Universal Audio LUNA - Mastering Using UAD Plugins
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- In this video, we look at using the Brainworx Masterdesk plugin to master a song in UA LUNA. The difference between Universal Audios LUNA and other DAW's is the fantastic NEVE summing engine. The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
The Neve Summing ....really does make the difference!
I just bought a pack of plugins and it included Neve summing. At first I sort of regretted it because I was skeptical summing really did much. But I'm now looking forward to using this.
Thanks for this wonderful and informative content you are bringing to the Lunavers.
I have had the Masterdesk for a long time, but never seen a so effective run down of the unit. Keep up the good work! :)
Cheers Erik, I’m really glad it helped.
@@TheStudioRats Yes all true but Eric, "but never seen"? Shouldn't it be "But I have never seen"? Errors like this can lead to a poor mix? :) Cheers.
By the way now I want the Master Desk. I'm sure it is pricey. Oh well, we asked for it when we went down the UAD rabbit hole I guess.
Very nice video! I love that Neve Summing also.
Just bought the creative bundle and the BX mastering because of this video. Thanks.
Dominick Del Vecchio awesome, glad it helped!
I enjoy to learn from your short and effective tutorials, thank you!
Cheers Gabrielle, nice to have you along for the ride.
Great and right on time, I was just playing around with masterdesk! Great content!
Nice one cheers man!
Can we talk about how great this song is? When he hit play i was like oh damn ok haha usually people have songs in their video that are pretty crap haha
HI and thanks for the comment. The full song is on UA-cam just search for The Studio Rats - Falling To Pieces Feat. Chris Stjerne From H.E.R.O
Awesome!
We want more videos
Thank you for teaching
U guys are awesome !!!!!!!!!
Kick ass tune
Excellent
Thanks
Really cool track!
Cheers PM.
Nice video!
Cheers Cunningham!
Great Video! This Neve summing is really something. Maybe a stupid a question, but would be very interested to have your thought... as it looks like the Neve has the same set up on every Buses, why not putting it on the Main Output channel? Does it make a difference for you? I see you don't insert it on the Main, but only on the bus. The question behind is , as most of the people starting using Luna, we are still in between with another DAW, and honestly there is some cool new features on It, but also some few features still missing to work 100% only with it ( I mean each cases are different for sure) Which is absolutely normal for a V1. After spending sometimes on it, in my own personal case, the only big first reason I want to process stuff in Luna is that Neve! So does it make sense to import all the Audio from another DAW and create buses to apply Neve instead to import a Pre Master and get it on the Main Output only? ( its a time management question lol) .Thank you! and Congrats for your content.
Thats a really great question, Ill look into the differences.
@@TheStudioRats Awesome, I just tried with 1 single track. Neve on Bus (-0.1db) & on main. First thing , Neve on main has a very little change impact if the Bus is muted... You need to unmute the Bus and keep the Neve still "out" on the bus , to hear a big difference, and right away it makes audio Peak and Vu meter goes to red. ...if you mute the main Neve and open it on bus, the signal is pushed but more controlled about the peak level. Also Both Neve "out" and Bus unmuted make the sound different. A bit confusing... Anyway very curious about your thought.
This is a great video! 😎👌🏼But I believe the foundation dial is a kind of tilt eq, when you increase it you're attenuation the bass, right?
Hey again Paul, I’m looking for a good mic 🎤 for a tenor male RnB soul vocal. Which one ☝️ of these 5 would you suggest? Or if you know of one ☝️ better than what’s on my list I would appreciate it... 1. Neumann TLM 103
2. Rode NT1
3. Lauten Atlantis
4. Austrian OC18
5. Blue Baby Bottle
All good mics quite a variety of prices, my last choice would be the nt1. I’ve used a TLM103 with really good results and Blue make great mics. If I were you, I would choose the Neumann.
The Studio Rats thank you ... that’s on the top of my list... Will go with that one
How about a mastering use hardware as well as plugins?
Do you think having a Grace 101 mic pre overkill if I get the Apollo Twin With Avalon Plug-ins, 610 B plugins etc?
Not at all, I still have separate pre’s as well.
The Studio Rats thank you... I guess I have something I can use when I want a different sound on a particular record...
Absolutely, enjoy. Best Paul
Great video man 💖💖💖
I got two question I can create a bus without use summing?
Can u tell me the command to see pianoroll?
Thanx man
Hey Luca, yes you can create a bus without summing, just take the summing off in the choice. No piano roll as such just expand the track and you’ll be able to able to see the notes.
This is flippin' awesome! What track is this? Can you add a link to it please?
Cheers Larry. The link to the track is here. The Studio Rats - Falling To Pieces Feat. Chris Stjerne From H.E.R.O ua-cam.com/video/yuSKV6ZPun8/v-deo.html
good morning my friend I have another question to ask yesterday I was recording audio tracks an electric guitar when I used a console it was enough to insert an amplifier in the insert and then always a compressor in the insert and reverb for example. If I do the same thing with the moon, strange and unheard sounds come out. I noticed that if on the moon in the audio track I only insert an amplifier and then insert the modulation effects in the bus everything works perfectly so I was wondering I have to create a bus every time I cannot add the effects in the insert to the audio track after the amplifier as it does it in the uad console? Thanks again for the excellent work you are doing and happy Easter at this particular moment greetings from Italy
luca maggio hi Luca. The translation is a little hard to understand but I’ll do my best to answer. In LUNA insert an amp in the unison slot. You then get record effects, you can put up to 4 effects in these slots but the get recorded to the take. You should be able to use your inserts as long as the insert is a universal audio effect. You can also isolate your tracks in console so LUNA is in charge. It’s a little hard to explain over text so I’ll do a video soon for you.
@@TheStudioRats thanx my friend 💖🎸💖🎸💖🎸💖
What do you think about the Shadow Hills Mastering compressor? Wouldn’t it be preferable in conjunction with a nice EQ like Manley Massive Passive ? Do you think it would give better results?
The shadow hills is really good but it’s not a limiter. The shadow hills and an eq and a limiter will do the jib.
The Studio Rats ...yes sure I realise that, I always add one at the end of the signal chain (I guess I take this for granted) and maybe some other stuff, I was just wondering if the masterdesk would be able to do as good of a job as a hi end plugin mastering chain. I know that these guys from Masterworx also developed the Shadow Hills and was wondering if I could kill many birds with one stone or would that be naive in my part? I would be curious as to what Mastering chain of plugins you would recommend (especially with UAD plugins). I would say the two I mentioned, with maybe a vertigo or a fatso to give a little colouration , Ampex or waves Krammer master tape and a waves limiter?
Yet again louder = "better" but is it, really? If truly happy with your mix the mastering stage won't involve or need that much treatment.
Mix it so that you love it. Get away from it. Then return fresh for mastering (or someone else's more objective ears). Mixing and mastering are different types of listening. *Nail the mix first* (minus limiting/clipping).
The tape emulation, integration with the interfaces, and the summing is everything. I'm actually considering switching for that reason. But damnit i need control surface support haha
The sonic difference of using the tape emulation and the console is worth the switch.
As you know by now we have total control surface support now. My Presonus Faderport 8 is the bomb.
@@MrMuppetbaby I've actually completely forgot about this software 😂 but hot damn this is good to know 👍🏻 might have to check this out a little later
My AVID Artistmix are connected 💪🏾💯