louder A/B.
Dual core · residualAnalyzing
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Read these in order. Each one assumes the last.
Two cores, a crossover and seven characters: what each part of a dual core saturator does to the signal.
ReadWhen multiband saturation beats a single-band saturator, and where to set the crossover.
ReadRecipes for buses, stems and masters, and how to check the result at matched loudness.
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The full user manual for each RSL plugin: signal flow, what every control does, starting points and troubleshooting. Free to read, no account needed.
Dual core multiband saturation for macOS and Windows.
Open the manual Product pageA dual-stage mastering compressor: vari-mu program compression and discrete VCA peak compression in one chassis, in either order.
Open the manual Product pageA mastering chain for the master bus: it measures your mix and moves loudness, dynamics, tonal balance and stereo width toward a chart-ready target, with one macro deciding how far.
Open the manual Product pageAnalog peak shaping that brings the level up and keeps the punch, CLEAN or IMPACT.
Open the manual Product pageA dual curve EQ that boosts and cuts at the same frequency, on every band.
Open the manual Product pageA full analog channel strip: preamp, filters, four-band EQ, dynamics and fader.
Open the manual Product pageThe Warm and Tube circuit from the Dual Core Saturator on a single core, free with an account.
Open the manual Get it freeSee what a compressor will do to your audio before you commit: capture a passage, then preview any setting on it.
Open the manual Get it freeHip-hop drum patterns with vintage sampler timing: eight lanes, your sounds, out to your DAW as MIDI or audio.
Open the manual Beta testers: RSL HubThe library
Longer pieces on saturation, compression, mastering and the workflow around them.
Vari-mu compression doesn't clamp down on a mix, it settles it. Here is how it behaves, when to choose it over VCA or FET, and how to set one up on a mix bus or master.
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Read the articleChoosing a saturation plugin for Pro Tools starts with AAX support and ends with a fair, level-matched A/B. Here's what to look…
Read the articleA multiband saturation plugin lets you drive the lows and highs differently, so you get the grit without the mud. Here's when…
Read the articleRSL One is a free saturation plugin for macOS and Windows that runs the same Warm and Tube circuit as our Dual…
Read the articleDrive a full-range bus into one saturation stage and the low end decides what happens. A practical guide to setting the crossover,…
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By Mastering.com · 2h 40m
A full free course on saturation, start to finish. It is the most thorough thing we know of on the subject and it is not ours. Watch it, then come back for the part it does not cover: what changes when you split the signal and drive two bands separately.
Watch on YouTubeSession toolkit
The references people go looking for mid-mix.
The residual topology, the crossover, and what each of the seven characters is modeling.
Get RSL Hub, sign in, install, restart your DAW. Plus the problems people actually hit.
macOS and Windows versions, processors, plugin formats and what is not supported yet.
RSL One runs the same Warm and Tube circuit on a single core. No license key, yours to keep.
See and remove the computers your account is activated on, up to 4 at a time.
What changed in each version, and what to reinstall.
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Start free with RSL One, or drive two bands separately with the RSL Dual Core Saturator.
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01 · PreviewRSL ForesightSee what a compressor will do before you commit.Free
02 · ColorRSL OneWarm and Tube saturation on a single core, free with an account.Free03 · FlagshipRSL Dual Core SaturatorMultiband saturation: two cores, split at a crossover you set.$6904 · ControlRSL BastionVari-mu and VCA compression in one chassis.$6905 · FinishRSL MasterOne macro toward a chart-ready master.$6906 · LoudnessRSL CrucibleAnalog peak shaping, CLEAN or IMPACT.$6907 · ConsoleRSL ChannelA full analog channel strip.$6908 · ToneRSL ParadoxBoost and cut at the same frequency.$69SaturationRSL OneWarm and Tube saturation on a single core. Free with an account.FreeCompression previewRSL ForesightSee what a compressor will do before you commit. No account needed.Free
Tape stripRSL-ST562A 500-series tape strip, as a plugin. Free to keep.Free
Mastering in the browserRenegade Mastering ConsoleA final-stage mastering enhancer that runs in your browser. Nothing to install.FreeStart here
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