How To Set Your Mastering Limiter

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Today I explain what a limiter is, why we use one and how to use one to make sure your music sounds the best it can for digital distribution such as Spotify and iTunes!
Here's some relevant links for everything I mentioned in the video:
Hear the mastered version here!
Ballast, Evoi - Spiders Have Feelings
open.spotify.com/track/3EQGGZ...
What Is Mastering and How Can It Improve Your Tracks: • What Is Mastering? How...
Limiter I used:
www.hornetplugins.com/plugins...
Nugen Mastercheck:
nugenaudio.com/mastercheck/
ADPTR Streamliner
www.plugin-alliance.com/en/pr...
Apple Digital Master Guidelines:
www.apple.com/itunes/docs/app...
Hey, my name's Josh and I'm a mastering engineer at Viking Lounge Mastering and apart of the audio team at Tommirock Studios. I want to make videos that help you on your audio journey so you can release better quality music! Let me know if there's any topic you want to know about in regards to audio, production, recording, mixing or mastering and I'd be happy to make a video about it.
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@Josh.Bartel Жыл бұрын

2023 UPDATE: I just watched this video back 2.5 years later to make sure it still holds up, which I think it generally does (although my delivery was soooo awkward this long ago I found it hard to watch myself haha). I'd like to make a newer version of this video but for now, one thing i want to add is be sure to use reference tracks while deciding your final limiter gain. I believe it's important to know where your music sits in relation to other commercially released songs.

@HollerAtcherBoi Жыл бұрын

Search “TC finalizer” to see all the charting hits true peak values. Almost all of them go over 0, some go WAY over 0. Just set your final limiter ceiling to -0.3db (don’t use true peak mode) and don’t worry about ISP/True peaks. At the end of the chain, try Oxford inflator (100% effect, curve to taste, (0% to start) band split engaged) into a soft clipper (1-3db), into a hard clipper (0.5-1db), into 1-2 limiters doing an equal amount of limiting. If using 2 limiters, make sure the first limiter ceiling is 0, and that you match the output so that there’s no volume change when on/off. The volume will come from the final limiter.

@poindextertunes 2 ай бұрын

im gunna try this bcuz I’m already getting -6 LUFS with just a clipper(ash) and a limiter(Ozone)

@alexkourelis Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this! I'm getting into limiting and finalizing and videos like this *do* help a lot.

@BRANDONMUNROMUSIC 6 ай бұрын

Such a great video! Thanks

@MusicX9BeatS Жыл бұрын

Love the way you explain things

@soulinspiration1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@ReverendGuyWallis 2 жыл бұрын

great video, just subscribed. im learning how to master and its been a bit tricky getting all the plugins to work together properly but im getting there... thanks for the help!

@Josh.Bartel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! My plan for future videos is to mostly focus on high quality mastering tutorials or walkthroughs so that should help you out 🙂

@diyrecordingstudio 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation of the reason why it's best to set the ceiling to 0.3dB. I'd love to see a video about LUFs for digital formats!

@Josh.Bartel 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I plan to do a metering video separately actually. I was thinking about doing it in the same video but seemed like information overload

@bjazz68 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@Josh.Bartel 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching everyone! Also I thought it might be useful to mention that I plan to do a seperate video on metering 🙂

@ChrisDeJuanMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one thanks for this video! I learn't a lot, didn't know one could check before hand how the master will sound on each platform. Awesome outboard gear you have there btw! At the moment i'm doing some diy mastering using the stock plugins within Logic but planning to get the SLL Fusion at some point soon! Thanks again :)

@Josh.Bartel 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I appreciate the kind feedback 🙂

@MR_Cellarpop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Great if you can do a video about how you do and think when mastering in a hybrid setup, what levels going out from DA to analog gear and what level coming in to AD, that kinda stuff would be great. I know it depends on what gear and the song but in general. Best/ Mathias

@Josh.Bartel 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea! I could do a gear/studio tour and run through the setup.