Best Mastering Chain with FREE Plugins
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Growing my collection of Analog Obsession. Just wow. Also LoudMax is really impressive and sounds better than various non-free alternatives. Thanks so much.
Looking forward for your videos Sage Audio! You deserve hundreds of thousands subscribers! Such a genius channel about Music Production!
Hey Rion! Thanks so much for watching! We appreciate your support a lot! 😄
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I had no idea MEqualizer had M/S. I was using TDR Nova with the difference being that with TDR NOVA you chose if you are processing Mid or Side per instance of the plugin, instead of per band which can be annoying (since you have to setup a second instance) but rare. Massive thumbs up for LoudMax, so simple and so useful. I often use it as a second limiter.
An unrelated question: how do you know when you are over saturating while mastering? I'm not talking about perceivable distortion but sometimes I get the feeling that I over did it but I'm not sure. My "feeling" is that the song got compressed, but if I don't get there, I have a hard time listening to the saturation effect.
The question of yours is actually quite true. This is why we all should give breaks while listening to our mixes. To know if you have "over-saturated" your mixed track or not, I think constantly A-Bing the unmastered and the being mastered track would help a lot. Once you realise that you have actually made the song "bland" by over-saturating the track, that's when you go back. Just my opinion. :)
Hey Synaptic Schism! I was surprised to find out that MEqualizer allowed for M/S per band as well. I knew that the output processing could be changed, but it was cool to find out that each band could have its position altered. Glad you're liking LoudMax - it's a good one!
When it comes to saturation, sometimes it's difficult to hear. I remember in college I created a blind test for a class of mine to see if anyone could tell when more compression and mild distortion was present (saturation), and found that no one could tell on a consistent basis. That said the "feeling" that you get is very valuable since sometimes the effects of saturation are registered subconsciously and as a feeling. In other words, saturation isn't always perceived but is often felt. I hope this helps!
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@@visionsfromgn-z1157 You have a point. I often don't commit to my final mix or master on the same day. I prefer to get a good night's sleep and check it again the next day. On the other hand, I don't currently have a way of doing A/B on master vs unmastered but that is a technicality I can deal with.
@@sageaudio Are you aware of ISOL8? I have it on my monitoring mix and only use it to audition but if I'm not mistaken, it is capable of splitting the signal in multiple ways, including M/S. I haven't tried it but it could be a poor man's solution for M/S mastering needs, although a bit of a convoluted one, I admit.
The Melda bundle is huge. I did Nova too but like MEqualizer better.
what do you think about voxengo tube amp as saturation vst? it is pretty useful IMO
Hey Big M! That's a good one too! I think that could have worked in the place of the IGVI.
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that track is beyond radio worthy
Hey Heath! It really is! Super catchy
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@@sageaudio where can i find this track?
Thank you guys so much🔥 y'all are geniuses, i fell inlove with the art of mixing and Mastering because of you guys... I almost gave up on making music because of the costs of everything needed. But as soon as i found out to make songs listenable they should be mixed and mastered, i fell inlove with the art, Still a biginner but you guys are making my learning curve way easier I'm certain end of this year, ill be a way more intermediate engineer and musician
Wow, it's like opening the treasure box, some plugins I've never heard before, but sound perfect, gonna make note of them! Thanks Sage Audio, btw, your VO is always clear, round, well compressed!
Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment! Great to hear that you liked the video and found some new plugins!
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right? i use their narration signal as a sort of litmus test to see if they know what they're talking about lol
Thank you Sir for sharing this priceless knowledge! Your demonstration is simple and on point!
Thanks for watching Neil!
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Hi, what versión of lógic and Mac os do You use? I have problems with limiter 6 i'm Mac os 10.12 and lógic pro x 10.7.1
Sorry to hear that! I think it should work for you based on your OS and version of Logic. Maybe check your security preferences, and if you haven't tried the plugin manager under Logic's preferences, I'd recommend seeing if the plugin needs to be enabled there. Thanks!
