How to get your Masters Loud and Dynamic

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2 жыл бұрын

Do you struggle to get a loud dynamic master?
Sometimes we try to get loud masters by turning them up or by compressing them only to have them end up sounding squashed and lifeless. It’s because compressors and limiters aren’t what really make masters loud. In this video we will explain how to manage your dynamic range through EQ. If you’re looking to get a loud punchy master without destroying your dynamics or if you’re looking to get your masters loud and clear without sounding harsh, then forget the tips and tricks and dive into this training. This will be a high level comparison between perceived loudness and the loudness that shows up on your meters.
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@masteringclips 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you all so much for watching - we hope it's helpful!!

@JLMIXEDIT 2 жыл бұрын

I really want to get on a call with you guys asap but I’m sure it’ll be best for me to wait until sometime next month financially. I know you guys don’t discuss/promote dollar amounts but do you guys have a payment plan?

@dja.selekta 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen the maximiser after the limiter. Interesting

@4dmind 2 ай бұрын

I learned all this the "hard" way - by testing knowledge and assumptions over 20 years of mixing and mastering. I was most blown away to find that at the end of the journey, spectral balance is the key - the Fletcher-Munson curve. It is vital to build that spectral balance into the mix, but you can correct that balance, then compress if needed, and the effect of that compression and the smoothness (the lack of artifacts) will be obvious every single time. I can now mix or master and know that it will sound good in any playback system, but it took a long time to achieve that. If I can do it, anyone can. Just don't give up!

@notGX1- Ай бұрын

Nice words and a huge advice from you, Sir! Thank you. Didn't know the fletcher Munson curve. Do you have tips for a decent dynamic range in your mix? Mine sound always pretty flat and not dynamic at all.

@bigdap100 11 ай бұрын

02:37 BIG FACTS‼️ I figured out the 2k 3k secret YEARS ago when I solo an EQ node and scanned the frequency spectrum on a song I liked, that’s when I realized....the MID RANGE around 2/3 is what your ears love 2/3k ❤️

@ConsciousFX Жыл бұрын

I literally just discovered this by accident a couple weeks ago and I was tripping out at how well my mixes sounded even the low end on my phone! You're the man thanks for confirming this.

@guillaumeportalier9890 2 жыл бұрын

Kept watching and I am no longer sad! Thanks Dane!

@michaelsullivan9639 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thanks Dane! Love the A/B comparisons. Makes a lot of sense, especially since humans are more sensitive to sounds in that 2-4k range. It's so nice knowing you don't have to destroy dynamics to get a loud perceived master. Thank you guys!

@resolutionscores Жыл бұрын

This is the most helpful explanation on youtube regarding loudness! Thanks a lot!

@jeffhijlkema 2 жыл бұрын

Great message and just inspiring stuff Dane, thank you for adding this to our neverending learning curve. Never focused on the 3k range before myself, so I wonder what it will do going over some of my older masters. I like the idea of investing precious time only from out of a thought of concept about a wanted sound. Also liked to see more plug-ins doing little things, instead of just a few doing a lot. It's all in the detail. All the best, Jeff

@carvery1878 10 ай бұрын

this video was very well put together , thank you !

@andysouthernrosemusic 2 жыл бұрын

Great video again! Thanks Dane!

@vibhassawar9116 2 жыл бұрын

So so helpful! Thank you for this! ❤️

@PatrickGregoryDaniels 2 жыл бұрын

Very Awesome Video!!! Great Delivery 📦 Great Examples

@aioxio Жыл бұрын

Best mastering tip ever! Thanks a lot! If only I had known that earlier...

@AVDRE 2 жыл бұрын

Great video demonstration

@YouBeatsII Жыл бұрын

Nice video, helpful info fr!

@tylerjobe4977 2 жыл бұрын

🤯🤯 love the simplicity

@JLMIXEDIT 2 жыл бұрын

Liked, subscribed, saved. Thank you again!

@masteringclips 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you!

@gaganbakana 2 жыл бұрын

great professional explanation, "big fish to fry" i learned this idiom here too ✌✌👍👍

@taylorstudios135 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.. Forever growing

@mysphthejazzien10 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate you fellas !

