Psychocell Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I know Mastering is a skill you either have or was shown in your sound engineering studies. But i was wondering what would be the simple concepts in Mastering a track for begginners, just to make the track sound slightly better . Just the simple concepts that should be remembered? Any ideas guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj mylo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 send your tracks to Colin OOOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ov3rdos3 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 send your tracks to Colin OOOD 500615[/snapback] Yeah, he told me he does it for free and out of love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychocell Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 But i want to know the basics, is there any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj mylo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 But i want to know the basics, is there any? 500618[/snapback] - Your kick should be the loudest element in the mix. - Your bassline and kick should be in mono, the rest is up to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychocell Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 - Your kick should be the loudest element in the mix. - Your bassline and kick should be in mono, the rest is up to you 500619[/snapback] mmmmkay Sounds obvious i guess . Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj mylo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 mmmmkay Sounds obvious i guess . 500624[/snapback] and the mono/stereo thing is a big help in bringing things out in the mix. Split melodies into two mono channels and pan them left and right. experiment with just how much they are panned and you will notice very different results. But I am no expert in mastering. and I don't need to be. mastering is for specialised studio engineers. For Mastering experts. So maybe you should rather listen to what they say: click click click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 A very simple way to master your tunes at home is to first apply some eq (cut some low freqs to get more headroom, boost/lower other freqs according to your ear), and then slam it through a compressor/limiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychocell Posted March 30, 2006 Author Share Posted March 30, 2006 A very simple way to master your tunes at home is to first apply some eq (cut some low freqs to get more headroom, boost/lower other freqs according to your ear), and then slam it through a compressor/limiter. 500638[/snapback] Would that be for the Kick and Bassline? I guess that the rest, can be done by ear, by tweaking the volumes to how you want it to sound right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Would that be for the Kick and Bassline? I guess that the rest, can be done by ear, by tweaking the volumes to how you want it to sound right. 500645[/snapback] No I was talking about mastering the enitre tune. A stereo file. The whole kick/bassline/whatnot is the mix of the tune, and has got nothing to do with mastering. You should first try to get as good sound you can in the mix and don't think "it'll be fixed in mastering". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philter Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 http://www.psynews.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=31616 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalki Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Tellsome thing about using a comprssor. when we use it in FL studio, which preset is to be used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj mylo Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Would that be for the Kick and Bassline? I guess that the rest, can be done by ear, by tweaking the volumes to how you want it to sound right. 500645[/snapback] psychocell, you use Reason, right? a cool trick is to send your tune through the Scream 4 add a Scream4 Distortion unit at the top of the rack. ie between your top ( main ) mixer and your audio out . set the scream4 to "Tape" distortion. "Damage control should be set quite low, say at 15-30%. this will add so much life, warmth and punch to the tune, it's really amazing what's also cool is you can do a basic eq here too, plus add compression etc. I wouldn't call it a mastering tip, but it certainly juices things up a bit! give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Goddamn ... I miss the scream box. We had some pretty hot nights when I was using reason. It's such a great tool, and it's fun at the same time. Woohoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin OOOD Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Yeah, he told me he does it for free and out of love. 500617[/snapback] Hey, thanks OD. Now I've got people coming to me expecting free mastering That's the last time I feed your fish while you're out. Or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Hey, thanks OD. Now I've got people coming to me expecting free mastering That's the last time I feed your fish while you're out. Or something. 501840[/snapback] Hehe. I was thinking I'd send you my new thing when I was done with it. I've heard what you've done for Mike. Class A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychocell Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 psychocell, you use Reason, right? a cool trick is to send your tune through the Scream 4 add a Scream4 Distortion unit at the top of the rack. ie between your top ( main ) mixer and your audio out . set the scream4 to "Tape" distortion. "Damage control should be set quite low, say at 15-30%. this will add so much life, warmth and punch to the tune, it's really amazing what's also cool is you can do a basic eq here too, plus add compression etc. I wouldn't call it a mastering tip, but it certainly juices things up a bit! give it a try 500968[/snapback] hehe thx dude, ill have to experiment tonight Love the Scream Unit, good fun Ill let u know how things go. Many thx psych cell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Psyence Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hey, thanks OD. Now I've got people coming to me expecting free mastering 501840[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ov3rdos3 Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hey, thanks OD. Now I've got people coming to me expecting free mastering That's the last time I feed your fish while you're out. Or something. 501840[/snapback] Sorry dude. Mastering is a BITCH and everyone knows no one does it for free. But obviously not everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychocell Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 bwbwhahahaha! I finally realised why my track sounded abit "wonky" and too "bassy" I completely forgot when im using monitor headphones not to have the bass up too much. So in otherwords, in the headphones, it sounded amazing, like pumpin . And on a normal pair of speakers, it sounded ridiculious, you couldnt even hear the bassline, only the bass coming off it, same with the kick . So i did abit of tweaking last night, fixed everything up now Great now im just going to make sure that my mix is as good sounding as possible Still need to try the Scream Unit for final mix. Lovin it!!!!!! Thx ppl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin OOOD Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Sorry dude. Mastering is a BITCH and everyone knows no one does it for free. But obviously not everyone. 502993[/snapback] I've done freebies before but there either has to be some kind of relationship there first (you know my email, I hope, Per. 32 bits@44.1K by preference), or the track has to be so awesome that I simply MUST do it. Making good music sound great (to the best of my ability) is something I really enjoy doing, but it does take time and energy, and to my mind if I do a good job, that's worth something to whoever made the track in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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