Mr No Name

AI mastering is generally quite poor.

If you are actually just wanting to make audio sound smoother, there would be a multitude of ways.

are you actually looking to reverse a bit crushed file?

second law of thermodynamics says no. someone will no doubt have invented one.

it's the same concept if you are standing directly infront of a pair of speakers and then turn your head to one or other side, the signal will appear to decrease in volume in your ear furthest from the speaker. Psychoacoustics.

you have enough plugins.

snake oil BS most of them endorsed by some greasy famous world class mix engineer who actually never uses it but says he does for couple hundred $$ well done.

from hornet website: Demo The demo is fully functional except for the fact that every now and then it will silence out, you cannot save parameter values with your session and the plugin will not respond to automation coming from the host.

interesting video here for a bit of a curveball, interesting stuff from an audio interface/preamp expert.

the analogue stage is a better plug in imo, it goes on sale often, it will automatically scan your file to see the "strength" of it how much gain it has, and will automatically adjust it to -18 dbfs. very good, I recommend experimenting, other vst makers might have other ones. using a VU meter is actually easier and better than just trying to find -18 on a digital meter. once you have "recorded" and all your channel faders are set at zero ( your gain staging is not done on the channel faders it's done on the gain knobs )you then mix using the faders to set the balance of the mix, not touching the gain knobs anymore,

Send like sounds/instruments to busses first then use a clipper, then send your busses to master out, use a limiter, use an auto gain vst on your channels to set gain to -18b dbfs which is equal to 0 on a VU meter (analogue zero) you will have plenty of headroom and be able to get final track clear and loud -7 lufs. https://www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/hornet-analogstage-mk2/ https://www.hornetplugins.com/plugins/hornet-autogain/

I have never used their video software tbh, but their DAWS are a headache, a migraine even. parts of them work and parts of them don't. You only have to use any other DAW software, Cakewalk for example just to see the night and day difference in quality of them. Acid Pro 10 which I purchased a few years ago (was a user since Sony days) had some major bugs which never got fixed, made it nearly unusable, they then released 11 which had the problem fixed and expected everyone to pay for a new daw. left everyone on 10 high and dry, seriously arrogant to say the least.

Magix have engineers ? I think the only thing they must use them for is breaking peoples software with updates when they have new versions released. first prize goes to them for the enshittification of software.

the opinion of AI Magix Software is Bad There are several reports of users experiencing issues with Magix software, leading to the perception that it is of poor quality. Here are some of the complaints: Magix Music Maker: Users have reported that the software crashes frequently, sometimes multiple times a minute, making it difficult to use for music-making purposes. Some users have found alternatives like REAPER to be more reliable. Magix Video Editing Software: Reviews indicate that the software often has problems with installation and updates, with some users unable to install the software at all or experiencing slow download speeds. Additionally, there are reports of the software not working properly on 64-bit systems, requiring 32-bit versions which may not be as powerful. Customer Support: Users have expressed frustration with the lack of expert support for issues that cannot be resolved through forum tips. Some have had to seek alternative software due to unresolved problems. Trustpilot Reviews: Magix has a poor rating of 2.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot, with many users describing the software as “garbage” and reporting issues such as lag, freezing, and difficulty in using the software effectively. These issues suggest that many users find Magix software unreliable and frustrating to use, leading to the perception that it is of low quality.

imo