BCA-MC-05 · PLUGIN ALLIANCE · ABLETON
The Analog Color Chain
Ultimate
Master Chain.
For Plugin Alliance · Ableton
The analog color chain: 100% Plugin Alliance, built for Ableton, with 10 macros including Density and Sat. My personal favorite, and the most characterful master in the catalog.
10
Macros
7
PA plugins
10+
Ableton Live
$29
One payment · lifetime access · free updates
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→Built by an artist with releases on Sony, Universal, Ultra, and Dim Mak.
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01 / Before you touch a knob
Load it.
Warmth first.
Soul included.
Where the other chains stay neutral, this one adds tube saturation, harmonic density, and console glue, with two extra macros to control how much.
01
Clean
bx_cleansweep Pro trims the extremes before the color stages.
02
Tone
Elysia museq and bx_digital V3 shape tone and M/S balance.
03
Color
Shadow Hills compression and Black Box HG-2 saturation.
04
Finish
bx_clipper and bx_limiter True Peak for safe loudness.
Load
Drop the chain on your master bus, on a finished mix peaking around -6 dBFS.
Set loudness
Bring the Limiter macro up to your genre's target, then check true peak.
Shape
Lows, Mids, Air, Glue, Width: small moves, compared at matched volume.
02 / 10 macros
One knob.
One decision.
Each macro moves several parameters at once, within ranges I've already tuned, so every position sounds intentional.
LO-CUT
Kills sub-rumble and tightens the low end before the color stages hit it.
LOWS
Sculpt your bass. Harder hits or cleaner sit, depending on the genre.
MIDS
Pull vocals and leads forward. Kills the boxed-in sound that makes amateur masters sound amateur.
AIR
Open, silky top end — the expensive-record sheen, without the harshness.
DENSITY
Increases harmonic richness, body, and perceived loudness while preserving clarity and punch.
SAT
Blends in parallel tube saturation to add warmth, color, and analog character.
GLUE
Controls the amount of bus compression to enhance cohesion, punch, and overall musicality.
MONO-MKR
Control which frequencies stay mono. Club-ready low end. No phase issues on big systems.
WIDE
Expand the stereo field without breaking mono compatibility.
LIMITER
True-peak limiting to commercial loudness without crushing dynamics.
03 / Signal flow
The exact
chain.
Master bus, in to out, in order. Sequenced and gain-staged through hundreds of releases.
- 01Brainworx bx_cleansweep Pro↓
- 02Elysia museq↓
- 03Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor↓
- 04Brainworx bx_digital V3↓
- 05Black Box Analog Design HG-2↓
- 06Brainworx bx_clipper↓
- 07Brainworx bx_limiter True Peak
04 / Who it's for
Built for
people who finish records.
01
Ableton producers chasing analog warmth, color, and harmonic density
02
Plugin Alliance subscribers (Core or Pro) — this puts your plugins to work
03
Anyone who wants the most characterful chain in the catalog
05 / What you need
Check
first.
Ableton Live 10+ and the seven Plugin Alliance plugins. A Plugin Alliance Core or Pro subscription covers all of them. Sales are final, so I'd rather you know before you buy.
Check your setup
0 / 7 owned
Tick the plugins you own. The chain needs all 7 to open as intended.
06 / The alternatives
Three other ways
to a finished master.
| Build it yourself | AI mastering | Hire an engineer | This chain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, plus years | ~$10 to $25 a month, forever | $97 per song (my Stereo Mastering) | $29 once |
| Time per master | Hours | Seconds | Days of turnaround | Minutes |
| Control | Total, slowly | A few presets | Through revisions | Every stage + macros |
| Same sound every release | Depends on the day | Same algorithm | Per song | Yes |
Want me to master it instead? Stereo mastering is a service I run personally.
07 / Go further
More chains,
better value.
