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Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain review

A complete mastering chain modeled on the EMI TG12410 console. Best for tone shaping and limiting on the master bus. Price: $49.99 (MSRP $149).

Key features

• Four-band Tone EQ
• Zener diode compressor/limiter plus VCA compressor
• Filter module with HP, LP and Presence
• Stereo spread enhancer
• Reorderable modules
• 170 presets

Waves Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain alternatives

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  iZotope (Native Instruments)

  Ozone 12 Standard

  $219once

  All-in-one mastering plugin with 14 pro modules and AI-powered mastering assistant.

  VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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  FabFilter

  FabFilter Pro-L 2

  $199once

  Loudness limiter with eight limiting algorithms and true peak limiting for mastering.

  VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPsupportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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  Tokyo Dawn Records

  TDR Kotelnikov

  FREE

  Free wideband mastering compressor combining high fidelity control with musical flexibility.

  VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported

Sources: www.waves.com