Category: Mastering Tips
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Mastering Chain Detailed
General – Create a Master Chain for Final Mastering (including “Reference Limiter” and “Dithering” ) – the Chain is Optimized for EDM and uses Ozone Plugins in Particular (but Any Plugins will do) – the Ozone Standalone (v7) can Hold Up to 6 Modules, so we Need 2 Instances of Ozone here (or use Single…
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Listen Match Compare Codec Targets
General – How to Listen and Compare in Real Time Different Codecs via Master Check Pro – i.e. How the Music Sounds in Streaming and / or as Download Version – Master Check Pro Supports All the Music Platforms – Detects True Peaks – Meter = will Meter the DAW Playback Source (i.e. Channel you…
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5 Mastering Tips
1) Use Headphones to Compare Against Monitor 2) Remember that Pushing an EQ at Master Stages Pushes Each Component in that Area 3) Use References 4) When Master your Own Sound Consider Others Help 5) Listen and Check the Master if All is How you Meant it to Be
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EDM Simple Mastering
General a) EQ Low Cut Around 20Hz to 30Hz b) Bit of Compression (RMS Mode, No Auto Gain) c) EQ to Fix Problem Areas and / or Boost to Make Up Gain the Compression Before d) Saturation Plugins e) Multiband Compression (if Track Needs it) f) Limiter or Clipper Workflow 1) Start the Mastering by…
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Self Mastering Limiter Tips
1) Add Limiter and Try Match Volume Against Commercial Records 2) Now Set Limiter to Equal Loudness to Better Hear the Artefacts of the Limited Signal 3) Adjust Limiter Attack and Release 4) Use the Lookahead but Not More than 0.18ms 5) Use a Clipper Before the Limiter to Gain Extra Loudness 6) Adjust Overall…
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Reverb in Mastering
1) Roll Off High End to About 2.5 KhZ or 3 KhZ 2) Short Decay with 2/3rds of a Second 3) Maximal 10% Wet, Rather 5%