I am so happy that you supplied this resource! I feel confident in starting to master my music now! Your style was very clear and just snappy enough to keep me following along, great job!
Just wanted to say thank you for the great advice. A very concise, informative series that has really helped me understand the overall process a lot more and encourages me to actually have a go instead of seeing it as such a dark art. Thanks.
Brilliant series, thank you. My only criticism is that the songs being mastered seem to be mixed so well that only very subtle 'modifications' were needed. Of course, this is the ideal, but I would like to see specific problems being addressed with less than perfect mixes. Maybe in a second series? Thoroughly enjoyed this series though, and learned a lot. Thank you.
Love these series, thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I have one question: at 13:18 the gain is reduced but isn't it the first plugin in the chain? Doesn't this affect the way the EQ and compressor respond to the signal?
Hi Ian I am a newbie at this stuff and I have a couple of doubts. Around 13:17 I saw a gain reduction being done by 0.5 db. But won't it affect the signal that's entering my mastering chain and cause changes in the way my eq or other plugins react as the gain entering those plugins are comparatively lower than before ? Shouldn't I use a gain plugin at the end of the plugin chain and do the gain reduction there ? And another doubt... If tracks 2 and 3 are louder than track 1 would it create a problem if I boost the volume of track 1to level the other tracks ? Because I saw you turning down the volumes of track 2 and 3 to level them with track 1. Does it make a difference to follow that way ? Though much thanks for the valuable knowledge you've shared throughout this series Ian. Love ya ♥
I just posted a comment asking the same thing about the gain reduction at 13:17, let me know if you got any further with that. It indeed SEEMS like he should have put a new gain plugin at the end of the chain there...
@@duhtee7 I think the only difference would be a very small change in the amount of gain being reduced by the compressor, the EQ wouldnt be affected at all. And to answer the second question, it would be wiser to turn down the second and third tracks instead of raising the first track, since this could maybe result in the first track clipping (atleast if you are raising the volume at the output, AFTER the limiter).
What does it mean if I can't hear the difference between the stereo width being added or being bypassed? I listened with my eyes closed and with me looking at the video and I can't hear any difference.
I could hear it subtly on laptop speakers. Slight opening of the high end. I'm really starting to understand and hear how all of these little moves across a mix have a huge impact as a whole. Whenever I'm adding something that my ears like, I always back it off just a little. That's usually the sweet spot.
@@davejohnsonmusic thanks and all but my question was what does it mean if I can't hear these things. It's not helping me that you heard these things especially when I'm trying to figure out what it means if I can't hear these things
To była reklama Wawelabs, a nie nauka masteringu. Zanim się przejdzie na mastering to chyba trzeba zrobić udany miks, a nie takie pieszczoty +1dB, -2dB to tu to tam na gotowym utworze. Ten Pan zupełnie mnie niczego nowego nie nauczył, chociaż cenne zwrócenie uwagi na to aby nie nagrywać za głośno. Pozdrawiam
Excellent series on mastering. Now I am beginning to understand this last important part of recording music.
That first sentence…
Throughout this series I really came to enjoy these songs. Specially another day calling. It has something so peculiar to it.
Excellent Videos, Thanks..
Thank you Ian! This whole series ist pure gold that I'll be coming back to for years to come.
Simply put, an incredible and must see series of episodes! Thank you for the whole series Mr. Shepherd, it has been eye opening.
Thx Ian!! very helpfull.. Keep on
I am so happy that you supplied this resource! I feel confident in starting to master my music now! Your style was very clear and just snappy enough to keep me following along, great job!
Brilliant series on mastering - thank you!! Ian is an excellent teacher!
Brilliant Ian that you so much
Thanks, Ian & Everyone!!! This is Great!!!
Thanks a lot Ian, you've explained the principles of mastering in a great and easy to follow manner. Very helpful!
Lots of really good tips and tricks. Thank you Ian!
A fantastic series, so helpful. Thank you!
Great, informative series of videos, Ian. Very much appreciated.
Without question, I'll be referring back to them from time to time.
Thank you Ian. This series really help me to undertand mastering on another level.
Ian, thank you for this series - really appreciate you sharing your experience and helping all of us get better at music production.
