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The key to being a mixing master is to have the whole band watching you as you confidently say "And I'm gonna make a cut at the 20hz range...you guys hear that?" 😅 Jokes aside good vid, you're a talented musician and make a lot of this stuff simple.
Great video - one of the best I've seen on mastering as far as giving clear advice and not getting too technical - you make it feel like a relaxed and simple process, and you show that each move you make is small, but with purpose.
I really appreciate your videos. Every time I look at videos about how to do vocals or mastering etc it's always pop and hip hop and stuff. I really needed to learn some things about rock vocals and mastering etc. So I just wanted to say thank you
Great. Only questionmark: hard clipping is more transparent for taming transients, and using no oversampling mean we are not adding back overshoots, so why not do that? If you had said you are wanting to add clipping harmonics on the whole track, soft clipping with oversampling would make more sense to me.
Dude you are far and away my favorite mix instructor on TH-cam. There's so much crap advice out there but you consistently release golden video after golden video. I'm curious as to why you don't use Ozone to make the track louder? Also, I'm wondering what you think of assistant mode? How close does it get to a solid master? I'm using Ozone 10 and I find it totally wrecks my mix, in 10 specifically they added a bunch of extra crap that I can't figure out how to use but right out of assistant it just messes with the sound so so much. Do you use Neutron at all? If you could maybe roast mix assistant I think that'd make for great content haha
Hey mate! Thanks heaps! Glad you like the content I’m putting out. I’m still on ozone 9, I find if the mix is pretty balanced, the assistant does very subtle adjustments. Sometimes it does some weird and wild EQs. I think it’s very hit and miss. I think I played around with neutron elements and wasn’t that impressed haha
I don’t think so - you can either boost the gain into the limiter - or you can use the unit feature which is basically auto gain - so as you boost the gain and start achieving limiting it doesn’t actually get louder.
Thank you so much!! Just wondering what you think of Smart Limit by Sonibe, just got it over the pro L2, would you say the pro L2 is a coloured or clean limiter. The Sonible sounds clean
Pro L2 has lots of different modes and each one adds a Colour/EQ to the mix. The transparent setting is the cleanest though. I usually like the modern or dynamic mode the most. I haven’t really tried Sonible, will have to test it out sometime!
Yeah absolutely! You want the stems to sounds as close to your mix as possible - the only different might be removing any mix bus compression so they can apply it on their end.
upon the first listen, I can hear - compression - the sound is more glued together, the way I experience it is the "body" is either working well together with the "hair" or they're in their own separate worlds, and the mastering compressor is what brings them together those final couple inches - corrective EQ - the "body" sounds clearer but I'm not hearing that much "hair" enhancement, maybe it was down to the client's vision or the reference tracks they sent you - saturation on the transients, especially audible in the "hair" region - some stereo widening? the "hair" seems to have gained more "VoLuMe" hehe
Haha overall the enhancements are subtle, but that’s because the mix was already quite nice and balanced! sometimes adding more for the sake of adding more just makes things worse, there is more to be said about knowing when to do less processing then just dive in guns blazing haha I think the goal of every mixer is to make their mix sound so good it doesn’t need much more done to it in mastering besides getting some extra volume! They were happy so that’s the most important thing!
Thanks Steveo! Ozone assistant is interesting, sometimes it can give you a good starting point to tweak from, but it also doesn’t really know what you are wanting for your track, it just tries to give a balanced EQ. But if you want something warm, it might make it too bright etc. using a reference tracks with the assistant can give interesting results. It’s definitely worth experimenting with and seeing what it does. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not!
Nothing, just optimize it for playback. -14lufs is not a target for mastering. None of the professionals do this - it’s been debunked and is a bunch of misinformation. Go to the iTunes Store and download any song from the charts and see how loud it is - that’s the same file on Spotify. Every time I’m given a reference for mixing or mastering I download it from the iTunes Store and it’s hitting anywhere from -8 to -4lufs.
Why not fix this already in the mix? Like what is the point of mastering except pushing the sound up and maybe add a bit of saturation to the whole mix? Also what type of saturation is best for mastering, tape types?
The goal would always be the make the mix as perfect as possible while mixing, but it’s easy to get used to how things sound and find it harder to hear the problems, a mastering engineer can be a fresh set of ears and can help make those final tweaks. Fab filter Saturn can be good. Black box Hg2.