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@@sageaudio what versión of lógic do You use a mac ios?
this is pure GOLD 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎇✨
Hey Miracle Records! Thanks for watching - we're glad you liked this video!
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i know it's kind of off topic but does anybody know of a good place to watch new movies online?
@Quincy Finnley I would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
@Quincy Finnley i watch on FlixZone. You can find it on google :)
@Quincy Finnley I would suggest Flixzone. Just google for it :)
Loudmax is like hot sauce good on everything except ice cream hey I put it on ice cream tooo!
Hey Thomas! Thanks for watching!
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Supercharger in the Komplete Start bundle is one of my faves for compression,and out of toneboosters legacy plugins, the De-esser, Baracade and EQ and although its not Free and only in FL...Frequency splitter in FL really cleans up things.
Come on! The value in this video is insane! Thank you and... subbed!
Sageaudio, best price, best result, and now best tutorial 😁. Looking forward for next song to master by you Steve, cheers🍻
Hey Anto! Thanks so much for having us master your mixes! We're looking forward to it!
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What are the numbers on the MEqualizer. Where you went from 1 to 4. Wish people would explain the little details like this. I don't wanna just copy some shit I seen you do. I'm trying to understand the process.
Let's compress. Then we compress again. Finally we compress
Do a mastering chain just using analog obsession for hip hop
The best mastering plugins are the coolest looking ones. Everyone knows this. 😁🙈
Thank you so much sir I co up with one Nice tutorialt wonders in my sleep and can't even make a soft.... No I did not
Anyone know how to install Analog Obsession plugins on Mac OS Catalina?
Hey StevenQBeatzKubie! Thanks for watching! If your installing the plugins on Logic Pro you may need to change your security settings, or go to the preferences section to open up Plugin Manager and rescan it.
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do you use any kind of D/A converter at the end ? cause the samples on your web sounds clear than the one you showed on the videos
Hey Mel! Maybe it's the conversion that happens when uploading to TH-cam - not entirely sure! Thanks for watching
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TDR Nova is one of the best free dynamic eq available.
Awesome - we'll have to check it out!
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Nice, thanks for sharing. New subscriber here. Can we have some metal music being mastered?
Hey Yoalli! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! Here are some videos about mastering metal music, and metal music references:
th-cam.com/video/YNge7LF9uQU/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/users/videoxONVxYVaISI
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@@sageaudio cool, thanks.
Tell me about cubase daw pls ...how to mixing mastering on cubase
Great job ! Clear straight forward information . Really good , thnks 4 that !
Hey Jeremias! Thank you so much for watching!
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I feel like a limiter is the most important part and there isn't a great free one.
Here for the song . Dope stuff as usual
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the song and video!
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It's so pleasing. The setuping and mastering softs amazing.
All sounds great but a little confused by what he says about creating a low-pass filter on MEqualizer. He activates settings and then instead of activating Low-Pass he activates High-Pass. Is that correct?
Hey Brock! I might have meant to say low-cut. Sorry about that!
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Noob question but your meters at the top of the screen were going into the red. Does that not matter here?
A little question perhaps: I often make classical tracks, huge orchestra and things. So I have an extremely wide range in dynamics. I often ran into issues when teying to apply dynamic equalizing: if the orchestra plays loudly and there are percussive sounds ( e.g. timpany), they would almost disappear with dynamic eq running. Now on the other side I love to apply dynamic eq when the sounds are soft, as I can make them "bloom". So what can I do to have the timpany strong, and soft sounds blooming?
Hi, might be a bit late but you can get away with volume automation for special situations like this.
you guys are such legends!!!
me personally id love a vid like this but about low cpu usage plugins.I have a pretty good beefy desktop but i only really get to it in the final stages other than that i'm usually on my laptop for the inital creation of the concept and its not as powerful i kinda know what plugins i can use on it by now but information is so hard to find about vst cpu usage u always end up getting stuck with bad quality plugins unless u do them one by one hope this helps u guys create more great content! defiantly a fan of you guys
Hey Eddje! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! That's a good idea for a video - "best low CPU plugins." Maybe we'll make sometime a long these lines in the future.
