Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
Master Plan 2 is Musik Hack's all-in-one mastering plugin, rebuilt with a new limiter, saturation and EQ, a metering overhaul and reference comparison. $179 intro, $249 regular.
Ozone 12 Standard: 14 mastering modules, IRC 5 Maximizer, Bass Control and Master Assistant's Custom flow. $219 at Plugin Boutique; upgrade from Elements $165, crossgrade $199.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Musik Hack Master Plan 2 | iZotope Ozone 12 Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179 | $219 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows |
| Developer | Musik Hack | — |
| Type | All-in-one mastering plugin | — |
| Limiting | Redesigned architecture, Optimal Loudness Meter, Presence, Body, improved True Peak and oversampling, advanced anti-aliasing | — |
| Saturation | Aura, Silk, Target Your Saturation (four flavors including Thick), Tape Intensity, Glow | — |
| EQ and dynamics | Custom-refined Low, Mid, High EQ, Dynamic Calm filters, overhauled Multipressor, Wide stereo control with goniometer | — |
| Metering | New Gain, Spectral, EQ and Imaging views, customizable | — |
| Workflow | Reference Comparisons with beat detection, Legacy Mode, Low Latency Mode, Auto Input Leveling, latency-compensated bypass, three automatable snapshots | — |
| Formats | AAX, AU, VST3 | AAX, AU, VST3, 64-bit only (no VST2) |
| Systems | macOS 11 or later, Windows 10 or later | macOS 14.8, 15.8 or 26; Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 11 24H2; Intel or Apple silicon |
| Price | $179 intro, $249 regular, $60 upgrade | — |
| Edition | — | Ozone 12 Standard |
| Modules | — | Bass Control, Dynamic EQ, Dynamics, Equalizer, Exciter, Imager, Master Rebalance, Match EQ, Maximizer (IRC 5), Stabilizer, Vintage Compressor, Vintage EQ, Vintage Limiter, Vintage Tape |
| Features | — | Master Assistant with Custom flow and Assistant View, Assistive Vocal Balance, Track Referencing, Transient/Sustain modes, Delta buttons, Dither |
| Advanced only | — | Stem EQ, Unlimiter, Clarity, Impact, Low End Focus, Spectral Shaper, modules as separate plugins, Stem Focus, Codec Preview, Relay |
| Upgrades at Plugin Boutique | — | $129 from any earlier Ozone Standard; $165 from Ozone Elements; $199 crossgrade from any paid iZotope product |
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