@@spinlightstudios Alright, makes sense. But still I think today, maybe having it seperate it's not that much of a point like it used to be back in the day since you can do so much today in the DAW:s. Anyway, your videos are great man, I like your style, i've watched a few tonight - the mixing ones
Hi Mike, my mastering rate is on my website ^ you’ll find it in the link above or please shoot me an email - you’ll also find my contact details on the website.
@@mainsailsound983 I don’t do anything too crazy. Just if I’m explaining something and seeing the screen isn’t important it’s more interesting to change the scene.
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The key to being a mixing master is to have the whole band watching you as you confidently say "And I'm gonna make a cut at the 20hz range...you guys hear that?" 😅 Jokes aside good vid, you're a talented musician and make a lot of this stuff simple.
bro is becoming one of my fav channels in the audio industry 💯‼
Huge compliment, thank you!
You’ve quickly become one of my favorite channels here. Thanks for the great stuff. Super helpful.
Thanks so much mate! Glad you’re enjoying my content!
Thank you for putting this vid out there. Insanely good to get to see something like this. Excellent song and master
Thanks!
Dude….your the best. So many others on TH-cam just try to give to “tricks.”
Thanks mate! Appreciate it!
Great video - one of the best I've seen on mastering as far as giving clear advice and not getting too technical - you make it feel like a relaxed and simple process, and you show that each move you make is small, but with purpose.
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed it!
This is it❗
Thanks mate!
This was great. I'd actually like to see how you master a song that isn't mixed that great as well. Thanks for the video!
Thanks mate! The sad reality is, mastering isn’t a bandaid for a bad mix 😂 but I’ll definitely keep that in mind
I really appreciate your videos. Every time I look at videos about how to do vocals or mastering etc it's always pop and hip hop and stuff. I really needed to learn some things about rock vocals and mastering etc. So I just wanted to say thank you
I appreciate that! Thanks 🙏🏼
Snare punch gone in -7 one
Thanks for these videos man helped me so much while producing my EP
Stoked to hear I could help mate!
Thank you so much! Was very very helpful and insightful. I've not really tried to learn about mastering but this was easy to follow, thank you! :)
Glad you found it useful!
Great video!! Thanks a lot for sharing your workflow in mastering!!
Thanks mate!
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Thanks legend!
I just love your material, it helps me a lot!.
Thanks David!
@@spinlightstudios Do you have anything where I can contact you!?.
@@davidgaldamez3123 there is a contact form on my website if you want to get in touch - link should be in the description
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Thanks legend!
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Thanks so much
Great. Only questionmark: hard clipping is more transparent for taming transients, and using no oversampling mean we are not adding back overshoots, so why not do that? If you had said you are wanting to add clipping harmonics on the whole track, soft clipping with oversampling would make more sense to me.
Sir can you please do a mastering tutorial but with wave plugin 🙏🙏
Thanks love from Nigeria.
Great stuff! Would love to see how you master a metal track
Cheers man! Yes! Some heavier stuff is coming 👊🏻
Great video!
Cheers mate!
I bet you’re getting an SSL Fusion in the near future 😅 thanks for the tutorials
I have one! Heheh just using the plugs for this video! Check out my magic in the mix bus video for how I use it in my mixes :)
Dude you are far and away my favorite mix instructor on TH-cam. There's so much crap advice out there but you consistently release golden video after golden video.
I'm curious as to why you don't use Ozone to make the track louder? Also, I'm wondering what you think of assistant mode? How close does it get to a solid master? I'm using Ozone 10 and I find it totally wrecks my mix, in 10 specifically they added a bunch of extra crap that I can't figure out how to use but right out of assistant it just messes with the sound so so much. Do you use Neutron at all? If you could maybe roast mix assistant I think that'd make for great content haha
Hey mate! Thanks heaps! Glad you like the content I’m putting out.
I’m still on ozone 9, I find if the mix is pretty balanced, the assistant does very subtle adjustments. Sometimes it does some weird and wild EQs. I think it’s very hit and miss. I think I played around with neutron elements and wasn’t that impressed haha
nice video, the limiting with fabfilter l2 went a bit fast; do you have a video where you explain this in more detail?
Thanks man, your videos are mad helpful! I'd like to know who made this song too 👀
Thanks heaps mate!
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Hey, I just wanted to know if you can do a video on mixing banjos and resonater guitars. Would be appreciated
I’ll add it to my list! Thanks!
Does the pro l2 not have a threshold setting? There appears to be a tool bar on the right hand side I can't really see too well.