@postman9699 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, Dane. And happy to say I could tell the difference between fader and EQ. Hopefully, I will be frying little fish! 😁

@BE-wl9js 2 жыл бұрын

so well said and helpful

@masteringclips 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@trevorclover 6 ай бұрын

Is it just me or is there a fair ammount of clicks and also audio is not in sync with video?

@iambruceleroi 3 ай бұрын

NAH IT ISN'T 😂 I NOTICE THAT AS SOON AS I READ UR COMMENT.

@StrzBtz Жыл бұрын

you are awesome man. thank you!

@shadowkyd 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing video

@JLMIXEDIT 2 жыл бұрын

Very much appreciated in advance!

@masteringclips 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@MrAchris10 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation!

@SHONSL 3 ай бұрын

Thank. You.

@yoayoikyasi88 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@anime5h_m1shr4 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video!! Liked and subbed!! \m/

@thekeyroads Жыл бұрын

True.. Luca Pretolesi Compresses the 1-4k range and brings that out of speakers...and believe me it sound more on your face vocals and every thing.

@agamaz5650 Жыл бұрын

at first I thought your channel has like 1 million subs according to the quality. 3k what!!!!!!

@GILLISH Жыл бұрын

do u have a video on Masters for Dynamics and not loudness like they did back in the day when they did not smash the life out of a record?

@deluxenz Жыл бұрын

What sort of stuff did you get the producer to correct in the mix to let you be able to do what you wanted to do? Can you provide some examples for context please

@mysphthejazzien10 Жыл бұрын

I would love for you fellas to mess with some of my stuff , just from hearing your logic and approach and I use logic as well ! How can I make this happen ??? I think you would really enjoy the challenge , and I would also love to hear you guys special touch you put on the mix

@david_onbass 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dane, I'm a member and currently working through the course. After watching and listening to this video, I noticed that you have your Sound ID plugin ON while demonstrating. I'm just curious if we are hearing the effect of your room compensation in this video? I believe that technically, it should be OFF so that we can hear the actual mix in our own speakers running our own room compensation :)

@Trinison7 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the video but one of the most important things that I would like to know was the routing set up that you did on this master. Was it one stem sent out to two auxiliary channels then sent to master bus. Please reply

@joshuaswannmusic6462 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely prefer the mix without the comp and EQ

@jackgooodman Жыл бұрын

how are you running these busses?

@victorarrudadj 5 ай бұрын

Hi, I hope you are well... One thing I would know is how many lufs this track is peaking in the final process of mastering?

@allourep 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean when you say "nail that frequency range (3k) in the process of production and mixing"? What does nailing that area mean in that context?

@Brutuscomedy 10 ай бұрын

If you were to bounce your mix to tape before final limiting, would you use any plugins on the master bus or hold off until you have the post-taped file (and then apply further processing)? I may have to experiment with mix:analog but that means having to rely on headphones in another setting with good wifi. Any thoughts?

@europeanambience Жыл бұрын

What if i record Ambient sounds and there ar many quiet parts for longer duration but also very loud parts. If i bring the Loudness to -16Lufs the loud Parts need to be ultra compressed or hard limited and loosing all it´s dynamic Range. So it would be better to lower the overall Loudness to keep the dynamic Range. But what will KZfaq do with that? Does KZfaq normalize to quiet Parts to -16Lufs anyway or does KZfaq only lower too Loud Parts and leaf the Quiet Parts as they are?

@TheHonestTruth 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you fam.. that is amazing.... wut the actual fk.. subbed.

@eli-shulga Жыл бұрын

Seems Im the only one who can't hear the difference between level match without the EQ at 8:42 and the EQed at 8:55 Both sounds exactly the same :/ Im using Audio-Technica's ATH-M50. Maybe YT normalized the sound? Can you point out what are the diffs instruments wise? Sorry this is really frustrating :/

@johnplainsong9769 6 ай бұрын

youtube audio sux.

@BE-wl9js 2 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥

@masteringclips 2 жыл бұрын

FIRE FIRE!

