For the first time,
Howie Weinberg opens the doors of his studio to bring you the benefit
of his 30+ years of elite mastering experience in an exciting new
plugin. Don’t miss the opportunity to take your music to the next
level thanks to the workflow and closely-guarded mastering chain of
one of the world’s most sought-after pro audio gurus.
Golden ears make gold records
For the first time,
Howie Weinberg opens the doors of his studio to bring you the benefit
of his 30+ years of elite mastering experience in an exciting new
plugin. Don’t miss the opportunity to take your music to the next
level thanks to the workflow and closely-guarded mastering chain of
one of the world’s most sought-after pro audio gurus.
This plugin reproduces the hardware chain that is the nerve center of Weinberg’s signature sound, and packs it all into one powerful interface. It brings to the table the same magic that you’ve heard on albums like Nirvana’s Nevermind, Pantera’s Cowboys from Hell, and more. Prince, U2, Metallica, Deftones, Soundgarden, and Van Halen are just a few of the popular names whose music has benefited from Weinberg’s experience. The HWMC Howie Weinberg Mastering Console brings together the authentic features of his carefully-curated collection of mastering equipment to provide the highest possible quality for your master.
The plugin version created by Acustica is designed to be your go-to digital pro mastering tool to finalize and polish your tracks according to today's ultra-high listening standards. Its intelligent layout means that you can bring the same magic to your own productions with ease.
What You Get
HWMC Howie Weinberg Mastering Console features six different sections:
- C: A “Coral-style” mastering tube compressor with 4 different switchable compressor operating modes, which depends on the rectifier circuit emulations selected (GERM, GERM2, SILIC or LED)
- E: A “Scarlet-style” parametric stereo mastering EQ with LF/MF, HF/MF bands offering ±9dB gain.
- F: High and low shelf filters, plus continuously variable high-pass (20Hz - 20kHz) and low-pass (20Hz - 30kHz) mastering cutting filters with a 12dB per octave slope, implemented to Weinberg’s exact specifications.
- L: An ultra-transparent, algorithmic brickwall limiter with oversampling rate buttons (1x, 4x, and 8x).
- ADC: A clipping stage that includes 3 different models ranging from least to most aggressive (C1, C2, C3), created from the sampling of Howie Weinberg’s various analog-to-digital converters. Controllable via the clipper knob and the oversampling rate buttons (1x, 4x, 8x).
- DAC: A preamp stage including 3 modes from the sampling of different digital-to-analog converters (DCS, Mytek, Mytek+Tape), effectively reproducing Weinberg’s signature sound.
To top it all off, this plugin also comes with a series of additional controls, including control link, M/S - LR, HQ, dim buttons, a complete meter section, and a series of routing buttons/functions enabling you to change the plugin’s internal routing.
Check out the manual's “Operation” chapter for more details.