How to MASTER your MUSIC in CUBASE 11
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How to MASTER your MUSIC in CUBASE 11
Mastering can be very confusing for a lot of self produced musicians and home studios. Let me share with you what you need to know on Mastering your Music using nothing but Cubase 11 (works also for any DAW). This will give you a very good starting point if you're new to mastering and looking on mastering your own music.
Timestamps:
00:08 Mastering Tips
3:51 Mastering Tools in Cubase
7:36 Mastering Music in Cubase
14:54 Export your Master
*** CORRECTION At 12:00 I use Volume automation to balance the dynamics. My intention was to use Gain Automation, sorry my bad. Watch this new video to know how to make it right • Pre Fader vs Post Fade...
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Dude Im literally mastering my Solo Album RIGHT NOW on New Years ever and BOOM! You just brought the Yoda knowledge to this training Jedi. Best instructional tool vids on youtube for cubase!
yeah. I saw this video. I then subscribed. You are great. thank you. MORE MORE MORE please.
The tip of staying away from the project for a week or more before attempting to master is a good one. I find after a week, I also hear things in the original mix I need to fix that I didn't hear before, so sometimes that process repeats several times before I actually get to the mastering stage!
Glad you like this tip :-)
Another trick is to have someone with you for a Critical listening it`s funny how we hear things differently just by having someone with US ... The Human Brain is a STRANGE thing
What about bands and artists from the 60's - 80's that put out albums with a week's time. For EX- Van Halen 2. They got that album done on like 10 days or something. Hmmmm
@@maximusfrank2835 Recording an album and mixing/mastering an album are two very different things. I guarantee those albums took months to mix and master after the fact.
@@maximusfrank2835 Yes they did but the bands didn't mixed and mastered their albums themselves. They worked with a mixing and mastering engineer for that part of the production, and like Scott mentioned, that came after the short recording time :-)
*** CORRECTION At 12:00 I use Volume automation to balance the dynamics. My intention was to use Gain Automation, sorry my bad. The way I did it in the video will not change the amount of signal going in the Limiter witch is defying the purpose but Gain automation or Clip Gain will. However, Volume (Fader) automation will work well if the Limiter is on the Master channel instead of the Audio channel or if the Limiter is POST FADER. Watch this new video for more details on this topic ua-cam.com/video/ENK02gp4j4A/v-deo.html
I was just about to point that out :) I saw the volume automation and was like "no, you should not do that when processing on the individual channels" :)
Thanks for your videos and live streams! I've learned a lot.
@@ulrikslgaard-nielsen5035 You call that, inattention when shooting a video ;-) Thanks for your comment Ulrik!
I'll try that on my next composition
Thanks a lot my friend‼️🙏🏾 your tutorials are fantastic.
That is a good video and important theme, Chris. Regarding Ian, yes, I recommend the HMM (home mastering masterclass) that he opens regularly, if one wants to go deeper. He presents all steps in a clear way, starting from how and why to set the gain, going through different genres and giving you exercises to try things at home. A lot of things that before for me were impossible to find clear information, were finally cleared.
Another great video. Fact-filled and to the point! Thanks Chris!
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Very helpful! Thanks Chris!!
Great video a,great explanation AND great and clear diction!
An excellent and intuitive video Chris. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thanks Chris, This is a great start to learning the art of mastering! I will be sure to look up Ian Sheperd.
Thanks Chris, there is always something new to learn. I would love to see how you create DDP in Wavelab. I know you know :) Thanks again!
Thanks Chris, awesome as always!
My pleasure!
Second time I've watched this Chris and as ever wonderfully presented and very informative. Tin Soldier
Oh yeah! Thanks!
Thanks a lot for great tips 👍🏼👏🏼
My pleasure!
Mate well explained!!!!! Thanks.
Hey chris!! Great job on the vids homey! I had to subscribe so i can get access to these excellent tips as soon as you post! Peace brother.....take care and keep pumping these out!!
Awesome! Thanks for the SUB!
Thank you so much ! I'm learning a lot from you.
You are so welcome!
