I'm getting close to finishing a lot of my songs and I'm down to just listening through them and putting vocals on the ones I'm happy with. Many years ago I used to love T-racks 24 for mastering but for many reason, it's unusable. What is the cheapest way of achieving what that program did? Is the way forward to now use mastering plugins rather than standalone?

Hey all, it's been a while since I posted anything but rest assured I've been lurking, stalking everyone's posts as they get sent to my g-reader. :tongue:

I have a feeling things are about to change. Its too expensive to produce high end hardware at these prices during our recession if its not selling. And the stuff that is selling is the second hand gear by the thousands of wankers on ebay. So where does this leave the manufacturers and boutique shops? Well, if you are only making a few high end products a week, the price has to go up.

In this day and age, is it better to invest in DAW plugins or in rack gear? I was browsing the Sonnox site and they are so expensive. My problem is that I know that the plugins will eventually become obsolete, require upgrading etc. Is it a better long term investment to get external gear? Is it better value to get software?

Im thinking of buying a used Lexicon 480L for my studio. Will there be any difference using a plugin reverb (lexiverb, TCmegareverb, etc) than the 480L?

hello, i was wondering what you guys thought about the quality of sounds you can get from pro tools le plugins(compressor, t-racks eq, etc.) vs. using say a couple fairly cheap Behringer tube hardware units for compression and eq(about $129 each)? I appreciate your input.