Tag: SATURATION
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Sub Bass for iPhone
Version 1 1) First Add a Tonal Balance Instance to See How the Mix Behaves 2) Insert a EQ and Low Pass at Around 100Hz / 12dB Oct, i.e. this Reflects the Missing Low End on the iPhone (iPhone Cuts Below 100Hz) 3) Now Add a Saturation Tool on the Sub Bass and Add Upper…
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How to Properly Test Creative Clipping in Mastering
1) Apply Your Limiter as you Normally Would During Mastering with the Ceiling of -1dB, but Do Not Apply Dither at this Point 2) Apply Your Clip Tool After the Limiter 3) Now Increase the Input Gain of the Clipper in Order to Clip the Signal as You Like it 4) You can Creatively Automate…
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Serial Bass Compression Tip
General Insert 1st Compressor (No Make Up Gain from Start) 1) Ratio 4:1 2) Hard Knee 3) Threshold for 5dB – 10dB of GR 4) Now Compensate with Make Up 5) Set Release to Medium Release or Auto Release 6) Adjust Attack, Make Attack Aggressive / Too Far so you Hear the Bass Getting Dull…
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Clipper Suggestions
1) Hard Clip Spikes on Percussive Material 2) Hard Clip Guitar Pick Attack and String Noises with Frequency Dependent Clippers 3) For Everything Else Use Soft Clippers to Slightly Enhance the Harmonic Content 4) Use Clippers at Any Stage to Optimize the End Result, i.e. May Clip a Individual Track / Subgroup / Mix Buss…
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Parallel Keys
1) Send Keys to a Bus in Parallel 2) On the Parallel Bus, Insert a) Compressor (Quite Strong Ratio 10:1 / Quick Attack 10ms / and Optionally Duck Upon Kick for Pumping Effect, Set Release to Pump with BPM) b) EQ Filter Low End Up to 400Hz c) Add a Width Plugin that Spreads Above…
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Clipper Tips
1) Increase Loudness of Mixes = Insert Clipper Before Limiter 2) Instrument Groups = Smooth Out Resonances / Peaks when Instruments Come Together 3) Boost Sustain of Drums = Increase Knee, Use Soft Clipping 4) Add Warmth to Vocals = Use FET Clipper if Available, Put Clipper After a Vocal Compressor (1176 or LA with…