MixBrain v2.0 – Master + Node mix preparation plugin tested in Studio One

[Okeke]

Hi everyone,

I’m an independent developer working on a macOS VST3/AU plugin called MixBrain v2.0, and I’m looking for feedback from Studio One users.

MixBrain is a Master + Node mix preparation system.

The basic idea is:

• Insert MixBrain Master on the mix bus
• Insert MixBrain Node on individual tracks or buses
• The Master listens to the full 2mix
• The Nodes provide track-level information
• MixBrain then helps identify masking, clutter, and possible preparation moves before final balancing, EQ, compression, and mastering

It is not meant to be a one-click “magic mix” tool, and it is not intended to replace the engineer’s judgment.

The goal is more practical:
to help prepare a dense session by finding where tracks may be fighting each other, then suggesting small distributed corrections instead of heavy processing on one channel.

I mainly develop and test it in Studio One, so I’d really like to hear how the workflow feels to other Studio One users.

Some current features:

• Master + Node workflow
• Genre / era / mix direction selectors in the Master header
• Mix directions such as Vocal Forward, Live Natural, Wide & Big, Lo-fi, and Cinematic Depth
• Genre targets such as Pop, Rock, EDM, Acoustic, Metal, HipHop, Cinematic, LoFi, etc.
• Pro edition supports up to 128 slots
• macOS VST3/AU

Current limitation:
It is macOS only at the moment. Windows is on the roadmap, but I can’t give a release date yet.

I would appreciate any feedback from Studio One users, especially regarding:

• Whether the Master + Node workflow makes sense in real sessions
• Whether this feels useful as a mix preparation step
• Any Studio One-specific workflow issues
• What kind of recommendations would be genuinely helpful rather than intrusive

A Free edition is available if anyone wants to test the basic workflow.
https://kiyohbimbo.gumroad.com/l/rgjgus

Thank you.

 

[IndigoBeatz]

Hi , it looks interesting , i' m willing to beta test your plugin , but for what i can see on the website is that the free version only comes with the "node" and not the " master"

So if you want any feedback for the full plugin we got to buy it ?