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Analogue vs digital plugins

DAW or Software Questions

If you're using Ableton's EQ8, its in analog mode by default. It's the yellow button on the right side of the device. CPU processing power has caught up to where it is very much accurately recreating analog circuits with clever programming digitally. Sometimes you just want to capture the vibe of the 70s and 80s but don't wanna try to hunt down beat up gear that costs butt loads more money than it should when you can just use an emulation of it? The only point of owning physical hardware in this day and age is the fun it brings to the sesh.

Saturation

DAW or Software Questions

Output Thermal, Ableton's Stock Saturator and Saturn are going to be All Around workhorses, they can do tape saturation, tube saturation, wavefolding, and a number of other types of saturation. Some (read Not Ableton's Saturator) allow really granular control and multiband saturation which can also be great for easily applying the saturation to just specific frequency bands. Hope this helps!

Beginner question about mastering using Ozone

DAW or Software Questions

Focus on nailing your mixdown before even considering mastering. 

A great master depends on a great mixdown which depends on a great arrangement which depends on a great recording and so forth.

Another formerly common train of thought is that mastering should be handled by a 3rd party who's ears aren't fatigued by the music already from creating it and all that. When you've heard the same thing 1000 times, it gets really hard to be objective and that 2nd set of ears can help you identify things you've missed in your mixdown.