Leave a Review Grand Finale 2
Good balance between preset and individual control
Really don’t know why this app hasn’t got a solid 5 star rating. It looks good and really works well with a good balance between preset and individual control. The LUFS metre is a v useful feature as is the multi-band compressor. My only quibble is the LUFS metre has to be estimated from the scale on the iPhone - on the iPad the LUFS reading is displayed as text, which is much more accurate.Show lessminiature sandtimer
The only reason the original app was better:
So Grand Finale 2 seems like in some ways it’s more “professional,” such as having a layout that mirrors physical mastering equipment and appearing to have a companion desktop app as well. It has mostly the same features as the original but designed differently visually and with one or two brand new things to play with.
However, I already have an issue with it, and that is the fact you can’t save user presets. In the original app you could master a song, then save your settings as a user preset and make the next song faster (no two songs are ever mastered the same but it still made it way faster). Not an option here, sadly.Show lessRealScire
Excellent with iOS GarageBand app, a must have
Grand Finale 2 is absolutely worth the small price it costs. If you work with GarageBand, which supports 24-bit depth recording, you can get some great sounds and utility from this great plugin- on the go. It sounds great.
With the lack of a true “master fader” in the
iOS version (specifically), Grand Finale 2 can be inserted on any track of your choice, with tools like a high-pass filter (20, 35, and 70 Hz), input gain going into the first compressor (Default, Gentle, or Hard); access to a multi-band compressor, featuring settings like “Tighten bass” etc.; a stereo imager + EQ (Default, Acoustic, Ambient); saturation/“Distortion” with various modes, and another compressor with an additional make-up gain knob; and finally into the
plugin output section, which amazingly uses
LUFS as the metering/level visual, and an optional
limiter (Fast, Medium, Slow).
I’ve been playing, writing, recording, mixing/mastering music for 24 years and am a certified recording engineer. Ableton is my primary DAW but if I’m working remotely, on anything remotely serious, I will absolutely use Grand Finale 2, whether it’s while composing, or even making adjustments to a 24-bit stereo master in GarageBand while on the go- this app is worth every penny, in my honest opinion!
Thanks for reading this review; I hope this helps you to decide to buy this awesome iOS audio plugin, and understand what it provides as a tool for your audio production work. <3
-MattShow lessfmuse
V 2.0.1. Much improved
Just tested this App and have to say it’s much improved. All the major presets now work and individual sliders work flawlessly. The only minor oddity is that some presets on individual subsections don’t seem to result in visual changes to the slider/rotational representation on the screen.Mogpot
Doesn’t not work
iPhone 13 mini. iOS 17.0.3.
App boots to a blank screen, other than buttons to import/export.
Importing audio does nothing. Extracting audio from a movie does nothing.Z5h
Sadly limited
I was expecting and hoping for more from this app but sadly it’s functionality appears limited… on my M1 iPad at least. There’s a whole world of tweaking that’s constantly greyed out leaving only some non too subtle presets. Perhaps the developers need to update for iPads?wleslie
Grand finale 2
Is such a useful tool in recording music. I highly recommend it.liliumcrow
Exactly what I needed.
I use Beatmaker 3 as my DAW. I love making music on it but my final exported mix always lacked some punch or polish. After doing some research I was happy to see that Klevgränd had a simple but powerful mastering focused app. I’ve had good experiences with ReAmp and Pipa so I decided to purchase Grand Finale 2. I’ve spent an hour playing with it this morning and already made significant improvements to two tracks. Very, very pleased with this app since it allows me to stay completely on my iPad for music production. Thank you Klevgränd!Show lessmyteemac
Not working
I was expecting good things from this app based on YouTube reviews and reviews on the App Store. But I don’t know if it needs an update but the presets don’t work properly and some don’t work at all. So I have an M1 iPad as well as an iPhone 8 and I have issues with both so for me, it’s become a waste of money.Show lessPraetorian71
Nice
GF1 was pretty good but stopped working properly. GF2 is more accessible and does a great job. The presets are a good starting point for tweaking and sometimes do the job as-is. 😎👍🏼anickt