Thanks again for a wonderful series! You are a great teacher and an excellent Mastering Engineer!
Great series. Thanks for sharing your time & knowledge Ian! Very helpful, useful & inspiring. =)
Just wanted to say thank you for the great advice. A very concise, informative series that has really helped me understand the overall process a lot more and encourages me to actually have a go instead of seeing it as such a dark art. Thanks.
Thank you very much Ian... this was great !!!!
Great series! Thank you so much for sharing!
Great info. Thank you.
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you so much! I feel like I have a clue now :)
Thanks for this good series about mastering :)
Brilliant series, thank you. My only criticism is that the songs being mastered seem to be mixed so well that only very subtle 'modifications' were needed. Of course, this is the ideal, but I would like to see specific problems being addressed with less than perfect mixes. Maybe in a second series? Thoroughly enjoyed this series though, and learned a lot. Thank you.
He has alot of that on his own UA-cam channel, called production advice
Real Talk. thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!!
26:00 - Summary of important points
thank you.
Thank you master Ian
Thank You.
Thanks for this !!
Excellent series. No mention of reverb?? Also classical music, in theory at least, should be mastered to -23LU (EBU)
Love these series, thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I have one question: at 13:18 the gain is reduced but isn't it the first plugin in the chain? Doesn't this affect the way the EQ and compressor respond to the signal?
You didn't cover ISRC codes... - are they sufficient for internet radio too?
Fantastic!! thanks for sharing Ian !!! just on note loudnesspenalty site is not show me the results (its play the track, but it stay black)
If you remove the limiter for vinyl, do you also turn down the master fader so it’s not clipping?
Hi Ian I am a newbie at this stuff and I have a couple of doubts. Around 13:17 I saw a gain reduction being done by 0.5 db. But won't it affect the signal that's entering my mastering chain and cause changes in the way my eq or other plugins react as the gain entering those plugins are comparatively lower than before ? Shouldn't I use a gain plugin at the end of the plugin chain and do the gain reduction there ? And another doubt... If tracks 2 and 3 are louder than track 1 would it create a problem if I boost the volume of track 1to level the other tracks ? Because I saw you turning down the volumes of track 2 and 3 to level them with track 1. Does it make a difference to follow that way ? Though much thanks for the valuable knowledge you've shared throughout this series Ian. Love ya ♥
I just posted a comment asking the same thing about the gain reduction at 13:17, let me know if you got any further with that. It indeed SEEMS like he should have put a new gain plugin at the end of the chain there...
@@duhtee7 I think the only difference would be a very small change in the amount of gain being reduced by the compressor, the EQ wouldnt be affected at all. And to answer the second question, it would be wiser to turn down the second and third tracks instead of raising the first track, since this could maybe result in the first track clipping (atleast if you are raising the volume at the output, AFTER the limiter).
By the way... that Loudness Penalty website? Bookmarked!
What does it mean if I can't hear the difference between the stereo width being added or being bypassed? I listened with my eyes closed and with me looking at the video and I can't hear any difference.
It might mean you’re listening in mono
@@MrGeekymusic I was watching the video with earbuds on. So I doubt that.
I heard the track get a bit brighter especially when listening to the snare. It's subtle though and I'm wearing HD600 mixing headphones
I could hear it subtly on laptop speakers. Slight opening of the high end. I'm really starting to understand and hear how all of these little moves across a mix have a huge impact as a whole. Whenever I'm adding something that my ears like, I always back it off just a little. That's usually the sweet spot.
@@davejohnsonmusic thanks and all but my question was what does it mean if I can't hear these things. It's not helping me that you heard these things especially when I'm trying to figure out what it means if I can't hear these things
necessary got de-essed too much I think
To była reklama Wawelabs, a nie nauka masteringu. Zanim się przejdzie na mastering to chyba trzeba zrobić udany miks, a nie takie pieszczoty +1dB, -2dB to tu to tam na gotowym utworze. Ten Pan zupełnie mnie niczego nowego nie nauczył, chociaż cenne zwrócenie uwagi na to aby nie nagrywać za głośno. Pozdrawiam
Great series, terrible music😮