Awesome workflow!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video. Been watching your videos all day. The basic stuff is fine for me. :)
Great to hear!
Those export batch jobs are pretty amazing. Finally something I can use markers for (other than just producer notes). Would be nice to be able to use the arranger track in a similar way (named arrangement events to export snippets, could be very useful for making soundtracks)
That would be cool!
This is gonna help a lot! I am going to master in seperate sessions now too.
Awesome! Hope that helps!
Thank you, great video! :)
Glad you liked it!
Great Info
Thanks for watching!
Great Video! Thanks a lot!
Glad you liked it!
I find this very good and important session. Thanks Chris for another good one!
Amram Leshed
Israel
You're welcome!
Nice video like always🙋
Thank you so much 😀
Vraiment cool ce vidéo, comme tout tes autres d'ailleurs ;-) Merci
Bienvenue mon ami!
Thanks a lot Chris ! With your advice I did my better mastering ever! I’m just home studio man and it’s best hobby I can get. I have it (Silence) in my UA-cam page if somebody is interested.. If I learn a little bit it’s always much to me! Thanks 😊
I want to cut out the hiring of a mastering engineer and BE the mastering engineer. RZA mixed and mastered the first Wu Tang album by himself which saved a TON of money. Always took that as a lesson.
very useful
thank you sir
Thank You!
You're welcome!
Hi Chris. Great Video as usual. I was wondering how you would Setup your mastering to export tracks for an album similar to a Pink Floyd style record (like The Wall) with overlapping dialogue & sound effects from the previous/next tune? So you would still have a track listing but a seamless collection of songs.
Merci Chris !
Ça me fait plaisir !
Hello Chris and Happy New Year! Great video as usual :). I was expecting some suggestions about the audio delivery format(sample rate - bit rate) and dithering and how it can affect mastering decisions. In your example you export at 48khz 24bit. Is this the recommended format for streaming services?
For streaming I export at the same sample rate as my session. Dithering is only if you bring the Bit rate lower for Export. Streaming will support high sample rates and bit rates
Hi Chris. Great Video as usual. I was wondering how you would Setup your mastering to export tracks for an album similar to a Pink Floyd style record (like The Wall) with overlapping dialogue & sound effects from the previous/next tune? So you would still have a track listing but a seamless collection of songs. Jason :)
Very helpful! Thanks. And this is probably the first music production tutorial video with a really cool song! :) Who is this?
Fantastic! Do you check for DC offset in your masters?
Since I upgraded to NUENDO 11. I'll keep watching cubase tutorials since NUENDO is the big brother of cubase
For the most part, same features :-)
Great video! May I ask what the 1dB headroom is for? Im assuing its for streaming requirements? Say for CD when I used to master my own stuff I pushed it to 0.2dB headroom...
Oh Oh OH!! I love song 1 from this - is this yours? It feels like your drums definitely
Hey Chris. Great video, again! Can you explain why the limiter instead of the maximizer? Cheers and keep the good work!
I prefer the simplicity of the Limiter but both will work well for Loundness Balance
@@mixdownonline thank you!
Thanks Chris, Quick question. How do you get the locaters to follow the selected track part before you click on Add Cycle in the Marker track ? Cubase now Have Multi direct Out that we can use in Paralel (LPT) Processing what would be the advantage of going with a 2th Direct Out VS a Normalized SEND ? Thanks Again and have GREAT DAY !
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Hello !
What do u think of the approach of mastering a track with your mix stage ? So if the mastering effects some of your individual tracks u can adjust them accordingly simultaneously with the mastering stage ?
Good day sir,
I’m Tom Salvator (savaskii), from Nigeria 🇳🇬
I’ve been following up your mixing and mastering tutorials on UA-cam, and my mixing skills has really improved, all thanks. But I’m really having issues in the mastering aspect, after mastering a song it seems like the mastered version is more faster than the mix-down and I can’t really tell were the problem is coming from.
I wish you could respond as soon as you see this message.
Thanks once more for your good works.
I prefer to do mastering in WaveLab but Cubase of course is very capable to do this :)
Thank and smart i like..i am Indonesian country🙏🙏🙏🙏
Super
Thanks
Isn't it better to use a Maximizer, in conjunction with a Brickwall Limiter, to set the LUFS level etc for mastering?
