Mastering Essentials Part 5 - Compression & Limiting
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2024
- Compression in mastering is different - both the goals and the methods. In this fifth episode of his series for SOS, mastering engineer Ian Shepherd describes three different mastering compression techniques - how and when to use them, and why the goal is to be invisible.
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Mastering Essentials: The SOS Techniques Guide
In this six-part series, produced in association with Steinberg, well-known mastering engineer Ian Shepherd takes us through his approach to mastering. Whether you’re polishing individual tracks or assembling EPs or albums, Ian will explore the tools, skills and decisions that can help you achieve great-sounding results.
1. What Is Mastering?
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2. The Three Ms of Mastering
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3. How Loud Should You Master?
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4. Mastering EQ: Balance, Don’t Match
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5. Compression & Limiting In Mastering
6. Final Delivery: Requirements & Specs
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For more detail on Ian’s approach to mastering, you can get his free downloadable Home Mastering Guide at www.HomeMasteri...
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Ian shepherd is basically the Attenborough of Mastering. I could listen to his voice all day!
That may be the ultimate complement, I think ! 😂
@@ProductionAdvice I think it's the only way to possibly link a study of mastering with nature lol
I'm repeating the process, just like Ian Did, and I'm amazed at how subtle EQ & Compress changes can make such a huge difference in😊 the audio result. Thanks!!
Excellent series! I've had the pleasure to read the pdf (Home Mastering Guide) way before this series even started. To put it plainly - you get the essence of audio mastering, all of its core elements and that's entirely for free! I mean, literally knowledge for free. Organized, well-written, clearly explained. A must-read for anyone, who wants to learn how to finalize music exactly as the professionals do, as well as for people who already offer their audio services to others - it's always very refreshing to have a little insight into other professionals workflow and can be inspiring! For beginners, however, it will be a source of reliable and practical information - While it won't magically, overnight turn you into a mastering engineer, it can open this possibility for sure! Then with a foundation like this, you can confidently develop your style and give it your own spin. Thank you for your generosity, Ian!
My pleasure, glad it was useful 🙂
This series is fantastic. Thank you so much for making these happen :)
"It ain't what you use it's the way that you use it"
And that's what gets results :D
Yeths
Love this series!
Great video, exactly how I was taught, very reassured
Thank you so much Ian! You are amazing! Following you for many years now!
Thanks Jonathan, hope it's helpful !
Love the content. Can't wait to hear more!
Still learning everyday about compression, this was extremely helpful...Thank you Ian! =)
Thank you Ian. I have just finished mastering an album but I'm going to remaster it completely using your techniques and compare the two versions :)
Lol ! Hope it's worth it !
Thank you so much, Ian & S.O.S.
Thanks Ian for this great tutorial
Fantastic video series, thanks.
Thanks once again for sharing these episodes :) i will waiting for final delivery
Thank you Ian this is fantastic
Thanks Ian, another great video with lots to think about. All the best to you :)
Always killing it👏👏
Thanks Ian.
Great series as always! Very interesting to hear how much the sound and feel changed with just such small tweaks ( Promises and Lies was particularly interesting). Do you have a general rule of thumb for when to use a single band versus a multiband compressor? Would it depend on the style or genre in any way?
Nice series. Why set levels before eq and compression? It seems counterintuitive to me to be using a limiter so early in the chain. Plus the limiter chops off the tops of transients. Why not just bring everything up at the end?
Great singer. Who is that
10:51 Your dry/wet knob is 0% (100% dry signal), why does the compressor work??
When you see a singer move the microphone nearer then further away during a performance, that’s a form of natural compression. Some engineers don’t like vocalists doing that during recording as it can interfere with the compression of that performance from a recording perspective. It’s far better for a vocalist to just sing the part as much as possible at one distance from the mic no matter how loud or soft they sing (avoiding too high an input level) then let the engineer deal with evening out the dynamics according to what is required. It’s a great way to control vocals when singing live and a mark of someone who knows hot to perform, but sometimes lives singers need to adjust their habits a little when recording.
I'm not sure I agree - some artists are so great at this I'd consider it part of the performance. Done well, it can work really well. Done poorly, it's a PITA
Nerdy question: Does anybody know the model of absorbers behind him?
They're monster traps with built-in scatter plate 🙂
gikacoustics.co.uk/product/gik-acoustics-monster-bass-trap-flexrange-technology/
Great series. Thank you!