for those who aspire to be an artist, I'm genuinely wishing you luck on every step of the way. keep on that grind cause I'm hoping you make it, and who knows, we might meet one day because I aspire to be one of the best to.
I think you may just have broken UA-cam mastering classes as I’ve watched too many videos on this and in under 9 minutes you’ve managed to not only explain a very decent way to get a good master, but present it in a way that allows you to know what to listen for and improve with experience. And you did it for free! Chapeau, good sir. I love the idea of having three sends split over lows, mids, and highs. So smart and easy. Cheers!
@@Emotikonsjah yes, Mastering takes place after all the mix is done. To seperate it into 3 busses, create 3 busses and add "sends" in the original track to the respective busses, make sure you set the send-level to 0dB (so that you send the original audio in the same volume as it was mixed). Now, after sending to those 3 busses, add EQ to each of the busses, as shown in the video. Don't forget to set the original track's output as "No Output" [by doing this, you are disabling the original track's output and only getting the bus outputs]
Wow, pleasantly surprised by how good the stock plugins are sounding on this master. Some great concepts in here and the proof is in the pudding, did it sound as good if not better than the original mix, definitely. Thanks for the super informative and thoughtful content as always.
I never realized that those different compressor settings actually did anything! The VCAs or FETs i mean! also i don’t think i've seen anyone master like this before, this is amazing!
Just tried this method and wow I really like it! The piece I just tried this on is very dynamic, but even so I managed to get the loudest parts up to -9 LUFs with ease. I think this will be my preferred way to master for a long while. Thank you for the video!!
ua-cam.com/video/NFxmPglXlos/v-deo.html i asked the same thing and this video helped. you just gotta remember to set to no output on the track with the buses so ALL the output goes to the buses
Create 3 busses with their respective eq curves, on the main track, set the output to "no output", so that whatever output you're getting, is only through the busses. Now send the audio to all 3 busses by using "sends" section in the track, don't forget to set it all to 0dB, so that the same level as the original is being sent
on the main mastering chain(first chain), you’ll turn off the output. clicking to set up 3 buses is sample but where you have to understand is once you separate & create the eq for lows, mids & highs is once you’ll actually hear the difference between the 3. it’s sample use the Pink To Lows / Red & Pink for Mids / Red for Highs
Wow really learned something new here, and that's not something I can say happens too often. Great work .. and you gained a new subscriber. Will be trying this method on my next release which I'm currently mastering
Sadly all this has confirmed to me that while I like composing music I can’t tell any difference between almost any of the before/after and will never be able to master my own tracks 😞
@@sageaudio first time didn’t work, started from an open session where I had aux drum buses that were not 100% of the output, so I was getting a blend of the original. May be have to start fresh with the buses so full 100% of mix is going to the mix bus , still got to work that out . Maybe I’m just doin it the wrong way Thanks
Wait, are you supposed to do this on the same project file you mixed and arranged the track or are you supposed to do this on a new project file with the bounced track? It may be an obvious answer but I gotta double double check myself🙏
Some people like to master from within their mix session, but I recommend importing the stereo mix into a new session. It's easier on your computer's CPU.
Hi, compliments for your Mastering! One question: don't you have to open tracks PAN hard left and right when you import the track for mastering? I ask it cause I get a little bit of confusion. In other words, if I import an intervaled track they send me in Logic Pro x for mastering do I have to open pan of that track in logic or I maintain the channel in Balance mode at center? Thank you so much!
Woow this is amazing,you just make every thing about music production so easy to understand,thank you so much. Please I'll like to suggest,if it ok with you to make the same mastering process video but with paid plugins Thank you so much for all you do.
I dont really understand the channel youre sending the busses from. Is it just a random blank channel? because i cant send my stereo channel into any busses
Thanks for watching Chloe! It's a regular channel track. So I just import the stereo mix into a new session, and then create sends from the channel track.
This helped immensely and for the very first time I had an excellent sounding master. However, when I bounce the track and compare it to my reference tracks on spotify, it sounds significantly quieter, as well as feeling like it doesn't have the same stereo width, though LUFS was around -9. What could be causing this?
Great to hear the video was helpful - thanks for letting me know! I'm not entirely sure without hearing the mix/master, but I'm guessing the limiter is cutting some of the transients. Maybe place a clipper before the limiter to give the transients some edge (add some distortion whenever clipping occurs). This should help the transients stick out, and help it sound louder. Also, EQ may be playing a big role. Try the plugin Fresh Air (it's free from slate digital) and boost the mid and high bands to brighten the sound. Usually a boost to 3kHz and above will make a track sound louder.
i followed every step to a T except the tube EQ but i replaced that with a 32 band. still cant get over like -19 LUFS. what am i doing wrong? source file too quiet?