Happy new year ❤️
Awesome, hope it helps!
Hey man, when mastering can you start in order with eq, compressor and limiter or it doesn’t matter?
Hello my friend I have been following you for a long time. in fact I need to know how to use sonsrworks with Cbase
Thank u
Chris, how deep you go on the VU meter in gain stagging drums, it s not ok to go near 0db like for other less dinamic instruments?
Thanks, is it possible in Cubase saving a track as a preset ''with its events especially'', with vst instruments and effects? (Not as a project as a preset).I want to recall the track in other projects as a preset with its events. I can recall a track as a preset in Cubase but there are no events or piano roll writings or samples.
Hi Chris, Happy new year. I got a question that you might be able to help me out with. im using Sonarworks headphone reference and I also use abbyroads studio 3, which order would I put them in? Thanks -SUB403
Hi Chris, thanks for this video.
If I want someone to master for me, I will share the master audio file.
But what if I am alone in my home studio? Isn’t it better/simpler to master on the stereo out of my project?
Thanks, Thierry
My music, my mastering... I have yet to find an affordable mastering engineer with ears I appreciate.
Check out Harris Newman, he's one of the guys I work with for mastering. greymarketmastering.com/
@@mixdownonline thanks Chris will do! Would be nice to have "a guy" I trust. Last batch I sent out was money wasted.
Checked that out very good rates and excellent sample work. Thanks Chris, will check them out on a future track or two!
Can you please upload a mastering template for Cubase 11 ?
Thank you
Hi, very informative video. Thanks
I am just starting out and would be going for a headphone for mastering and stuff. What could be a good pair of affordable headphones ?
Thanks .. 😊
Sony MDR-7506s are good enough for Andrew Scheps! $90.
@@LondonSteveLee If they serve Andrew Scheps good, they may as well be the ones.
Thanks .. 😊
@@SidJ8300 I have a pair - they are reasonably flat and detailed - but for mixing and mastering I use headphones with more of a "smile" profile such as Beyer DT990 pros - the reason being I want to hear the bass my monitors can't deliver and over hyping the high end a bit helps me tame harsh tops without having to this about it too much. You soon learn to figure out how what you're hearing translates on other systems anyway. The Sony's are good though - very light which helps with long sessions and they fold up neatly if you find yourself having to work on the move.
@@LondonSteveLee Thank you very much for your detailed response. Helps a lot .. 😊
Thanks. Ok, just wondering: Inserts are pre-fader (mostly at least, switchable on some ssl cons.), which means when you do volume automation on the fader it doesn't affect the drive you give to eq, comp, saturator, tape sim, etc. But what definitely is being affected is the work of the limiter in terms of the final output level. It's not anymore what you had set up in the limiter, it's the result of the fader position. So here is the question. Wouldn't it be smarter not to touch the master fader, leave it on 0, no volume automation, insert some gain plugin (some not coloring gain utility, eg. eq) before the limiter, and do the animation here?
Btw. a pure and simple gain utility is still missing in cubase! I always use a pro q as a workaround for gain automation.
Cheers mate and thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge.
You're totally right, my intention was to do Gain automation and not Volume automation...my bad :-( Clip gain can also work well in this case. Thanks for pointing that out :-)
"enough talking" comes at 3:48
do you have any tutorial on Cubase LE AI Elements 11 for beginners??? Could you please help me with it?
As usual, very good. Thank you. Shouldn‘t dithering be mentioned for the export? Or when do you suggest to do that?
No need to Dither of the Bit Rate stays the same. I'll make a video on this.
Cara, tu fala de mais.
I am an avid Cubase user. I love it. My question is, can you add all your metadata in Cubase for each song that you have masterd?
No, that's a job for Wavelab
@@mixdownonline yeh, I have wavelab. I was just wondering if that was available
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Oh yeah! Welcome aboard!
Chris loves to hear himself talk, actual info could be told in 3 minutes, but hey thanks anyway :)
I believe that Wavelab is the software that should be used for audio mastering and not Cubase.
