best mastering suites for mac

maudeu · Post by **maudeu** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:23 pm

hey all, i've recently switched over to an intel mac and im on the lookout for a decent mastering suite. i'd been using wavelab before on my pc, is there much out there comparable to this?

cheers

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:25 pm

Sonic HD, Peak

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:31 pm

Long time Wavelab user here, in fact I still run it in Parallels for my professional mastering stuff. Really getting into Wave Editor by Audiofile lately though, it's a really nice OSX native app:

http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/waveeditor/

It doesn't come with any plug ins like Wavelab, but if you have your own, I think it's the best solution out there.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:40 pm

I've had a lot of trouble with Peak 5.

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:43 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:I've had a lot of trouble with Peak 5.

i know! but me never! and i am just waiting for my peak 6 copy to arrive...

i only had problems [being really flaky] with verion 3x

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:06 pm

Anyone use DSP Quattro ?

evernaut · Post by **evernaut** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:29 pm

DJ VAKIS wrote:Anyone use DSP Quattro ?

Anyone use the search function? ( Exasperated ire not directed at you DJV )

Besides, there's only about three or four to really choose from.

Anyway, Wave Editor gets my vote, but I've not tried the new Intel DSP Quattro yet. I've used it a lot in the past and I thought it was very easy to use, very intuitive...a treat, really.

WE takes some getting used to, as it uses layers and whatnot. Try the demo.

Once you get your legs with it, it's great...and there's lots of tagging/coding/burning options to be had.