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@@sageaudio No problem man i said i once ill say it again you got good useful content, and that would be amazing Best low cpu plugings but im sure u got more greats vids already lined up take your time !
Sir plzz make video how to make bollywood song for subscribers
Hey Sing! We're going to make that video for sure - it's on our list!
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@@sageaudio thanks
this is an absolute game changer. thank you sm
Hello What can be the alternative to Weiss dS1-MK3? I have every plugin from BEST Mastering chain. Unfortunately Weiss is too costy and I cannot afford it.
It is pretty expensive. Check out the toneboosters compressor. Not the same but has some similar functionality.
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@@sageaudio yea but is is only a compressor. Should I pair it with soft clipper and then use l2? Or do you have any other idea?
Nice and tight sounding, especially for free plugins
Thanks for watching! I was surprised by how good some of the plugins sounded, especially Limiter No. 6.
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Thanks very much!
Hey Alessandro! Thanks for watching!
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I think you've mad a mistake with the limiter 6 comp. A release time smaller than attack time is not supported, in other words if i have an attack of 30 and a release less then the attack its actually equal to 30
The secret to get the "perfect" release for mixbus compression is the gain reduction meter, simply adjust the release time so that the signal just barely returns to 0 before the next transient (the meter grooves with the music giving it glue)
Hey Jurv! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Is this for this particular plugin? To my understanding the attack and release occur one after the other, not in tandem. Thanks!
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Its only limiter6 , and the release must be greater then the attack otherwise it will be equal even in release off mode you can watch the gain reduction meter or read the manual
This was very well done, also i notice the mix are very thin and have alot peaks. You make it glue and heavier.
Thanks MAKE! Glad you liked the master!
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Thank you for the good work bro 👍🙏
Hey Jime! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 😀
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In the last limiter дБ means db
for each track/instrunt?
3:20 but it says Equalizer on the plugin!!! 🤷🏻♂️ BTW love the song you guys used for the tutorial!!! Who`s the artist???
Thanks for watching! 'Let Me Love' by Siine, Shy5
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@@sageaudio Thank you!!! Always great videos guys!!! Learn a lot with them!! Thanx for sharing!!! Blessings from Uruguay
I usauly don't do this, but please, try to use a music track without tons of compressing and distortions, crushing você sampling slides, etc.. Só we can really "see" what a plugin is doing...
...please.
Thanks for letting us know! Some of our newer videos should have less compressed examples.
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@@sageaudio Talking about the track on this video, please, could you point me to somewhere to listen that ? I really enjoyed that tune...
A lot of (real deal) "house music" root there...
Hey guys, i love your videos. Great work.
However, it looks like Rare SE is no longer available, at least I couldn't find it on the patreon site. Or I'm just blind XD
Thanks for watching Manu! We have a directory of free plugins including RareSE: www.sageaudio.com/blog/mastering/150-free-plugins-mac-pc-compatible.php
They changed the name plugin's name to Rare instead.
It looks like there's a problem with the VladG Limiter no. 6. My mac doesn't trust the developer: something with certificates... Any idea how i can get my hands on a trustworthy certificate or how to make my mac to run it without? I found how I can make apps run without proper certificate, but it seems to be different for a vst ...
This is awesome!
Thanks Chris! Glad you enjoyed the video!
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Great Video ..... Appreciate dropping these tutorials Sage
Hey Prosonic Production! Thanks so much for watching!
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What is the “youleanlo” plugin on the master output?
It's an LUFS meter to measure the loudness of the signal.
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tnx alot sir
I always ask some questions, sorry about that,
please tell me that can high values of compressor or multiband compressor releases(ms) cause that I have a better and higher dynamic range on Mastering dynamic processors? as a result my final mastering can be loud enough with high Rms? I asked this question because I think that pro songs don't have any space for pumping on high Rms ranges !
please guide me like always, I appreciate you and I always wish you more success than before Great Sage Audio.
