Small Mix And Master Test, Thoughts? |
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Jul 23 2012, 04:01 PM
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http://soundcloud.com/lascailles-shroud/mix-and-master-test
And for those that wish to hear the uncompressed .WAV file (only 55 seconds long so it shouldnt be too bad to download) 
Master_Mix_Test_1.wav ( 13.87MB )
Number of downloads: 107Mastering is something I use lightly. Since a lot of people thought the guitar tone I had before contained some shrill in the high end, I eased up the high by taking out the high shelf itself, and instead just tried to make the mix a bit bright in place of the guitar tone. Made more sense to me this way, I realized I didnt necessarily want a brighter guitar tone, but a brighter mix. So this is my attempt, for "Mastering" I have just two Waves plugins on my master: Waves Q-10 -2.5db at 500hz, medium wide bell +1.5db at 1000hz, tighter bell +2.5db at 7100hz, high shelf (thinking maybe ease this up, 1.5-2.0db maybe?) L3-LL Multi-Maximizer (I use these pretty lightly, I am not a fan of pushing the track too hard as my equipment isn't quite that capable) Threshold of -1.6 Output Ceiling -0.3 +0.5db of gain between the 1500hz - 4000hz area Thoughts? |
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Jul 24 2012, 11:17 AM
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QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Jul 23 2012, 04:01 PM)  http://soundcloud.com/lascailles-shroud/mix-and-master-test ... Made more sense to me this way, I realized I didnt necessarily want a brighter guitar tone, but a brighter mix. ... Thoughts? Not had chance to listen yet as we've a rush job on but I'll try and give it a listen in the next few days. Just an idea that you might want to play with though - try a simple Baxendall shelf. A Bax can be a good way for altering the frequency balance of a mix by tilting the spectrum to make it darker or brighter. To do it you need to essentially run an EQ slope that is +ve in the low and -ve in the high range if you want a darker mix and vice versa for a brighter mix. You don't need too much attenuation/gain, so +/-1.5 or less at the extremes, and progressively less as you move to the point where it flips. That point is nominally about 700-800Hz but it depends on the mix. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Jul 27 2012, 11:51 AM
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Hope you get your ears sorted out
 .Sounds like a good example of why objectivity is so important. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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