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The ML4000 Mastering Limiter Native v7 Black Friday deal is 46% off at $79, running until Nov 23, 2026. It's McDSP's high-resolution limiter and multi-band dynamics processor, aimed at music, mastering, post and live sound.
This is the Native edition. McDSP also sells an HD version for AAX DSP users.
The ML4000 is two plugins in one package. ML1 is the mastering limiter. ML4 is a multi-band gate, expander and compressor that feeds into the same limiter.
Both are available in mono and stereo versions.
The ML1 is a brick wall limiter with a look-ahead design. It runs several stages of limiting, which the maker says gives it better peak detection.
Knee and Mode controls shape the response. McDSP says the range runs from transparent to aggressive, so the same limiter can sit on very different material.
The ML4 splits the signal into 4 bands, each with its own gate, expander and compressor. The expander works upwards or downwards.
Gate, expander and compressor can be set separately in each band or linked together. Every band shows all three dynamic curves at once.
Steep 24 dB/Oct crossover filters keep signal from leaking into neighbouring bands. You set the crossover points graphically on the crossover page, which also shows the live frequency response of the input, the output or the total dynamics effect.
Setting the final level is quick: an output ceiling control, large meters and numeric level readouts.
Plugin formats are AAX Native, AU and VST3. As of v7, VST is no longer supported, so v6 VST versions won't be updated.
It works in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar, Studio One and other hosts that load AAX, AU or VST3.
On Mac you need macOS 10.13 or higher, 64-bit only, and the plugins run natively on Intel and Apple Silicon. On Windows it's Windows 7, 8 or 10, 64-bit only.
Activation uses an iLok2 or iLok3 USB key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session.
Yes. The Black Friday deal takes 46% off, bringing it to $79, and it ends Nov 23, 2026. This listing is the Native edition of the McDSP ML4000, covering both the ML1 limiter and the ML4 multi-band processor.
You get two plugins: the ML1 mastering limiter, and the ML4 multi-band gate, expander and compressor, which feeds the same limiter algorithm. Mono and stereo versions are both provided, and new presets come with v7.
It comes as AAX Native, AU and VST3. McDSP lists Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One as compatible, plus other DAWs that support those formats. Plain VST is dropped as of v7.
Yes. Activation needs an iLok2 or iLok3 USB key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session. Each McDSP v7 plugin includes two activations per authorisation.
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