Welcome to part 31 of my "Logic Pro 11 Essentials" course! In this video I cover the following: 1. How to use the Mastering Assignment on the Stereo Output. 2. How to add stereo width and use a Correlation Meter. 3. What are LUFS, what are loudness standards for mastering and how to monitor loudness. 4. How to master a finished mix using Mastering Assistant. Check out Boombox, the sponsor of this video ➛ bit.ly/boomboxsponsor Song in the Video: Running Out of Time ➛ th-cam.com/video/GmqchiAN3As/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eRTCj3BOK2FrwL2I For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website ➛ carneymediagroup.com Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram ➛ instagram.com/musictechhelpguy Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:24 Sponsor Segment 2:15 Stereo Out Headroom 4:05 Mastering Assistant 5:20 Character 5:59 Auto EQ 6:39 Custom EQ 7:33 Spread & Correlation 9:18 Mono Compatibility 10:36 Dynamics & Excite 11:24 LUFS & Loudness 14:05 Set Loudness 15:10 Loudness Compensation 16:37 Character Comparison 18:17 Wrap-Up
I must say: Out of the hundreds of "how-to Logic" channels, your productions I like the best! It's to the point, well spoken, well researched and produced on a professional level. Really well done! Cheers, Roland
I think the Mastering Assistant is making a pretty good job, especially the Transparent sound good. Watch out for Clean since it can give strange distortion on some tracks! I usually put up Loudness +5 even if I know Spotify will lower it later. Really on of the best implements in #11. And for my ears Exciter of sounds cool.
Josh thank you so much for another great video! right on time :) your lp11 essential course is incredible, thank you so much for your hard work! Is it preferable to use monitor speakers or headphones when using the mastering assistant? And which volume level should I listen at when doing so?
I use monitors, but reference on headphones. So I'll make sure to listen through on both. Mastering is one of the few times where I actually listen pretty loudly. Due to equal loudness curves, you'll find the mix balance can change a bit depending on the volume level. So I listen at low levels, mid levels and loud levels and shoot for what sounds best over all. I also ref all my masters on Apple AirPods, on a mono portable speaker, and of course the old car test.
I've noticed that all your tracks are audio regions and none are Midi. When you are mastering, whether using this tool or not, is it standard practice to bounce all tracks in place before doing so, or is this optional? I couldn't find a clear answer from your videos in this series so far. And if so, is it better to leave each track as separate bounces, or to just have one fully bounced audio track to master? Thank you so much! I've followed the course to the end and have learned much.
If you're the only person working on your song from start to finish, then having a mix of audio and MIDI is no problem at all. If you plan on sending the project over to a collaborator or mixing engineer, it helps to bounce your multitracks as audio, just in the case your collaborator doesn't have the same software instruments as you. I use a lot of third party instruments, so when I finish one of my songs, I typically bounce each channel to audio, because I may come back to the song later and not have the same plugins installed. Also helps me when I finish a project and archive it.
Sometimes when I’m bored I will try to get a mix sounding better than Ozone by just using Fabfilter plugins or stock Logic plugins. It’s like taking on a terminator…
Welcome to part 31 of my "Logic Pro 11 Essentials" course! In this video I cover the following:
1. How to use the Mastering Assignment on the Stereo Output.
2. How to add stereo width and use a Correlation Meter.
3. What are LUFS, what are loudness standards for mastering and how to monitor loudness.
4. How to master a finished mix using Mastering Assistant.
Check out Boombox, the sponsor of this video ➛ bit.ly/boomboxsponsor
Song in the Video: Running Out of Time ➛ th-cam.com/video/GmqchiAN3As/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eRTCj3BOK2FrwL2I
For mixing/mastering work, contact me at my website ➛ carneymediagroup.com
Follow MusicTechHelpGuy on Instagram ➛ instagram.com/musictechhelpguy
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:24 Sponsor Segment
2:15 Stereo Out Headroom
4:05 Mastering Assistant
5:20 Character
5:59 Auto EQ
6:39 Custom EQ
7:33 Spread & Correlation
9:18 Mono Compatibility
10:36 Dynamics & Excite
11:24 LUFS & Loudness
14:05 Set Loudness
15:10 Loudness Compensation
16:37 Character Comparison
18:17 Wrap-Up
I must say: Out of the hundreds of "how-to Logic" channels, your productions I like the best! It's to the point, well spoken, well researched and produced on a professional level. Really well done! Cheers, Roland
I’ve been using the Mastering Assistant since it landed. Useful tool and good to see how you use it. Great video.
Awesome! Luv the song too.
I think the Mastering Assistant is making a pretty good job, especially the Transparent sound good. Watch out for Clean since it can give strange distortion on some tracks! I usually put up Loudness +5 even if I know Spotify will lower it later. Really on of the best implements in #11. And for my ears Exciter of sounds cool.
Very nicely explained, thanks.
Thanks bro for all your teaching. It helps me a lot to most of my music. God bless.
Fantastic !
Thanks bro. Appreciate you 👍🏾
Josh thank you so much for another great video! right on time :) your lp11 essential course is incredible, thank you so much for your hard work!
Is it preferable to use monitor speakers or headphones when using the mastering assistant? And which volume level should I listen at when doing so?
I use monitors, but reference on headphones. So I'll make sure to listen through on both. Mastering is one of the few times where I actually listen pretty loudly. Due to equal loudness curves, you'll find the mix balance can change a bit depending on the volume level. So I listen at low levels, mid levels and loud levels and shoot for what sounds best over all. I also ref all my masters on Apple AirPods, on a mono portable speaker, and of course the old car test.
@ thank you so much for taking the time to answer elaborately! All the best! 🫶🏼🙏🏼
THANKS
Thanks :}
What do you think of using Landr to master songs?
I've noticed that all your tracks are audio regions and none are Midi. When you are mastering, whether using this tool or not, is it standard practice to bounce all tracks in place before doing so, or is this optional? I couldn't find a clear answer from your videos in this series so far. And if so, is it better to leave each track as separate bounces, or to just have one fully bounced audio track to master?
Thank you so much! I've followed the course to the end and have learned much.
If you're the only person working on your song from start to finish, then having a mix of audio and MIDI is no problem at all. If you plan on sending the project over to a collaborator or mixing engineer, it helps to bounce your multitracks as audio, just in the case your collaborator doesn't have the same software instruments as you. I use a lot of third party instruments, so when I finish one of my songs, I typically bounce each channel to audio, because I may come back to the song later and not have the same plugins installed. Also helps me when I finish a project and archive it.
@@MusicTechHelpGuy This makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the swift reply! Really appreciated :)
Sometimes when I’m bored I will try to get a mix sounding better than Ozone by just using Fabfilter plugins or stock Logic plugins. It’s like taking on a terminator…
Namaste