Master Plan 2: Three Years In The Making
We spent over three years rebuilding and refining every part of Master Plan, while staying true to what made the original special.
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Tightening Bass with Master Plan's Tape
Here’s a hot take: there are basically three elements of a recording that, if nailed, will make the whole thing sound good. Ready for ‘em?
Mixing & Mastering
Clicking Labels to Bypass Processes
I want to take a moment to shout out a helpful - but potentially easy-to-miss - feature of literally all of our plugins. Did you know that you can click the label on any control to bypass that process? If you’re a studious manual reader, you probably did; if your approach to plugins/audio/life is more “grip it and rip it,” you might not have! Either way, hopefully I can shed some light on how this little feature can be a useful part of your workflow.
Fine-Tuning Width
Stereo imaging is one of those aspects of mastering that contributes to the perception that mastering is some kind of “dark art.” It’s crucial - wide masters are lively and engrossing - but easy to screw up. Pushing too hard on some stereo imaging or width-enhancing plugins can hollow out a mix and mess with phase relationships, making for terrible translation, especially when mono folddown is a factor.
Mixing & Mastering
12 October 2026
Plugin Philosophy
Master Plan 2: Three Years In The Making
We spent over three years rebuilding and refining every part of Master Plan, while staying true to what made the original special.
Mixing & Mastering
Tightening Bass with Master Plan's Tape
Here’s a hot take: there are basically three elements of a recording that, if nailed, will make the whole thing sound good. Ready for ‘em?
Mixing & Mastering
Clicking Labels to Bypass Processes
I want to take a moment to shout out a helpful - but potentially easy-to-miss - feature of literally all of our plugins. Did you know that you can click the label on any control to bypass that process? If you’re a studious manual reader, you probably did; if your approach to plugins/audio/life is more “grip it and rip it,” you might not have! Either way, hopefully I can shed some light on how this little feature can be a useful part of your workflow.
Mixing & Mastering
Fine-Tuning Width
Stereo imaging is one of those aspects of mastering that contributes to the perception that mastering is some kind of “dark art.” It’s crucial - wide masters are lively and engrossing - but easy to screw up. Pushing too hard on some stereo imaging or width-enhancing plugins can hollow out a mix and mess with phase relationships, making for terrible translation, especially when mono folddown is a factor.
