Suggested Plug ins for Promos for Radio and TV

[Raven]

Hi,
What plug-ins would you guys suggest for a Digi001 sys on Mac for use primarily for 30sec - 1 min promo work. Something like GRM Tools, Enigma etc..
Thanks in advance

[Bastiaan]

what stuff are you producing?

only speech?
music?
a mix of speech and music?

for radio-spots i suggest you put on a c4 and a l1 (both by Waves) to get the highest level possible. It may not be that elegant, but they all do it....

[Stone Knife]

If you have the Factory, (that didn't come with the Waves L1 and c4 which are a limiter and graphic EQ/expander I believe) -I use Digi's Maxim on my Vox channel to boost the overall volume without clipping after I cut the track... It's just great for worry-free LOUD.

Use dither on the mains when bouncing down to disk.

That's my standard 'always there' plugs for Radio prods, whether it's a produced show or spots; I do have an outboard compressor to use for side-chain ducking...

The 001's included Compressor, Limiter, and Gate all have side-chain controller options so you can do Music or SFX ducking with those...

Every day I am grateful for (the salesperson that talked me into getting) the bundle that came with the Factory, especially the 'toys' like Recti-Fi, Sci-Fi, and Lo-Fi; those are great for spice and 'sound design' work.

The Maxim is, IMHO, the most transparent do-hicky in the bunch- it reads ahead so is as close to perfect as I could hope for- I think it's way underrated here on the DUC.

[Bastiaan]

L1+ is a limiter (they call it ultramizer)
C4 is a multiband-compressor.

[Allen Hallada]

I use the Waves Gold Bundle and Mastering Bundle on all my radio ads. Makes a world of difference. www.waves.com for 14 day trial.
Allen