Tag: MASTERING
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Electronic Music for Online Video Tips
– Export the Audio at 32Bit in Almost Every Situation
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2 Limiters in Series
1) Add Final Limiter and Add All the Gain you Need 2) Then Insert Another Limiter Before that to Only Reduce the Peaks Prior Going into the Aggressive Limiter 3) This Way you can Exactly Setup the Desired GR in Each Limiter Instead Making 1 Limiter to Do All the Work
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What to Focus when Comparing to Reference Tracks
– Listen to Reference Tracks and Ask yourself What is your Favorites Reference Track Sound Characteristic? a) Liver & Fuller b) More Stereo Activity c) Feels as the Music is Almost Surround with a Lot of Depth d) Each Part can Heard On its Own but also Sound Well Glued together e) Mid Frequencies are…
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Limiter Side Effects
Side Effects 1) Distortion = Try to Fix with Look Ahead or Less Limiting or Clipper Before Limiter or General Fixes of the Audio that Causes this Distortion 2) Pumping = Like with Compressors Limiters can Cause Pumping which Sounds Like a Hole in the Sound or Bouncing but Not with the Rhythm, Try to…
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Hip Hop Mastering Tips
1) The End User Needs to Feel the Kick Without Rattling the Trunk of the Car 2) Use a HP to Roll Off Unneeded Low End 3) Then Use a Surgical EQ to Correct Resonances in the Low End 4) Also Cut at Around 160Hz or 320Hz is Often Useful to Reduce Muddiness 5) Then…
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Compress Full Mix Without Losing Low End Fullness
1) Insert Multiplicity with 2 X Over Bands and a Crossover at Around 150Hz (to 200Hz) 2) Start to Compress the Full Mix Above 150Hz with 2:1 Ratio Up 1-2dB GR 3) Leave Signal Below Crossover (Low End) Uncompressed or to a Almost Invisible Compression in Order to Keep the Fullness 4) Of Course you…