I don’t think so - you can either boost the gain into the limiter - or you can use the unit feature which is basically auto gain - so as you boost the gain and start achieving limiting it doesn’t actually get louder.
Thank you so much!! Just wondering what you think of Smart Limit by Sonibe, just got it over the pro L2, would you say the pro L2 is a coloured or clean limiter. The Sonible sounds clean
Pro L2 has lots of different modes and each one adds a Colour/EQ to the mix. The transparent setting is the cleanest though. I usually like the modern or dynamic mode the most. I haven’t really tried Sonible, will have to test it out sometime!
Hey Rhys, when you give a mastering engineer stems do you supply them panned? I assume the answer’s yes but wanted to check. Thanks very much!
Yeah absolutely! You want the stems to sounds as close to your mix as possible - the only different might be removing any mix bus compression so they can apply it on their end.
@@spinlightstudios Cheers mate
upon the first listen, I can hear
- compression - the sound is more glued together, the way I experience it is the "body" is either working well together with the "hair" or they're in their own separate worlds, and the mastering compressor is what brings them together those final couple inches
- corrective EQ - the "body" sounds clearer but I'm not hearing that much "hair" enhancement, maybe it was down to the client's vision or the reference tracks they sent you
- saturation on the transients, especially audible in the "hair" region
- some stereo widening? the "hair" seems to have gained more "VoLuMe" hehe
Haha overall the enhancements are subtle, but that’s because the mix was already quite nice and balanced! sometimes adding more for the sake of adding more just makes things worse, there is more to be said about knowing when to do less processing then just dive in guns blazing haha I think the goal of every mixer is to make their mix sound so good it doesn’t need much more done to it in mastering besides getting some extra volume! They were happy so that’s the most important thing!
Good video. Thanks. What's your view on a well mixed track and using ozone assistant for mastering. Any good?
Thanks Steveo! Ozone assistant is interesting, sometimes it can give you a good starting point to tweak from, but it also doesn’t really know what you are wanting for your track, it just tries to give a balanced EQ. But if you want something warm, it might make it too bright etc. using a reference tracks with the assistant can give interesting results. It’s definitely worth experimenting with and seeing what it does. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not!
Great video! Is the song released yet?
Thanks! I thought it was but I’m having trouble finding it now!
@@spinlightstudios 🫤
Your videos are great. Only a matter of time before this channel blows up. What’s the name of the band/artist?
Thanks Drew! I am actually not sure haha the mix engineer didn’t say when they sent it over for mastering!
Manna house worship
But my question is what will Spotify do to a track that comes in at -7 lufs?
Nothing, just optimize it for playback. -14lufs is not a target for mastering. None of the professionals do this - it’s been debunked and is a bunch of misinformation. Go to the iTunes Store and download any song from the charts and see how loud it is - that’s the same file on Spotify. Every time I’m given a reference for mixing or mastering I download it from the iTunes Store and it’s hitting anywhere from -8 to -4lufs.
What is the name of the track and artist? Sorry if I missed that.
Hand on my heart - humble house
Why not fix this already in the mix? Like what is the point of mastering except pushing the sound up and maybe add a bit of saturation to the whole mix?
Also what type of saturation is best for mastering, tape types?
The goal would always be the make the mix as perfect as possible while mixing, but it’s easy to get used to how things sound and find it harder to hear the problems, a mastering engineer can be a fresh set of ears and can help make those final tweaks. Fab filter Saturn can be good. Black box Hg2.
@@spinlightstudios Alright, makes sense. But still I think today, maybe having it seperate it's not that much of a point like it used to be back in the day since you can do so much today in the DAW:s.
Anyway, your videos are great man, I like your style, i've watched a few tonight - the mixing ones
What DAW is this?
Logic Pro
Do you give lessons?
Hey Todd, not currently sorry! Just whatever I have online :)
How much to master 1 song?
Hi Mike, my mastering rate is on my website ^ you’ll find it in the link above or please shoot me an email - you’ll also find my contact details on the website.
Do you really master on those Yamaha’s ?
Yes. And yes you can.
song name?
Hand Over Heart - Mannahouse Worship
Ah shes a christian artist. Awesome!
You don't need all the cutaways.
What cutaways?
@@spinlightstudios the little video edits. I still love your vids, but everybody is going nuts with the movie clips and its losing its lustre
@@mainsailsound983 I don’t do anything too crazy. Just if I’m explaining something and seeing the screen isn’t important it’s more interesting to change the scene.