Best Value
Ultimate Master Chain Bundle
All five Ultimate Master Chains — Plugin Alliance (analog color), Ozone (transparent precision), Waves (console character), Ableton, and Logic (stock). Every sonic flavor, every major setup, built on the same processing heard 50 million times. Whatever sound you're chasing, it's covered.
$89$174
Everything
Complete Bundle
The complete lab: all five master chain sounds (six builds), the Ultimate Vocal Chain, and every vocal and master chain I release from here on, for every toolset. One payment, lifetime access.
$149$213
The honest part
- ×Not for: producers without Plugin Alliance plugins (and unwilling to subscribe)
- ×Not for: logic producers — grab the purpose-built Logic version instead
- ×Not for: producers who want maximum transparency — grab the Ozone chain for that
The track record
Proven
on records.
Built by the producer behind 50M+ streams, with releases on Sony Music, Ultra, and Dim Mak and records played out by The Chainsmokers, Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, and Illenium. Endorsed by McDSP, FabFilter, and Sonarworks.
50M+
Streams
3
Major labels
#28
US Electronic chart
3
Brand endorsements
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Leave a review →08 / Questions
Before you buy.
What plugins do I need?
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Seven Plugin Alliance plugins: Brainworx bx_cleansweep Pro, Elysia museq, Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor, Brainworx bx_digital V3, Black Box Analog Design HG-2, Brainworx bx_clipper, and Brainworx bx_limiter True Peak. The easiest way to get all of them is a Plugin Alliance subscription — Core (~$15/mo) or Pro (~$30/mo). If you already own them individually, you're set.
Do I have to subscribe to Plugin Alliance?
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Only if you don't already own the seven plugins. A Core or Pro subscription unlocks all of them (plus the entire Plugin Alliance catalog). If you own them individually, no subscription needed. Either way, the chain itself is a one-time $29, no recurring cost from me.
Why is this chain different from the others?
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It's the color chain, and the most robust build in the catalog with 10 macros. Where Ozone stays transparent and the stock chains stay neutral, this one adds real analog character — tube saturation, harmonic density, console glue. Black Box HG-2 and Shadow Hills are doing things no stock plugin can. If your masters feel too clean or sterile, this is the fix. It's my personal favorite.
I use Logic — will this work?
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This is the Ableton build (.adg), so it won't load in Logic. I rebuilt the entire chain natively for Logic as a separate product — same 10 macros, same Plugin Alliance plugins, purpose-built for Logic. Grab the Logic version instead, or get both in the bundle.
What do the DENSITY and SAT macros do?
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DENSITY increases harmonic richness, body, and perceived loudness while preserving clarity and punch. SAT blends in parallel tube saturation to add warmth, color, and analog character. Together they're what give this chain its signature tone — on top of the standard LO-CUT, LOWS, MIDS, AIR, GLUE, MONO-MKR, WIDE, and LIMITER controls.
Will it work on my genre?
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Built on electronic music but the analog character makes it a killer fit for hip-hop, R&B, indie, rock, and anything that wants warmth and body. Anywhere you'd normally reach for hardware saturation, this chain delivers.
Should I just buy the bundle instead?
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If you want more than one sonic flavor — or both the Ableton and Logic Plugin Alliance builds — yes. The bundle is $89 for all five chains (Plugin Alliance with both DAW builds, Ozone, Waves, Ableton, Logic) plus lifetime updates — $85 less than buying every build separately. The single is right when the analog color sound on Ableton is all you're after.
Refund policy?
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All sales final. Due to the nature of digital products, once the download has been delivered we can't issue refunds. Email me before buying if you have any questions about fit.
Do I get future updates?
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Yes. Every refinement ships to you free. One purchase, lifetime updates.
BCA-MC-05 · Ultimate Master Chain — Plugin Alliance (Ableton)
Your next record,
finished.
$29 once, lifetime access, every future update included.
Secure checkout. Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link. Access link hits your inbox in under 60 seconds. Lifetime access, free updates, no subscription (for the chain — the Plugin Alliance plugins are separate).