Thanks for watching the video! Our rates start at $54 a song, mastered by our head engineer Steve. If you have more questions, please feel free to reach out to him: admin@sageaudio.com
Lots of unnecessary processing you could achieve a much more polished and louder sound with half the world and processing. But cool textbook lesson on classic mastering methods nonetheless. Nobody has time for all this
for those who aspire to be an artist, I'm genuinely wishing you luck on every step of the way. keep on that grind cause I'm hoping you make it, and who knows, we might meet one day because I aspire to be one of the best to.
I think you may just have broken UA-cam mastering classes as I’ve watched too many videos on this and in under 9 minutes you’ve managed to not only explain a very decent way to get a good master, but present it in a way that allows you to know what to listen for and improve with experience. And you did it for free! Chapeau, good sir. I love the idea of having three sends split over lows, mids, and highs. So smart and easy. Cheers!
So all this is done after mixing the track , exported and before mastering right ? That’s what i failed to understand .. thanks 😊
How to split it in 3? And do this tracks already mix?
@@Emotikonsjah yes, Mastering takes place after all the mix is done. To seperate it into 3 busses, create 3 busses and add "sends" in the original track to the respective busses, make sure you set the send-level to 0dB (so that you send the original audio in the same volume as it was mixed). Now, after sending to those 3 busses, add EQ to each of the busses, as shown in the video. Don't forget to set the original track's output as "No Output" [by doing this, you are disabling the original track's output and only getting the bus outputs]
This is the best Logic Pro tutorial on mastering inside Logic Pro that I've seen.. I'm gonna try this on my next mix !
Wow, pleasantly surprised by how good the stock plugins are sounding on this master. Some great concepts in here and the proof is in the pudding, did it sound as good if not better than the original mix, definitely. Thanks for the super informative and thoughtful content as always.
I've switched over to Logic Pro X, and these videos have been extremely helpful. Your channel is amazing and super informative!
That was brilliant! I never would have thought to split the track in 3 parts like this
Thank you! Try it out and let me know if it gives you more control
Like do you bounce the mixed track before doing this process ?
U can use multiband comp
Never seen this mastering technique before. Thx for sharing ! Gonna have ta watch this again.
Thanks for watching! Yeah try it out and let me know if it works for you!
I never realized that those different compressor settings actually did anything! The VCAs or FETs i mean! also i don’t think i've seen anyone master like this before, this is amazing!
Just tried this method and wow I really like it! The piece I just tried this on is very dynamic, but even so I managed to get the loudest parts up to -9 LUFs with ease. I think this will be my preferred way to master for a long while. Thank you for the video!!
best mastering video / tutorial I've seen hands down
huuuge shoutout to Sage Audio for dropping this video, changed the game for my mastering. 🙌
Thanks for watching! Great to hear it's been helpful 😊
What Ive Been waiting for
This really improved my mastering thank you so much!
Finally I found the perfect UA-cam video! Amazing job you guys are doing!
You lost me at the first step. How do you separate the signal with 3 bands on a bus?
ua-cam.com/video/NFxmPglXlos/v-deo.html i asked the same thing and this video helped. you just gotta remember to set to no output on the track with the buses so ALL the output goes to the buses
you use three different buses, then use an eq to solo the different frequency spectrums on each one
Create 3 busses with their respective eq curves, on the main track, set the output to "no output", so that whatever output you're getting, is only through the busses. Now send the audio to all 3 busses by using "sends" section in the track, don't forget to set it all to 0dB, so that the same level as the original is being sent
on the main mastering chain(first chain), you’ll turn off the output. clicking to set up 3 buses is sample but where you have to understand is once you separate & create the eq for lows, mids & highs is once you’ll actually hear the difference between the 3. it’s sample use the Pink To Lows / Red & Pink for Mids / Red for Highs
Thank you for a great presentation! I can't wait to try these tips on a mix.
Thanks for watching! Hope they work well for you!
SageAudio.com
JUST WHAT I BEEN WAITING FOR ! Thanks so much 🙏🏾
sick workflow. i’m going to try that
Wow! Thank you so much for this tutorial. It was very well explained and detailed 🔥
Been mastering in another software and i thought i might give logic pro a try. watched this video and gained so much stuff. thankyou!!
