I was wondering if anyone would like to share a youtube playlist of mastering tutorials, or give some pointers on the subject. I've had such a difficult time trying to figure out how to master well.
Not on youtube, but you could check out the Mixing Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski if you want an in depth read. It's been very helpful for me so far and I'm only a quarter of the way in
Before I offer help I have to ask - are you sure you're asking for mastering? Or are you asking for mixing tutorials?
Way too many people confuse the two, I hope I don't offend you by asking.
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At 6/27/15 04:18 PM, MetalRenard wrote: Before I offer help I have to ask - are you sure you're asking for mastering? Or are you asking for mixing tutorials?
Way too many people confuse the two, I hope I don't offend you by as
Both is fine. I just needed a little more help with mastering.
At 6/27/15 10:49 PM, JargusCannon wrote:At 6/27/15 04:18 PM, MetalRenard wrote: Before I offer help I have to ask - are you sure you're asking for mastering? Or are you asking for mixing tutorials?Both is fine. I just needed a little more help with mastering.
Way too many people confuse the two, I hope I don't offend you by as
If you want some basic tips for mastering:
- Generally you should aim to get everything done and dusted at the mixing stage
- Use a limiter in the master channel to prevent any audio going above 0dB
- Use a buss compressor to "glue" the track if necessary
- Use harmonic exciters to increase favorable frequencies
- High pass below 20Hz and Low Pass above 18kHz
There are plenty of mastering tutorials on YouTube. Just google them. Doesn't matter which DAW or plugins they use. The principles are almost exactly the same.
But if you want to master with absolute surgical precision then you'll have to read books, practice with reference material and invest in some good monitors and sound proofing.
At 6/28/15 09:22 PM, DL2Electron wrote:
- High pass below 20Hz and Low Pass above 18kHz
There are plenty of mastering tutorials on YouTube. Just google them. Doesn't matter which DAW or plugins they use. The principles are almost exactly the same.
But if you want to master with absolute surgical precision then you'll have to read books, practice with reference material and invest in some good monitors and sound proofing.
A question, i always Lowpass below off 20hz and High pass above 18-19k just in case. But since this freqs are inaudible, is there any impact?
At 6/29/15 02:45 AM, NyxTheShield wrote:At 6/28/15 09:22 PM, DL2Electron wrote:- High pass below 20Hz and Low Pass above 18kHzA question, i always Lowpass below off 20hz and High pass above 18-19k just in case. But since this freqs are inaudible, is there any impact?
There are plenty of mastering tutorials on YouTube. Just google them. Doesn't matter which DAW or plugins they use. The principles are almost exactly the same.
But if you want to master with absolute surgical precision then you'll have to read books, practice with reference material and invest in some good monitors and sound proofing.
You can't hear anything below 20Hz; you actually feel it. Low frequencies have a lot of energy and can quickly bury an otherwise good mix as soon as its played on an expensive monitoring system, or in places such as clubs, live venues or cinema theatres.
Hence getting the low end under control is absolutely crucial.
High frequencies above 18kHz is essentially just noise and nearing the limit of human hearing, hence mostly useless.