@shnarfshnurf 4 ай бұрын

Good tips but all those pops and clicks brought me back to 2016 when I started recording music

@YungOldhead 9 ай бұрын

Ok so my question is, should i avoid limiting and comp and eq when im producing? Should i first make a track with controlling the volumes via gain staging and then export it at 16 bit dithered? and then import the track and master it with comp/eq/limiting after? or i do need to do comp/eq/limiting during production and then export it. Import it and finish the master with more comp/limiting/eq?

@davidallanmusic 8 ай бұрын

No to all of your questions. The absolute most important thing would be to improve your monitoring. No formulaic process will help you when you can't accurately hear what eq, compression and limiting is doing to your tracks. Once you have a good monitoring setup then you can let your ear guide you.

@YungOldhead 8 ай бұрын

i have 2 songs on my page that i mastered and produced. Walk Alone was fully produced by me, no friends is mastered by me. I will be dropping another one soon. Do give it a listen and lmk what you think? My process during production rn is chosing sounds that mesh well, then i eq/comp/limit efx on busses etc, then i gain stage, adjust whats needed, then master it. @@davidallanmusic

@MrFree-vj8qj Жыл бұрын

Its all about knowing your tools inside out, and stay clear from others using different tools as that can be very distracting. You will not learn easily that way

@Klimexetixs Жыл бұрын

10:55 Introducing harmonics isn't equal with EQ at all

@HollerAtcherBoi Жыл бұрын

You can use harmonics to shape tone, similar to an EQ

@Andres-sp2go 7 ай бұрын

Why is the audio on this video full of pops and clicks …

@DorinBriciu Жыл бұрын

I was about to take you seriously then i saw you using a filter on the master💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

@EricPeelMusic Жыл бұрын

Perceived loudness means nothing when you don’t take LUFS into consideration. In your A and B demonstration, the LUFS reading would be about 3-4db louder, which means streaming services will reduce the track’s volume. LUFS is king to making loud and punchy music. A poorly mixed track at -14 LUFS will sound quiet, dull, boring, harsh while a well mixed track at -14 LUFS will sound loud, clear and pleasant. Also you leave out the other aspect of the frequency realm - distortion. Punchy sounding drums with minimal peaks and loud sounding bass is easy with a bit of distortion.

@HollerAtcherBoi Жыл бұрын

No charting songs are mixed at -14… rook

@EricPeelMusic Жыл бұрын

@@HollerAtcherBoi Only tone-deaf sheep who confuse music with sex and dance choreography (majority of population) listen to top charts. If your ears are worth anything, you’ll be able to hear how overly-compressed and lame-sounding any track is above about -11lufs. There’s a reason why 60s to 90s dynamic music remains so popular while today’s smashed trash only lasts a few months at best. Lastly, -14 matters because that’s KZfaq’s standard. A punchy -14 mix sounds way better than a smashed -8 mix limited to -14 by youtube. KZfaq is the most listened to platform, by far.

@HollerAtcherBoi Жыл бұрын

@@EricPeelMusic lol false again. Even most of Queen’s hits are between -9 and -11

@EricPeelMusic Жыл бұрын

@@HollerAtcherBoi Queen? Bohemian Rhapsody perhaps? -13.1LUFS. Try again.

@HollerAtcherBoi Жыл бұрын

@@EricPeelMusic -12.9 but you’re close. Somebody to love is -11, Killer Queen -10.9, Fat Bottomed Girls -10.2, We Will Rock You -9.8, Another One Bites the Dust -11.6, Under Pressure -11.2, We Are the Champions -9.6. You may be seated now.

@lun-xbeats7847 2 жыл бұрын

ya'll going to eat those fake Mastering KZfaq....nice explanation...

@Mr.Seth1 Жыл бұрын

Mastering in Logic ? Are you joking?

@ProgressiveID 10 күн бұрын

ко стаа, мара ба, как я карате и всякакви таива тъпотий. 5 минути дърдорене. Или ще е празни приказки или ще са приказки от 1001 нощ или история на музиката от времето на Адам и Ева......и 3 минути по темата. Да не споменавам софтуера. Не мога да повярвам колко много безсмислици има в тубата.