The opposite .... Just try it. ;-)
Hi, I noticed that your master session is set on 120bpm, what do you do if your track has 3 tempo changes?
If I have a mono vocal track, what should I use, mono or stereo reverb? Thank's
I have a steering wheel. Where should I use it? On a car, truck or on a traktor?
You can use either (mono or stereo reverb) it depending on the arrangement, taste, moment of the song\composition - there are no rules and that is the beauty of it! You can try with mono reverb at some part and then spread it to a stereo reverb. The spectrum (sky) is the limit.
Mixing in cubase 12
Arc 3 works too
Mastering had been mystified due to the fear of loosing clients. That's fucking it!
Hi Chris, why then would I need Wavelab for mastering? Any idea? Dis-moi, stp. :)
Wavelab is dedicated to Mastering more than Cubase. For example, it will give the ability to setup a full "montage" when working on mastering a project and Export a DDP file for CD Duplication...add CD TEXT and other Data and some other Audio Editing advanced features that can be useful in mastering. Wavelab will be more suitable for Pro Mastering Engineers.
On my side, I Master in Cubase but I use Wavelab if I need to make a DDP Montage for CD Duplication.
@@mixdownonline Thank you.
In your opinion, What is a "good" set of studio headphones? And why?
A pair of headphones that will represent the full frequency spectrum in a balanced way to get an accurate listening experience.
No mention of mastering for different formats - dithering etc.
What about the tempo for each song?
The tempo is irrelevant in mastering, I never had to deal with that
Where can I get this song?
Right here ua-cam.com/video/PEroU_HtVxk/v-deo.html and also on all streaming services
you export it 96000HZ ??
Think you mean 96kHz or 96000Hz....
@@murraywebster1228 yes
For Streaming, I export at the same sample rate as the session, this one was at 48kHz
Hello
Hey!
He starts at 3:48
Hi Chris bro ... Can u collaborate with me for Mastering my Single track ... how I Contact and I'm from India in Chennai ...
Thanks for your comment, but I don't take any client work for the moment :(
Why not comment on slate vxs headphones?
Cause I never tried them ;-)
You are an official influencer on cubase and I must say, you’re very good. You’ve been given me valuble tips on how to use cubase in a efficient way. Still, slate vxl is a serius alternative to what you precent as a good resultion when mastering. Even if slate as a priciple do not provide support to influencers, you should at least mention It as a new alternative, imho.
@@JanneF I'm happy you like the channel:-) I'm pretty sure Slate vxl is a good product,but I never mentioned a product that I never tried myself. For Sonarworks, I'm not sponsored in any way but I know the product well and work with it every day. In this case, it's hard for to mention a product that I don't know much of.
oh jeez cubase 10.5 what a problem i still can't upgrade
Wait this track is a jam. I wanna hear it
Mixing mastering tips only stock plugins
If you understand Mastering with Stock Plugs, you're going to be good to understand better other mastering plugins
@@mixdownonline plz upload mixing mastering with stock plugins full toturial . Love from nepal
The real deal tut starts at 4:00 No more bla bla
I'd rather use Wave Lab!!!
This only applies on Pro and no chance for Elements user like Me lol
Actually, you can do exactly what I did on Elements...Limiter and Compressor are available...Use the Studio EQ or 2 instance of the Studio EQ needed. For a metering LUFS and True peak meter plugin, you can use YOULEAN that is a very good free alternative youlean.co/youlean-loudness-meter/
Elements user here, thx for this tip
@@mixdownonline Quick question - if I use the Youlean Loudness Meter, where in the signal do I add it if I'm mastering a song like you are in this video (I have Cubase Elements 11)? Would it go as an Insert effect at the end of the chain (after the Limiter), or should I put it in the Stereo Output channel? I was also lead to believe that Limiters and Maximizers need to added as Post Fader Inserts, not Pre-Fader - which way did you add them in this video? Thanks.
thats not a common mastering things u do in 100% tracks. Id rathere use multiband compressor and dynamic EQ IMHO
How to master :
Step 1 - buy Pro - $500.
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