Wow really learned something new here, and that's not something I can say happens too often. Great work .. and you gained a new subscriber. Will be trying this method on my next release which I'm currently mastering
Thanks for the great video. I would love to see this in a Rock genre.
What would be the benefit of this technique?
Thank you very much for this great video. This helped me a great deal.
Great video! This answered so many questions for me. Thanks!
5db reduction on the final limiter to reach -9 lufs would make me wanna revisit the mix.
From what chain do you send your buss from?
That’s what I wanna know. We could have used that extra 10 second explanation.
totally nailed it
Sadly all this has confirmed to me that while I like composing music I can’t tell any difference between almost any of the before/after and will never be able to master my own tracks 😞
great tutorial, love this one fr
ohhhh my gossshhhhhhhhh..... thats crazy...
👍👍can’t wait to try
Awesome! Hope it works well for you
@@sageaudio first time didn’t work, started from an open session where I had aux drum buses that were not 100% of the output, so I was getting a blend of the original. May be have to start fresh with the buses so full 100% of mix is going to the mix bus , still got to work that out . Maybe I’m just doin it the wrong way
Thanks
Well done
Can we listen anywhere to the final result?
Wait, are you supposed to do this on the same project file you mixed and arranged the track or are you supposed to do this on a new project file with the bounced track? It may be an obvious answer but I gotta double double check myself🙏
Some people like to master from within their mix session, but I recommend importing the stereo mix into a new session. It's easier on your computer's CPU.
if you do it in the same project, create auxiliaries and do this technique
Hi, compliments for your Mastering! One question: don't you have to open tracks PAN hard left and right when you import the track for mastering? I ask it cause I get a little bit of confusion. In other words, if I import an intervaled track they send me in Logic Pro x for mastering do I have to open pan of that track in logic or I maintain the channel in Balance mode at center? Thank you so much!
Woow this is amazing,you just make every thing about music production so easy to understand,thank you so much.
Please I'll like to suggest,if it ok with you to make the same mastering process video but with paid plugins
Thank you so much for all you do.
Check this one ua-cam.com/video/L5kIDiUt2_c/v-deo.html
I dont really understand the channel youre sending the busses from. Is it just a random blank channel? because i cant send my stereo channel into any busses
Thanks for watching Chloe! It's a regular channel track. So I just import the stereo mix into a new session, and then create sends from the channel track.
if you do it in the same project, create auxiliaries and do this technique
@@sageaudioyou should pin this reply
What song is this? I like it
Thank you! Is this method also applicable to rock or heavy metal?
I guess not, no reply
WOW please make one for studio one 5 it hardly gets any love and trust me that daw has some crazy perks
This helped immensely and for the very first time I had an excellent sounding master. However, when I bounce the track and compare it to my reference tracks on spotify, it sounds significantly quieter, as well as feeling like it doesn't have the same stereo width, though LUFS was around -9. What could be causing this?
Great to hear the video was helpful - thanks for letting me know! I'm not entirely sure without hearing the mix/master, but I'm guessing the limiter is cutting some of the transients. Maybe place a clipper before the limiter to give the transients some edge (add some distortion whenever clipping occurs). This should help the transients stick out, and help it sound louder. Also, EQ may be playing a big role.
Try the plugin Fresh Air (it's free from slate digital) and boost the mid and high bands to brighten the sound. Usually a boost to 3kHz and above will make a track sound louder.
@@sageaudio Awesome! Thanks!
i followed every step to a T except the tube EQ but i replaced that with a 32 band. still cant get over like -19 LUFS. what am i doing wrong? source file too quiet?
It's possible! Maybe the original gain is too low. I'd recommend raising the gain with clip gain before introducing processing.
How much per song do you charge?
Thanks for watching the video! Our rates start at $54 a song, mastered by our head engineer Steve. If you have more questions, please feel free to reach out to him: admin@sageaudio.com
Thanks for This vídeo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👊🏻👊🏻
thank you
Thanks, o why not connect true peak in limiter?
Song name ?
awesome
you made a batman out of me 🦇
Thanks for watching!
SageAudio.com
👍
Do how to master in GarageBand 🎸
Step up to logic
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
You have great ears. It seems too busy to have all those plugins. Sound good anyway.
Thank you!
Lots of unnecessary processing you could achieve a much more polished and louder sound with half the world and processing. But cool textbook lesson on classic mastering methods nonetheless. Nobody has time for all this
😂
Thanks for watching Peter!