Hey Kambiz! I'm sorry but I'm not sure I understand the question entirely. Could you rephrase it so that I could better understand it and give you a better answer? As always thanks for watching - we appreciate your questions!
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@@sageaudio oh I'm sorry for my weak language because I'm not from speaking English countries, and I even learned your language just by watching your videos and other producers on TH-cam.
I respectfully asked you that, are long (slow) release values of mastering compressor, more suitable than the fast values for having better and stronger dynamic range? does this action increase the Rms to be louder?
tnx alot
and I told you my experience that when I listen to pro songs like your masters,when I look at the Vu meter, there is not any space for pumping.
yes you are right I used high value instead of slow value of compressor releases
@@sageaudio plz trust me that my mix and master have become better and more professional than before, ofcourse if I had a credit card, be sure that I would send you my mixes to you for Mastering
our people don't be allowed to have credit cards like master card or Visa card because of USA sanctions,
Priceless content.
Literally. ;)
Hey Hildebrando! Thanks so much for watching - glad you liked it!
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what is the name of the song??
Just another question, please: I can create a fx chain in a DAW like Cakewalk with all those little nice machines in a row? And if so, in which order for optimal results?
I'm really enjoying this series. I was interested in the Analog Obsession plugins but they only seem to be available to Patreon subscribers. Are there any alternatives that you'd recommend?
Yeah Analog Obsession is not free anymore in someway. You may maybe find its older plugins at vst4free.com
no they are for free. its up to you if you want to donate . go onto their site click www.patreon link , then scroll down . you will see the plugins , click on the plugin "name" and then you will be taken to the page with the options of downloading VST,AU etc. , right click on vst or au and choose "open link in new tab "...it will then download all are free.
Hey Algy! It looks like the links to download are in the description of each new plugin he creates - if you right click these links and select 'Open in New Tab' your browser will download the file. Thanks!
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Thanks for the info. You're right, the download links are in the blog posts on the Patreon page.
They are still free and you can donate if you want.
firee 🔥🔥🔥
Hey DIOW! Thanks so much for watching!
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I love your videos ngl thank you for existing
Thanks for watching Henry! Glad you enjoy the channel!
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i've been ssing around on a friends soft soft for years, finally bought it. I found your videos and instantly subscribed and have been
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Anyone know do you have to keep being a patreon of analog obsession to use it or a one time fee? Dont know how patreon works.
donating it's optional, you can download it also without paying
Thanks for watching! Channel said it right - donating is optional!
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AWESOME!!!!!!!
Glad you liked the video! Thanks!
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TNice tutorials is actually a very good and straight forward tutorial. No having ask questions or guess, no over-explaining elents, and brings
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ok but is this song on spotify? i love it
It's a good one! It's called 'Let Me Love' by Siine, Shy5
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Good points
Hey zyNite! Thanks for watching!
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This is very serious stuff.
Thanks for watching! Hopefully it helps with your productions!
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I like the Fiver eq
Thanks for watching! That's a good one!
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Really cool!
Thanks for watching Kuba!
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What song is this? This slaps!!!
Hey Nex! It's called 'Let Me Love' by Siine, Shy5
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song name and artist please?
Thanks for watching! It's called 'Let Me Love' by Siine, Shy5
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@@sageaudio thank you very much!
Quality info as always ❤
Hey Johan! Thanks for watching! ☺️
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since I have all these plugins but don't know how to use it properly, I'll definitely be a proud subscriber for more tutorials 🤓 maybe once in a while you could do in-depth tutorial 👍🏻 but still, really grateful for this videos ❤️ kudos SageAudio!
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! We have a couple more in depth ones on the channel - but if there's a topic you want covered let us know!
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I would love to have the analog obsession plugins but if I have to pay a monthly membership on Patreon, doesn't that exclude it of being a free pluging? am I missing something? please help. thanks.
Hey Lola! You can still use the download links in the description of each plugin.
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